Category: Communication Skills
By tsufit on Oct 1, 2011 in Coaching, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Marketing, Media, P.R., Presentation Skills, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Publicity, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Want to get seen & get heard in the media? Saw this wonderful post by Susan Harrow on Felicia Slattery’s blog (lots of great stuff on Felicia’s blog!) and asked Susan for permission to reprint it here for you. So, drum roll please… Today, we have author & top media coach Susan Harrow as a [...]
By tsufit on Aug 7, 2011 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Copywriting, Entrepreneurship, Influence, internet marketing, Marketing, Personal Branding, Persuasion, Positioning, Presentation Skills, Promotion, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Ran into copywriter extraordinaire Michele PW for the 3rd time recently and found myself once again complimenting her on her powerful business card. So many business cards are SO lame. (I’d love to show you some as examples but don’t want to make anyone feel bad.) A business card can be the little piece of [...]
By tsufit on May 24, 2011 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Gurus, Sales, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, Uncategorized | Comments Off
As you know, I’m devoted to guiding YOU to step into the spotlight and a big part of that is to introducing you to other gurus who can help accelerate your path. Recently I introduced you to Nancy Marmolejo. Lisa Sasevich is another one of those gurus. Those of you who have read Step Into [...]
By tsufit on May 10, 2011 in book review, Book Reviews, Books, Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Influence, Luxury Pricing, Marketing, Persuasion, Presentation Skills, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Price, Price Elasticity, Prices, Pricing, Uncategorized, Why We Buy | Comments Off
A guy plays a violin outside a Washington DC subway for 45 minutes. Few people notice or stop to listen. Most rush off to work. He collects a few bucks. A couple of days earlier, the same violinist, world famous Joshua Bell, played the same 3.5 million dollar violin in a concert hall where attendees [...]
By tsufit on Apr 12, 2011 in Branding, Cause Marketing, Celebrity, Communication, Communication Skills, Humor, Humour, Influence, internet marketing, Marketing, Media, Movements, Personal Branding, Positioning, Promotion, Publicity, Sales, story, Uncategorized, Why We Buy | Comments Off
I rarely laugh out loud at comedy on TV or even live, but this one had me rolling in the aisles with its velvety voiced, tongue in cheek, over the top teasing of all the celebrity hype we’re so used to hearing, while it unashamedly taps (if you’ll excuse the expression) into the celebrity factor [...]
By tsufit on Apr 7, 2011 in Authenticiy, Branding, Celebrity, Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Contests, Entrepreneurship, Fans, Marketing, Media, music, Personal Branding, Presentation Skills, Presentations, Rant, Reality TV, TV, Uncategorized, Why We Buy | Comments Off
OK, enough is enough. Listen I love JLo as much as the next person. She’s adorable actually, but tonight was too much. And Randy? Why is he still on this show? Ranting about how they’re “angry” that one of the most boring contestants Idol has ever seen got voted out. Pia Whatever Her Name Is [...]
By tsufit on Mar 31, 2011 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Entrepreneurship, Humour, Marketing, Media, Networking, Presentation Skills, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Rant, Speaking, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Open Message to Entrepreneurs and Assorted Other Business Types: When someone asks you what you do, answer in 10 seconds and then shut up! Share and Enjoy:
By tsufit on Mar 19, 2011 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Marketing, Presentation Skills, Presentations, Presentations Skills, Public Speaking, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Just caught a few minutes of the movie version of Annie Proulx’s The Shipping News on TV. Business folk should play this game & learn to Say It Sexier. Billy: It’s finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that’s what makes a reporter. You have to start by making up some [...]
By tsufit on Mar 11, 2011 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Humor, Humour, Speech, Speeches, Uncategorized | Comments Off
A big part of what I do is helping people find the right words to express themselves. But you don’t always need words as this guy demonstrates. Enjoy! (Thanks for the heads up D!) Share and Enjoy:
By tsufit on Feb 14, 2011 in Communication, Communication Skills, Communications, Communications Skills, Marketing, Networking, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking, Speaking Skills, Speech, Speeches, Uncategorized | Comments Off
One of my readers sent me this video (thanks Gail) ’cause she knew that the 30 Second Blah, Blah, Blah is my specialty. Posting Danny Brown’s answer to one of his reader’s questions: “How To Introduce Yourself If You Wear Many Hats?” to see what you think. Is the guy right? Yes, it makes sense [...]
