Posts Tagged ‘Speech Coach’
Bless Your Holiday Stress, Revisited
Here it comes again –the season of giving AND receiving. You know how you’ll be “receiving” some family and friend obligations you never receive except during this season? Once you CHOOSE to receive, you now get to choose your attitude and behavior. In my book, Bless Your Stress: It Means You’re Still Alive! I define “bless”: to redirect the…
Read MoreFun: The New Work Ethic
“Everything is for my entertainment or my education. If I’m not having fun, I must be learning.” I first heard that when I worked at Disney. Did Walt say that? Not sure. I say you can have fun while learning. And “fun” seems to be my brand. I got an email the other day from…
Read MoreBetter Than the First Day of School
Yesterday was the First Football Sunday of the 96th season of the National Football League. I took the whole day off from writing my next book. The working title is Pitch Perfect: Speak to Grow Your Business in 7 Simple Steps. Helping people find their voice and toot their own horn about their business is…
Read MoreWhat's Your "Why" Story?
If you are speaking about what you do for more than five minutes, an important story to include tells WHY you are doing what you are doing, or selling what you are selling. What is it that lights your fire? Where does your juice come from? What’s at the HEART of your business? People want…
Read MoreYour Speech Coach Says, "Play to Your Strengths"
Loved watching every moment of the NBA Finals—tweeting with millions of others as I watched! I looked for a connection between those fast-paced, close-scoring games, and coaching you to present yourself and your business with confidence. I found 3 points of intersection. 1. Know your opponent (in sports), or audience of potential clients (in business). …
Read MoreManaging Your Butterflies – Part 2
2015 Resolution: “I will put myself out there more to grow my business.” Is this your resolution? As a professional, you have many opportunities to speak in front of groups of people. This could be THE year you do it! You may have put it off because. . . it’s scary! Research shows public speaking…
Read MoreSpeaking with Confidence: Managing Your Butterflies
2015 Resolution: “I will put myself out there more to grow my business.” Is this your resolution? As a professional, you have many opportunities to speak in front of groups of people. This could be THE year you do it! You may have put it off because. . . it’s scary! Research shows public speaking…
Read MoreThink You Can Do It Alone? "Not so fast, my friend."
Why is it that NFL teams with the most talented players aren’t Super Bowl champions that year? Take the San Diego Chargers. Philip Rivers, the Quarterback, has the best individual stats (including accuracy leader in passes completed), so why aren’t they 9-0? The reason: football is not tennis, nor golf nor even basketball. It’s the…
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