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Archive for May, 2009

Tip Of The Day: Your Audience~One Pair Of Eyeballs At A Time

This professional speaking tip is for all you TERRIFIED speakers out there (which is just about everyone so don’t feel bad about it.) Let me say this, right here, at the get go: Great communication skills are not only essential to our business lives. They are the foundation and bedrock of a happy fulfilling life

More on Social Media: Chris Brogan “Be Naked”

Well everywhere I turn, I am reading something about Social Media. Seems like everyone is trying to figure it out and what to do about it.  Even if people can wrap themselves around  what Social Media is about, seems like everyone I talk to is still struggling with how it relates to them and how

Social Media: A New Way of Communicating and Reaching Your Audience

I don’t know about you, but I have found all this Social Media out there a bit overwhelming and confusing. In fact, today when I went to the Net Lingo Dictionary, it said, “Social Media is not defined yet.” No kidding! These have been my questions for some time now: WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA? What

BOTBP: John Hughes, Founder, GrowthWave

Today on my award winning radio show, Business Off The Beaten Path, on Blog Talk Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing my guest, John Hughes, Founder of GrowthWave. Here’s the link to the interview: click here. I learned so much about how CIO’s can become better business leaders within their companies. One of the

Susan Boyle Stuns The World

Susan Boyle, a recently unknown woman from a small village called Blackburn in Scotland, has stunned the world with both her talent and genuine personality. Her presentation just goes to prove that a genuine story can still reach and inspire the hearts of millions around the entire world. All Susan Boyle had to do was

Tip Of The Day: How To Bring Your Presentations To Life

So are your presentations lacking in passion? Here’s a strategy tip on how to bring any speech or presentation to life: ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION Next time you have a speech or presentation,  (before you freak out) try asking yourself this one question: “When am I most invigorated and excited in my life? Or in

Tip Of The Day: Perfect Timing for Your Speech

Here’s a tip so that you will ALWAYS come in on time when you are speaking. Your audiences will love you for it: The average person speaks at 100-120 words per minute. This means if you have a 10 minute speech, figure on 1000-1200 words in your finished written script. If your speech is 20

BOTBP: Rick Coffey, Adaptive Expertise and Learning Science

This week I had the pleasure of talking with Rick Coffey on my award winning radio show on Blog Talk Radio, Business Off The Beaten Path. We talked about the fascinating emerging world of Learning Science and Adaptive Expertise. THE INTERVIEW It was a very inspiring interview all about how we need to learn to

Public Speaking in Eternal September: Every Speech You Give Is A Moment Of New Possibility!

WHAT IS ETERNAL SEPTEMBER? I thought this blog today about Eternal September by Seth Godin was really fantastic! I had never heard of the concept of Eternal September before. The term was first used by Dave Fischer in a January 26, 1994, “ It’s moot now. September 1993 will go down in net.history as the

Arthur Rubinstein and “Mrs Smith” How’s Your Stress Level Today?

Today I heard a great story from Joe Piscatella, the best selling author of the book, “Don’t Eat Your Heart Out.” It was about how we interpret events and how that determines the level of our stress response.It’s a great story about stress reduction and stress management. As the story goes, a very wealthy socialite,