Last year I hosted the contest Hindsight is 20/20 and wanted to do similar contest this year, but with a twist.
Imagine you could go back in time and have a conversation with yourself at age 18. Turning 18 is an exciting age – you are finally a legally recognized adult, you can vote and the world is full of possibilities. Knowing what you know now, what would you tell your younger self?
Perhaps you would pass along a few words of wisdom. Maybe there was an opportunity you wish would have taken, or a mistake that you wish Read More...
Thanks for all of the great entries! It was tough to pick a winner this month. There were many good questions and some of them were technical in nature and others were a revelation of the fear that many people possess. Our two winners seemed to really have some serious fear when in front of large groups so I had to award the prizes to them because of their honesty. Perhaps winning a contest will give them a reason to smile the next time they are about to present in front of a group and that will help loosen them up a bit. I think some of the answers that all of those with questions had can be found in the advice Read More...
Today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday comes from the world’s leader in the public speaking arena – Toastmaster International. Here are 10 common mistakes business people make when giving a presentation. Scan this list and make sure you are not guilty of these blunders.
Be Free! ****************************** How come intelligent, business-savvy people end up boring their audiences? They fail to recognize that public speaking is an acquired skill that improves with practice and honest feedback. Speaking for 20 minutes before the right group of people can do Read More...
By attending, you will learn how to remember names (the most commonly requested skill), give presentations without notes, remember your to-do or grocery list, instantly recall information from Read More...
This video shares the failures of famous people before they become great. You can overcome mistakes and you can be great…regardless of how many times you try and fail. These people did.
I just finished teaching the Memory Training Workshop in Madison, WI and was blown away at how much the attendees enjoyed it – both adults and students. I had a great time instructing the workshop and who wouldn’t given this kind of feedback! Some of the words they used to describe their experience were: Best seminar; Awesome! Motivating! Outstanding; Beneficial; Valuable. I just had to share with you a handful of the testimonials we received.
If you have not attended this workshop, the next class in Wisconsin will be August 25 and 26, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Appleton and I Read More...
And if we’re going to be confronted with problems the rest of our lives, then becoming good at facing and solving problems seems to me to be a worthy endeavor.
Before I jump into my list, allow me to share a few of my thoughts ABOUT problems.
I believe there is almost always more than one solution to any problem. And if you think there’s only one, you will be significantly limiting yourself.
I also think that in business, you don’t really Read More...
Here are some of the words people used to describe this workshop – Wow! Extremely impressed! Excellent! Unbelievable!
Last month Tom Weber instructed the Bellevue, WA workshops and people were extremely excited and impressed with the skills they learned. It just fires me up to see so many people improving and benefiting from the Reading Smart Speed Reading Workshop!
The next Bellevue, WA Reading Smart Workshop is January 18 and 19, 2011 and will be held at Coast Read More...
British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson talks with Harry Smith (from CBS Sunday Morning) about his journey from dyslexic high school dropout to one of the world’s richest men.
Last year I hosted the contest Hindsight is 20/20 and wanted to do similar contest this year, but with a twist.
