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On the heels of last week’s post regarding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s average speaking skills, I realized there is a specific goal I’m always striving for and that I drive my presentation-skills clients toward. It’s simple, clear, and unmistakable: Are they waiting in line to meet you? Read More
I recently watched Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speak about the upcoming changes to Facebook. Read More
Next up at the World Innovation Forum was Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. He talked a lot about happiness, what makes Zappos one of the top workplaces and, I think, a great place to buy from. Read More
It’s been an enlightening morning at the World Innovation Forum in New York, listening to Harvard’s Clayton Christensen talk about his theory of “disruption.” Read More
I’ve been very interested in the ham-handedness with which Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York has managed his Twitter fiasco. Read More
I’m not much of a sports fan (even though I was a cheerleader in high school), so when my good friend Peter Miller alerted me to the successful brand management of Chad Johnson Ochocinco, the wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, I had to look into it. Read More
I’m never surprised when famous people behave badly. They’re only human after all, and their behavior is usually not any different from the population at large. Read More
Did you know it can take much longer to prepare a short presentation–I’m talking about something really tiny–than, say, a 30 or 40 minute or even 1 hour version? Read More
A very good business friend of mine faced something ugly. She had been asked to speak at an event that had rated her their #1 speaker the previous year. As they know she is busy, they tempted her with an offer to double her speaking fee. Naturally, she said “Yes!” Read More
I attended a recent 2-day event put on by the well-known business coach, Fabienne Fredrickson. From the evening cocktail party prior to Day 1, which began (for attendees) at 8 a.m. and went until 9 p.m., through another full Day 2 that ran from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., it was all Fabienne, all the time. Read More
