6 Secrets Actors Use to Remember Their Lines
The most common question I (and many of my actor friends) am asked after a show is: How do you remember all those lines? There are many techniques we use to remember our lines, and you can use them next time you are called upon to deliver your company’s elevator pitch at a networking event or give a presentation to the boss at work.
How to Be More Positive in Your Work E-Mails
Making a mistake in a work e-mail is inevitable, and it can affect your Executive Presence. Here's a quick tip to help you recover when those mistakes happen.
Personal Branding: Do you know your type?
Not long ago Forbes did a study on the topic of personal branding and reputation. They found that 70% of professionals believed they knew what their colleagues thought about them. Only 15% [...]
Accept That Praise. Or, Risk That Promotion.
When I first started working with groups of women as part of their Leadership Development programs, I was shocked to discover how often we brushed off recognition for our own accomplishments. Someone [...]
15 Tips For Leading Your Teams Through The Holidays
Thanksgiving morning I found myself dressed as a clown marching down the streets of downtown Detroit with my husband and two cousins in America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I had a wonderful time [...]
ASK THE COACH: Help! I’m terrible at networking & small talk
Here’s a question for you, which US city increases its population by 20% once a year for an entire week? If you knew that the answer is San Francisco, then you probably also [...]
Build Better Teams by Sharing Your Personal Values
Labor Day put me in mind of my Dad. In October he’ll be gone three years. I find myself telling a lot of stories about him lately as a way to teach important [...]
Better Meeting Facilitation: A Tip
Last week I spent 2 days with a brilliant group of solution architects teaching presentation skills. My approach is to organize your material in a client centric way. A participant asked: "What [...]
12 Things you can do about your inbox right now
One of my LinkedIn connections, George Costello, a very talented guy who owns Costello Creative Group, put out this query last week: “Tomorrow our studio is closed for a personal development day. One [...]
Stories Help Business Developers sell more. Faster
Business developers and sales professionals across industries are constantly being questioned about their numbers: Are we tracking to goal? If not, why not? What else can we do to deepen our customer relationships [...]