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What Makes Maddy Tweet?
July 23rd, 2010 — Business, Commentary, Public Speaking, Sales Strategies, Social Networking, Twitter
The Incredible, Quotable Egghead
March 3rd, 2009 — Business, Business Intelligence, Public Speaking, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies
To paraphrase the American Egg Board, “Our mission is to increase demand for eggheads and egghead products on behalf of all egghead producers.” True, there are eggheads and then there are quotable eggheads. Meet Steve Lishansky.
The Real Leader’s Challenge Might Just be Text Messaging
December 12th, 2008 — Business, Information Literacy, Public Speaking, Social Networking, Web 2.0
What if your job was to work with high school students in a program that helps them learn more about their communities? How would you go about reaching teenagers these days?
Breaking a Leg in Dubai
January 24th, 2008 — Google, Information Literacy, Internet Research, Public Speaking
It’s one thing to be up-to-date for an upcoming speech in familiar territory. It’s quite another thing to be ready for a speech halfway around the world. Just ask Fred Berns.
The Speed of Trusting Your Audience
October 11th, 2006 — Information Literacy, Public Speaking, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies
We’ve been going to a lot of speeches lately and it’s been a real pain. Oh, the speakers are compelling, their messages riveting and their delivery as smooth as a baby’s skin. But they are hitting us where it hurts – and they’re doing it on purpose. Speakers these days are being taught by sales and marketing experts to “find the pain” and hit their audience where it hurts the most. So, yesterday, when we attended Stephen MR Covey’s workshop on “The Speed of Trust” we felt a welcome and refreshing gust of fresh air. This guy trusts his audience.
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Use Quotation Marks to Find Unique Quotes
October 4th, 2006 — Google, Information Literacy, Internet Research, Public Speaking
You get a lot of advice if you are beginning speakers. Some folks tell us to use quotations from famous people to give weight and authority to our speech. Some tell us to leave the quotations behind, because they’ve become a tired device that makes the audience yawn. Almost no one tells us to go out and find fresh new quotations that no other speakers can find. Continue reading →
