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I was meeting with a new client last week to get an idea of what she was hoping to achieve from our work together. She said quite simply, “I want to be more inspiring and I have to be more persuasive. The first part is for me and the second part is for my job.” ...
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Today is the day! You’ve planned, practiced and prepared for this conference presentation. You are ready, even excited, to speak. You arrived at your venue thirty minutes early, checked the room, technical equipment and the podium. You have your notes and water...
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By Barbara Roche Whenever I finish teaching my MBA communications course, I immediately try to capture all my thoughts on how to improve it for the next round. Because I teach at Wharton, I am always blessed with students who provide feedback on what they found...
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My youngest daughter and I are in a mother-daughter book club. We read and discuss children’s and young adult literature (while the moms share the unfolding emotional, physical and intellectual growth of our daughters). This month’s book is the first in the dystopian...
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There is a new home going up right outside my window. All day long I hear the clamor of construction – pneumatic hammers, back-up beeps and rock blasting equipment. Some days I’m happy to start the dishwasher just to balance out the cacophony of noises. The other...
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Dear Doc: I’ve gotten feedback that my slides are too dense and complicated – especially the text slides, but I really need all the information so I can get my point across to my client who is paying big bucks for my advice. There just doesn’t seem to be a way to...
