Stump Speech
When Your Stump Speech Goes Stale
How’s your stump speech? You’re not a politician, you say. You don’t give stump speeches. But think about it. If you’re on a company’s new business team, or a member of their speaker’s bureau, you’re giving stump speeches...
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Virtual Communications
Using Technology to Leverage Your Virtual Communications
We live and work in a virtual world now. By virtual communications we’re referring to meetings where people aren’t in the same room But being successful in the virtual world is quite different than it was when we gathered...
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Oops!
The 12 Worst Mistakes in Working With the Media
As the saying goes, the more things change, the more they stay the same. The web has changed the way we work with journalists. Many media interviews take place in email exchanges. Reporters conduct interviews on Zoom or...
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The Imposer Syndrome
Do You Lack Self-Confidence and Feel Like an Imposter?
The Imposter Syndrome We often meet with executives who want training because they feel they’re not polished presenters. Or, they don’t believe they’re skilled enough in media interviews. But after talking with them, we learn...
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Always interrupting
You Can't be Listening if You're Always Interrupting
Did you hear what I just said? It would be an interesting exercise if a speaker stopped in the middle of her presentation and asked a member of the audience to repeat what she said. Most likely she’d get a blank stare in...
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
How to Succeed in Business by Overcoming Your Fear of Change
Our most fundamental need is to feel safe, after our physical needs are satisfied. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs That’s why so many business people are fearful during a bad economy – afraid of losing their jobs and of...
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Questions on Arrow SIgns - Who What Where When Why How
Your Presentation Begins When You Book the Date
The preparation for any successful meeting or presentation starts the moment the date gets marked on the calendar. That’s when the real work begins. Determine Your Goal First, establish your goal for the presentation. What...
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Grammar-Police
Correct Grammar Isn't an Option -- It's a Necessity
Enough is enough. That is what grammarians and pundits are saying about the atrocious grammar and punctuation that is rampant in business and on social networks. All the hard work you’ve put into a presentation will be wasted...
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Informatic spy (EPS 10,includes transparency)
The News Media Doesn’t Need PR People Anymore
You may be wondering why a media trainer who guides corporate executives through the stages of interviews in traditional media and, in recent years, on Zoom and social media, would make a statement like the one above. It’s...
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