I’ve run into a couple of situations with sales folks recently that remind me that common sense does not reign supreme in the sales world.First, someone I barely know called and acted interested in the products I provide. He had read enough about me (web...
I watched the very cute movie “Charlotte’s Web” last night with the family. I was awed by the technical aspects of the film combining live animals, puppets (there’s probably a better term), and virtually generated animals. But two...
While I was planning for a keynote I gave this past week, I made a quiz about product brands and catchy phrases. Here are some of them — see if you can name who they stand for:Snap! Crackle! Pop!We do chicken rightQuality is Job OneDon’t leave home...
***updated February 2020*** I overheard a presenter using PowerPoint recently say: “On this next slide, there’s a lot of information and it’s sort of complicated, so I’m not going to spend a lot of time on it.” He was in complete command...
Even if you are politically opposed to Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, you cannot deny that he has burst on the national political scene. It is rare that we get an audience as focused as he enjoyed last night — ‘normal’ Senators share the election...
In a conversation with someone who believes in what I do, they told me, “You are giving people a gift. You convince them the pain of public speaking is survivable.” As someone who long ago overcame a fear of presenting in public (now I LIKE it!),...
