Follow Your Passion
This post is not mainstream communication but rather closer to my life-coaching and entrepreneurial roots. To make a long story short my cousins whom I grew up with watching horror flicks have entered the world of self-employment and have registered a small business. I have had many talks with these two good guys on the […]
Why Do 90% of New Years Resolutions Fail?
Hello and welcome to my last post of 2007. Thank you for joining me thus far and I wish you a great 2008. Most of you may be thinking about the upcoming year, and asking yourself how you can improve upon this one about to expire. That is usually when five minutes of soul-searching results […]
Use EFT for Fear of Public Speaking, etc.
Have you heard of EFT? Emotional Freedom Techniques. This is a non-invasive form of self-therapy to activate pressure points (chi or qi points in Asian medicine) that hold negative emotional build-up and disrupt your body’s natural energy flow. The theory is that if you can release these negative emotions or scars from previous times, you […]
Are You on a Confidence Tightrope?
Do you know how confident you should act in your presentations? Robert Herjavec (one of the VCs – Venture Capitalists – from the TV shows “Dragons’ Den” and “Shark Tank”) was recently asked this question: “What’s the most common fundraising flaw you see in entrepreneurs?” His answer: “Overconfidence, bordering on arrogance. Or lack of confidence, […]
Confident Verbal Communications
Our Saturday workshop was a blast! Here is a sample of what was taught to help our participants communicate their confidence. Enjoy. Even though only 7% of our communication is verbal, which is our word choice, phrases and expressions used etc. we still need to acknowledge the impact of what we say on others. A […]
What is the Key to Effective Communication?
What is the key to effective communication? Confidence is the key to effective communication. You may have an accent, you may not. You may be Hollywood-attractive, or just average. You may have studied a lot at school or in other courses, or you may be a hands-on type of learner. None of these things are […]
Want to Read my Profile?
Recently I was interviewed for a local community newspaper, by a fresh new student reporter. I thought I would pass it on to you, in case you were curious to know more about me, my company, and how it all came to be. I think this is very well-written and I want to thank Elena […]
Communicate Your Confidence: Inside & Out
• Are you self-conscious when in front of people, not sure if you are saying the right thing? • Do you worry that you are not being heard or respected enough at work or by peers? • When was the last time you assessed how you looked, talked, walked and presented yourself to the public? […]
Do you know a Confidence-Sapper?
The people who you have the most contact with and hang around will have either a positive or negative affect on your levels of self-esteem and confidence. We all know those people who are positive, happy and joyful to be around. How do they make you feel? Yes, they make you feel the same! They […]
Public Speaking Top 10 tips
1 – Expect nervousness every time, but don’t expect disaster. Expect success. 2 – Stick to what you know well, so you can ‘talk’ about it at length, with ease. 3 – Ask lots of questions of the event organizer ahead of time, to find out the size of the room, equipment, expected number of […]