Tag: communication

Brand Identity & Self-DiscoveryCommunication & NetworkingLifestyle & Habit Building

Changing Anything Starts with Changing Something

In their new book, Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success, Kerry Patterson and co-authors discuss the three dimensions in your life that merit scrutiny as you seek to do better in your life, business or career.

The three dimensions are:

Personal Social Structural The need for change

As you do what it takes …

Brand Yourself AsLifestyle & Habit BuildingMarketing & Personal BrandingNetworkingRelationship NetworkingReputation ManagementSocial Media

Three Secrets To Promoting Your Next Conference Talk

Speaking at a conference can sometimes be a hit or miss affair. You agonize over your slides and practice your talk, only to find that out of the 300 attendees, 10 of them are in your session. Hardly seems worth the effort. But other times, you find that you get more than half the people …

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Generation Yers: Is Your Offline Holding Up?

Our modern lives happen in two parallel universes: one physical and one virtual. Their relationship can be compared to that of body and mind: although physical health and mental health are closely related and they constantly interact with each other, they most definitely require a different set of skills, techniques, strategies and professionals to be …

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Solve Presentation Problems With This Stolen Trick

Because I teach Pitching the Perfect Presentation at UCLA Ext., I’m always asked for tips and techniques about public speaking, which apparently more people fear than they fear death.

I have an effective approach to tamping down your nerves and rising to meet your audience’s desire to be educated and entertained. I stole this trick …