10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint Design
The book Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story, Updated and Expanded Edition by Jerry Weissman reminded me that in Corporate America and in most presentation arenas, we tend to let PowerPoint slides do our talking, both within our presentation and after it is said and done. We can correct this by following [...]
June 18, 2010
Tags: Communication, Marketing, media, sales, Self Improvement, tips, Training Posted in: Communication, Marketing, Self Improvement 
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Do You Have Emergency Kits?
Spring has sprung in many parts of the United States, and severe weather has been all over the country. That means it’s a perfect time to begin preparing or updating your emergency kits. You may be asking yourself “why do I need emergency kits?” The answer is quite simple: anything can happen and you should [...]
June 8, 2010
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How To Land Your Dream Job (Or Next Opportunity)
This morning on The Early Show, CEOs who participated in the MTV Show “Hired,” a series which follows recent grads as they try to land their dream jobs, provided tips to help viewers find their dream job. I thought the provided by Gary Vaynerchuk, Marissa Shipman and Michelle Madhok were appropriate for anyone in the [...]
June 5, 2010
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Getting Things Done With Evernote
After getting some performance feedback, I began a journey to ensure that tasks and other “to do” items didn’t fall through the cracks. A colleague was working on a Getting Things Done (GTD) strategy so I decided to give it a shot. After initially starting with http://www.doit.im/ , a basic software that follows the Getting [...]
June 4, 2010
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Lessons from Inline Skating
A short time ago I visited a friend in Appleton, Wisconsin who takes his children to a roller rink. Yes…they do still exist! Anyway, I decided it was time to learn how to inline skate. As the session progressed, my skating abilities improved, and I managed to stay on my skates, only falling once. While [...]
June 1, 2010
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