Learning to Ride a Bike
Every time I learn how to do something new, I feel the same exhilaration as when I learned to ride a bike.
04
Jun 2011
04
Feb 2011
What 10 Seconds Of Silence Can Do For You
Jill Foster's video on Benito Juarez's use of silence me realize that using silence effectively can be a gift to those of us who work in public relations.
07
Oct 2010
Seven Ways To Set Your Presentations On Fire
I don’t know what it is with us PR folk, but we like to use words, phrases, analogies that evoke destruction when we put our rah-rah hats on.
“Sizzlin’!”
Image: heal and inspire via Flickr, Creative Commons
“Crush it!”
“Kill it!”
Whatever. We’re a bloodthirsty lot and happy to be so.
This past Sunday, I shared seven posts that I think make for great reading when you’re preparing for a presentation.
Today, I wanted to share seven lessons I learned as I prepared for Ignite DC No. 5, an experience […]
03
Oct 2010
Weekly Roundup: Unleash Your Lady Gaga
Whatever you think about Lady Gaga, you have to admit she does one thing extremely well: she commands attention.
Image: Lori Tingey via Flickr, CC 2.0
That’s pretty important when you’re on stage, even if you’re not a professional performer.
And whether we realize it or not, we’re almost always on some “stage” or other; with business partners, clients, even on Twitter.
Commanding attention becomes even more important when you’re making a presentation. And preparing for, and then presenting at, Ignite DC […]
17
Sep 2010
How Connected is Too Connected?
On the road
By the time you read this, I will be on my way to an area hospital where my husband has a minor surgical procedure to undergo.
It’s nothing major, but he’ll need a ride back, so I’m going with him to make sure he’ll be ok and gets home instead of mysteriously landing up at the used record store he loves to frequent.
Because we have NO more room for records in our entertainment room/library/office.
At least, not until the basement has been modified into his “man cave.”
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