This is the first part of a four-part series exploring the many ways in which you can close your presentations with greater impact. Each week, I will share three or four different techniques to help you bring your presentation to a purposeful end. We’ll look at video examples from TED.com and YouTube and see how other [read more]
I’ll never forget the time in my early 20’s when I went on a journey of career exploration and fully leveraged the power of informational interviewing. I had been working at Levi Strauss & Co in the advertising department. I wasn’t quite sure that was what I wanted to do for the rest of my [read more]
In the absence of information, we will often make up a story. This can be harmful when the featured star of your made-up story is you. Consider this scenario: You see a job posting online and it seems to have been written just for you. You spend a few hours tweaking your resume and getting things just right. Then you [read more]
Imagine creating a delivery notification email that actually makes your customers SMILE and enthusiastically TALK about your product before they even receive it? That’s how I felt when I ordered and received a Sky Mat anti fatigue floor mat for my office. Here’s what it looked like when I opened the very large box it came in. Why I [read more]
When the Universe hands you an unexpected time out Driving back home to Connecticut after a fun-filled Thanksgiving week with family in Georgia was more challenging than I thought it would be. Driving conditions were less than ideal. We were hit with nonstop rain and dense fog. It was 975 miles of “pay attention” driving over [read more]
In case you haven’t noticed, there is a whole lot of “white noise” in our speech. For the most part, we speak unconsciously. Why? Because speaking is a habit. We talk and communicate all the time. Many of us “think out loud” – speaking while we form our thoughts. Often there is also the presence of anxiety and [read more]
It’s Halloween in America……time for all kids to get really creative with their costumes and run around their neighborhoods collecting sugary candy treats. They would love to get full sized candy bars, but that’s rare. What they fear are houses that disappoint them or worse yet, trick them, by turning the house lights off and [read more]
I had the privilege of being the morning keynote speaker at the 11th annual WOW! Forum, a women’s conference in Torrington, Connecticut. Hosted by the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, this conference attracted 220 motivated and talented professional women. I was honored to speak alongside Dr. Dorothy Martin-Neville, children’s book author Mary Pope Osborne, stand-up comedian [read more]
A professional friend of mine (let’s call him Austin) recently received a surprising email from one of his long time clients. In a matter of two short sentences, the email informed Austin that his services were no longer needed. His client had fired him…via email. Shocked. Surprised. Bewildered. Upset. The look on Austin’s face told me that he did not expect [read more]
Busy is a four letter word. I’m tired of being asked if I’m busy. And I’m even more frustrated with how often I use it as a throw-away response. I have been wanting to write a blog on the topic of “busy” for many months now. In fact, I dedicated my New Year’s resolution to the practice of [read more]
