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Professional development

Get rid of distracting body movements

Your body movement during your presentation has the ability to strengthen the impact of your message or it can seriously be a distraction. One of your goals as a speaker is to look so natural with your movements and with what you say that no one even notices that you are using intonation and inflection...
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In leadership, the eight ways of right action

The ancient Greeks had a saying: “When Aschines speaks, the people say, ‘How well he speaks,’ but when Demosthenes speaks, the people say, ‘Let’s march against Philip!'” To get the best results as a leader, the people you lead should be saying in one way or the other after you speak, “Let’s march!” When you...
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Create your professional speaking portfolio

All professional speakers will need a promotional kit in order to market themselves effectively and obtain more and higher paying jobs. Speakers fail to achieve the desired incomes because they fail to properly market their skills and talents. No more failure! Reach the income you’ve heard and dreamt about by using a promotional kit! Speaker...
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In leadership, good enough is pretty bad

The first time I meet a leader to decide if we should work together, I invariably ask one question. The answer to that question gives me an idea of whether we’ll have a productive relationship. The answer also tells me how the career of that leader might turn out. I ask, “Are you satisfied with...
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How to delegate: One key step towards leadership

You’ve made an unusual discovery – there’s not enough time left at the end of the day. The corollary, of course, is your list of important things to do never gets smaller. In any company, the CEO’s to-do list has the potential to grow infinitely. What’s a senior executive to do? This is not simply...
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WOMEN-NETWORKING

Seven step plan to get going with networking

Whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, feel like you have the gift of gab or just don’t know how to make small talk, networking know-how is very important for your business success. There is a notion in business that I believe most of us subscribe to that says ‘all things being equal, people will...
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Key to Leadership

Find out the secrets and myths about leadership

“The winds and waves are always on the side of the best navigators.” – Edward Gibbon, English Historian Leaders look beyond the current situation; beyond what is to what could be. That’s why leadership is all about change. It’s why leadership is action, not a position. Growing our leadership is also a dynamic process. It...
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innovative thinking

How to be an innovative thinker

It is one thing to decide that you would to be innovative. It is completely different to actually start using it. It can be hard to decide how exactly to use innovative thinking to better yourself and the world around you. It is most likely that you already have a job and are not looking...
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Becoming the Boss

Five strategies to help you buy the company from your boss

Many employees are turning their daydream of being the boss into a reality in the form of a “leveraged buyout.” Structuring a successful leveraged buyout can be demanding, and care in preparing the deal often makes the difference between great success and financial ruin. Following are five strategies to take to create a successful leveraged...
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Seven top tips to get you speaking up in meetings

Most of us sit in meetings each week; they are part of most work environments. How do feel about the role you play in meetings? Do you often leave feeling frustrated that you didn’t really get to express what you wanted to? It is likely to vary by the meeting type of course but in...
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