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Individual Coaching Offer

Barbara — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:29:31 +0000

Special Offer Individual Coaching Have you been considering polishing your presentation skills? But maybe your company doesn’t offer it right now, and you fear that hiring individual coaching on your own will be too expensive. Effective presentation skills are more important than ever in today’s tough economy. Whether you’re selling a product, a service or yourself, you [...]

Don’t be in the Dark

Barbara — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:52:33 +0000

Recently I was the speaker for a large group in a Convention Center break-out room. When I arrived early to check everything out, the room was dark. Not because no one was in it — no, there were probably a couple hundred people there listening to a speaker. But they were sitting in the dusk. [...]

My Book Wins Award and Publishing Contract

Barbara — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:34:39 +0000

A few years ago, I decided to self-publish my book, Stand Out When You Stand Up. There is still somewhat of a stigma about it out there in the publishing world — like it’s not a “real” book. But the reality is that it’s extremely difficult to get a publisher to take on a first-time [...]

Humanizing Example: Brainteaser

editor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:26:52 +0000

A psychologist on how our brains don’t always work the way we think they do… “Without stopping to think, add these numbers in your head: Start with 1000. Add 40. Now add 1000. Add 30. Now add another 1000. Add 20. Now add another 1000. Add 10. What’s the total?” [Answer: Did you get 5000? The correct [...]

Humanizing Example: Metaphor

editor — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:50:50 +0000

The speaker, who worked for a printing company, wanted to demonstrate why humidity is so much worse in hotter weather than in colder weather. He placed two glasses on a table, one a tall drinking glass, the other a shorter juice glass. He put a sign in front of each indicating the temperature they represented: the [...]