Okay, I give up. I thought I could withstand the temptation to get involved in the latest American soap opera unfolding in the Florida court over Anna Nicole Smith’s body. But alas, I have succumbed to the daily dose of sordid details dumped into my living room each evening. At least I’ll try to tackle [...]
Training Magazine's 30th Annual Conference and Expo–Feb. 26-28
I hope all of you in the training industry are planning to attend the Training 2007 Conference and Expo in Orlando, FL, next week. I am presenting two sessions on Monday, Feb. 26: Creating Executive Presence: Thinking on Your Feet in the C-Suite (9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) Ten Strategies for Building Personal and Organizational Credibility (2:45 [...]
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Read MoreTravel Issues Affect a Speaker's or Sales Professional's Earning Power
I was quoted in the World News Chronicle about the hassles inherent to traveling the globe as a speaker. It looks like I’m not the only one, according to my other colleagues quoted in Ann Dowling’s article (click the title to read Sink or Swim as a Public Speaker). As a multi-million-mile traveler, I’ve discovered [...]
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Read MoreWhat Your Website Communicates—Beyond Your Products and Services
Yesterday I was on the Internet, investigating the top three high-tech firms that my marketing team had recommended to do some custom programming for us. As I skimmed the website of the number-three firm, it became apparent why they had earned their last-place ranking. Here’s a sampling from the first five paragraphs on their website: [...]
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Read MoreThe Perfect Response to an Apology: Obama to Biden
Obama did it again. On Senator Joe Biden’s big day—the day he was to focus on his official announcement about running for president—Obama stole the headlines by his response to the sputtering Senator’s explanations about his earlier remarks concerning his Democratic rivals. In the article that hit the streets Wednesday, Biden is quoted by the [...]
