I stumbled upon a tweet by the Mother Nature Network on laughter. It contained a link to an article on the results of a study by Sophie Scott, a neuroscientist…
Last night, I had the honor of presenting my Storytelling for Leaders/Leaders to the Power of Story program (see description below) to the Monte Jade membership. This was my third…
Imagine you arrive at a lunchtime networking event. It takes place in a hotel conference room, comfortably sitting 150 people. As you enter through the main doors, you briefly stop…
I can still remember the poster I saw last year on the wall of the gym, alongside the basketball court. It featured a quote by Dennis and Wendy Mannering that…
Since first posting our list of the Top 50 Communication Mantras in 2011, the list has stayed relatively the same. With the various issues buzzing around all of us related…
The other day, we received an email from Julia, a student, with a cover letter in response to an intern position we had open. What surprised everyone was her cover…
The art of the “pause” – knowing when to use a short one or long one – offers many benefits to speakers, presenters, and trainers alike. Mark Twain has a…
In my younger professional days, I had a lunch meeting with a more seasoned and more senior person than me. Let's call him James. As he was talking, I was…
Over the past few months, we have been helping more and more job seekers with the development and update of their job hunting materials. Materials such as their elevator pitch…
If your event managers are spending the bulk of their time on event logistics – shipping, delivery, set-up, staffing and tear-down of your exhibit booth and promoting it on social…