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Home» 2010 » January

Obama's Speech: State of the Union or Keynote?

Posted by Dianna Booher - January 28, 2010 - Communication—Oral, General Communication
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Early in my career, I asked a well-known motivational keynoter a question that had puzzled me for sometime:  “I’ve noticed that many on the speaker circuit promote themselves as professional business speakers, while others call themselves  motivational keynoters. How would you explain the difference?” “Well, your first clue is the term ‘keynote,’ she responded. ”Notice that it’s singular. One keynote. The keynote speaker [...]

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New Communication Tips Videos Posted on My YouTube Channel

Posted by Dianna Booher - January 26, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal, Communication—Oral, Communication—Sales, Communication—Written, General Communication, Personal Productivity, Social Media Communication
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Have five minutes to spare in exchange for quick, useful communication tips? I just posted five new videos.  They might not have you rolling in the floor laughing, but I hope you find them worth your while!     To view speech clips, media interviews, and other videos, visit my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/diannabooher. Dianna Booher [...]

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Bureaucrats Aren't the Only Ones Using Buzzwords

Posted by Dianna Booher - January 25, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal, General Communication
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In nearly every business writing workshop we teach, we hear stories—some humorous, some deadly, and many costly—about mistakes caused by unclear communication. On Friday, engineering blogger Jon Ostrower posted “Page One of the Engineering to English Dictionary” proving that aerospace engineers share the general population’s tendency to convolute messages with buzzwords and industry-specific jargon. Here [...]

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Staff Review: Brainshark Online Presentation Software for Businesses

Posted by Dianna Booher - January 20, 2010 - General Communication, Social Media Communication
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By Kari Gates, Marketing Director at Booher Consultants, Inc. Are you looking for a cutting-edge tool to communicate your message to clients, colleagues, or staff? We think we found one. It’s not often that we do product reviews, but we’ve recently examined Brainshark and like it so much we thought we’d share the insight with [...]

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Making the Big Presentation with Cotton-Mouth?

Posted by Dianna Booher - January 15, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal, Communication—Oral
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Don’t Let It Be a Calamity During the four years I’ve been writing this blog, readers email me with questions from time to time about their specific problems in writing, presentations, or interpersonal skills issues. And I love offering practical tips or insights with those really tough challenges. But here’s an easy one that a reader [...]

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Do Your Executives Need Help in Communicating?

Posted by Dianna Booher - January 11, 2010 - Communication—Interpersonal, General Communication
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During times of underwear bombers, unemployment, and universal healthcare debates, ask employees what they think their executives need more coaching on, and you’d expect to hear answers like these: strategic planning, visionary thinking, innovation.

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