After filling out the application form, then holding my breath through the lengthy interview, I received the call. I had been chosen as one of the two impact speakers for the United Way Lower Mainland fund raising campaign. What could be better than this? Going into...
Speaking notes are an important tool when making a speech or presentation; they organize the flow of the topic, keep you on track and serve as cheat sheets for salient points such as statistics. But what to do with those cumbersome notes? Whether you are a newly...
Defining success is like nailing jelly to a tree, but success characteristics … now that is a different story. Every New Year I think about what speaking for success will look like for me in the months ahead: the opportunities, the experiences, the people....
Never pass up the opportunity to speak encouraging words to someone for spoken encouragement is a powerful neurotransmitter and key to success. We have all met these people oozing success from every pore. They knew exactly what they wanted to do from the moment they...
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is known for her style, elegant manner and communication skills. Regarded by many as an effective communicator and great conversationalist, she is remembered less for her speaking however, and more for her ability to listen well. In one of...
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