How to Become a Confident and Successful Public Speaker

How to Become a Confident and Successful Public Speaker

Have you heard that it will help your business to become a confident and successful public speaker? It’s true. Speaking can be a great way to grow your business and a great way to make new connections. For more on that see my recent post Three Ways Speaking Can Grow Your Business. Learn the Art…

Successful Speaking: Six Ways to Ensure You Are Understood

Successful Speaking: Six Ways to Ensure You Are Understood

Have you ever given a presentation, tried to explain what you do, or taught a class, only to have it fall flat? Being sure you are understood, whether in a conversation or presentation, is critical to its success. It can seem a big challenge, but it really doesn’t have to be. If you follow these…

How Journaling Can Make You Healthier–and 10 More Benefits of Writing

How Journaling Can Make You Healthier–and 10 More Benefits of Writing

Are you stressed? Who isn’t—at least in some fashion—these days? There are as many ways of dealing with stress as there are stressed-out people. Some are good, and some are not so good. But one of the easiest and best ways of managing and letting go of stress is journaling. Yes, simply grabbing a notepad,…

Is “Brutal Honesty” Really the Best Policy?

Is “Brutal Honesty” Really the Best Policy?

Many people today embrace “brutal honesty” as a necessity in the business world—and even in social situations. The current attitude is that if you are not brutally honest, you are not really being honest. Embracing a reputation of brutal honesty seems to be, for some, a license to behave rudely, and to say whatever pops…

How to Build Your Business with Handwritten Messages

How to Build Your Business with Handwritten Messages

It seems the business world runs on email and messaging these days. Emails and text messages are great for quick communication. But when your inbox is flooded each day with dozens, or even hundreds, of emails, it’s easy for a message to get lost. Handwritten messages, though, are far less likely to be overlooked. A…