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I love maps. I love figuring out travel routes and examining the terrain. I have lived in Massachusetts for 33 years, yet I still continue to pore over New England maps whenever I get on the road. I can’t relate to the “I have no sense of direction” people who...
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“I’m very pleased to be hosting the Oscars again because fear and nausea always make me lose weight.” – Steve Martin There’s a theme emerging this month with my coaching clients: the battle of the public speaking butterflies. In a couple of...
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Did your mother ever say to you, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it”? That may be true if you are trying to maintain harmony in your household, but it’s bad advice for aspiring public speakers. How you say the words is just as...
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I attended a keynote presentation last week at an international conference of 3,000 or so executives. I arrived at the ballroom early to get a good seat for the kickoff event because I wanted to gather a lot of new ideas from the speaker who was a nationally known...
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At our last workshop, Barbara and I facilitated a section on creating and delivering “the elevator pitch.” That ‘s the 30- to 90-second pithy, engaging summary of who you are and what you do. Of course, I have never been “pitched to” on an elevator in my life. I...
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I admit that I would watch a 24-hour cable channel devoted to Marcus Buckingham. He is not only a font of information on career advancement and workplace engagement, but he’s also, shall we say, telegenic. I had the pleasure of seeing him present again this week on...
