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Engaging Your Audience

1.     What would you say is the best way to start a presentation? How quickly do you get into the main topic?

The beginning of the presentation is your prime real estate. It’s when your audience decides if you are worth paying attention to or not. In my workshops, I call this the HOOK. You can do this by either asking a question, making a bold statement or telling a story that relates to your topic.

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The Greater Impact of Your Voice

The Greater Impact of Your Voice

For the next 24 hours I am going to ask you to become very aware of your voice.

What is the tone of your voice when you answer the phone?

How do you sound when you are frustrated or upset?

What does your voice sound like when you are in a meeting and offer your opinion?

When you are giving a presentation, do you sound confident and comfortable or does your voice sound shaky and uncertain?

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Personal Branding

The Greater Impact of Brand YOU

A successful branding program creates the perception that there is no product on the market like yours.” ~Al and Laura Ries

We hear so much about the importance of personal branding, but what does that really mean for you? As Jeff Bezos of Amazon explains, “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person.”

Put simply, your brand is what comes to mind when people think about you;

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Personal Branding

The Greater Impact of Dressing for Success


I was listening to NPR last week, and thought their piece on Dressing for Success was excellent. My motto has always been, “Just because anything goes, doesn’t mean it should apply to you.” Here are some of the highlights.

Clothing changes interaction dynamics

We’re all aware that the way we dress and present ourselves has an impact on the way others see us. But what’s more, that can have a real impact on the outcome of our interactions with others.

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Career Caffeine/Interviews

The Greater Impact of Joel Grey

cabaret_joel_greyWho can forget Joel Grey’s incredible performance as the Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret, the Broadway musical and movie with Liza Minnelli? His role has been described as one of the most iconic in musical theater history, and it won him numerous awards, including a 1973  Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, as well as a Tony.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the now 83-year-old actor at the Atlanta JCC for a special book event,

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