Filter Ourselves On occasion, my parents would me to “bite my tongue” when I had said something they thought should not have been said. Or if they worried that what I said could possibly happen. It merely meant to “think before you speak”. As retro as that may sound, it’s sound advice. We need to […]
Archives for 2014
How To Connect With Your Audience: Tips for the Shy or Introverted Speaker (and the rest of us).
Posted on November 17, 2014 //
NOTE: A very, very brief “appetizer” version of this post appeared in Speaker Net News. Because the edit was an appetizer, I wanted to offer to speakers the Full Course. We’re fortunate that, as professional speakers, we are hired to help, serve, inform and inspire our audiences. In other words, we’re aware that the speech […]
Are you a Mastermind Groupie?
Posted on September 30, 2014 //
Master Mindset I have a colleague who told me he’s in several different MasterMind groups that he finds useful. I’m of a different mindset with regards to having a MasterMind group or a few of them. While many of my colleagues and associates find them to be valuable, they aren’t “my thang”. What I’ve done, […]
AND WE’RE BACK…SORT OF (Guest Post)
Posted on September 3, 2014 //
“They” (whoever “they” are) say that finding a job is a full-time job. Some of the situations are fodder for comedy writers and some characters we meet along the way are caricatures. And they all give the clever writer material for articles, blog posts and Open Mike Nights. My guest blogger is Elizabeth Alterman; a […]
