Article Summary: Susan arrives at the office early. She opens her email and finds 36 new email messages. She looks at her watch and realizes she has just five minutes…
Article Summary: With the constant daily bombardment of advertising messages, your words have to grab your reader’s attention and get him or her to act. With email, words are everything.…
Article Summary: Blogging and articles are the foundation of the news and opinion we read today. Your blog is your voice. Blogging is your voice interacting with your target audiences,…
In March of 2009, I met Seb Elsworth of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO). It was about 4 pm at a reception at the Great Ideas…
I have known Brian Lambert for years as he has been an association partner and client. He now runs the Sales Training Drivers program at the Association for Training & Development…
Article Summary: “Remember that the person you’re about to meet can become as important to you as someone you’ve known for years.” H. Jackson Brown, Jr., author of Life’s Little…
When Linda Yaffe from Working Matters invited me to Philadelphia, I said "Yes," on one condition. We have to find time to eat a cheesesteak (big smile). While she is…
I'm sure many of you are following closely the presidential race. I am particularly interested in how the candidates communicate with words, body language, messaging, and of course stories. The…
Larry sent me a link to a recent article on The Telegraph in the UK, "Four in ten people laugh at bad jokes, scientists find." Dr. Nancy Bell, study author…
Today, was part two of a workshop series on messaging, communication, and storytelling for the Entrepreneur Center @NVTC (Northern Virginia Technology Council). Part one was a week ago. I co-presented…