Category: Communication
How to Write Faster: 7 Tips
To know how to write faster is something that almost everyone needs. Who hasn’t had to compose a report for the boss in record time? Gotten frustrated with the amount of time that it took to pound out a simple blog post? Realized that their hourly rate for a projectRead More
Improve Your Body Language: Give the Right Impression
What is the first noticeable thing about a person? Their body language. I have often been told that I come across as a warm, welcoming person. And probably that is the reason so far I have never failed in any interview! But I can tell you showing yourself as aRead More
Beat the Fear and Build Presentation Skills
Presentation skills aren’t something that you’re born with. They are something that you can learn. Even that elusive quality called charisma can be nurtured and developed. After all, Barack Obama didn’t begin life making flowing speeches and Winston Churchill started out with a voice impediment. So there is hope forRead More
5 Ways to Lose Clients and Alienate Prospects
How often have you found yourself thinking it’d be much easier to work if it wasn’t for clients? Answering the phone like a robot, or rolling your eyes at a complaint? It is so easy to fall into the trap of unhelpful routine behaviors that actually limit your prospects. TheRead More
How to Pitch an Idea to Your Boss, Colleagues and Customers
Enterprising beings are always in the hunt for good ideas on how to pitch better solutions. Most of these solutions entail a change of some form. Every change goes through 3 key phases: Ideation – the chemical reaction that happens in your brain as you try to solve complicated problems.Read More
Coworking: Sharing How We Work Part I
In the past, when trying to find places to work, independent workers, small businesses, and organizations often had to choose between several scenarios, all with their attendant advantages and disadvantages: working from home; working from a coffee shop, library, or other public venue; or leasing an executive suite or otherRead More
How to Improve Your Sales With a Business Proposal
Why did you lose your last business opportunity? And the previous one? How often have you analyzed why your potential clients chose your competitors and promising deals were not closed? Have you ever considered the problem might lie in your (sometimes non-existent) business proposal? Based on my experience, I wouldRead More
How to Ask for a Raise & Get It
Are you looking forward to but not sure how to ask for a raise? Usually, it can’t hurt to ask. After all, most bosses are certainly quick to ask if you can do a little extra work. Maybe you have been asked to work late, come in early, train theRead More