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Keep Your Presentation from Being Forgettable
Advice on giving good presentations tends to focus on structure and style, but there’s something even more important to consider: getting your audience to remember your talk. Here’s how to make sure they remember what you say: Follow the right sequence…
Evaluate Whether That Latest Digital Trend Is Worth Adopting
No one wants to pass up a useful innovation. At the same time, you don’t want to jump after every “next big thing.” Jumping into new apps and programs can be a huge drain of time and money if you’re not careful. When deciding wh…
Learn Something New to Relieve Some Stress
Many people handle work stress by buckling down and powering through. But that’s not a great way to actually relieve your anxiety. Instead, Harvard Business School recommends that you try reframing the stressful situation as a learning opportunity. Lea…
Pump Yourself Up Before A Presentation
Giving a talk in front of an audience can be stressful, and our bodies react to that stress in different ways. If you’re someone who gets jittery and anxious, or whose energy levels flatline, try an exertion ritual before your next presentation. The ri…
Say Thank You For Routine Things
There is far too little praise and appreciation in most work environments. Even those who are good about giving positive feedback can tend to reserve it for “above and beyond” moments. Yet, the routine work that people are expected to do ev…
Mindset Advice From Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was a master at focusing on details and making all the small pieces form a big picture. The ability to connect the dots is critical to achieving large goals. Jobs summed up how he was able to do it in a quote. You can’t connect the dot…
Focus On The Benefit
It’s an old chestnut in advertising. Focus on the benefit, not the features. Even though the idea is well known, most of us find it difficult to do. We get caught up in all the neat things our products and services do. Your audience wants to know…
The Power Of Possibility
As the holiday season comes to a close, I want you to think about the feeling you had when you held your holiday gift. I don’t mean after you opened it. What were you feeling as you held the still wrapped gift. When you looked at it without knowi…
Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus
In 1897, eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church stands as a reminder of what the Christmas seas…
Are You In Your Comfort Zone Or Your Compliant Zone?
We are often told that we need to get out of our comfort zone. Is it really your comfort zone you’re in or your compliant zone? Your compliant zone is very similar to your comfort zone. The main difference is why you stay there. Your comfor…