By Kari Ann Buckvold My first speech, the Icebreaker, led me to believe that organizing a speech was easy. It wasn’t hard to come up with 4-6 minutes of talking points about myself—a topic I knew all too well. But the next speech project, “Research […]
By Greg Cieply This was the day. The important signing day. Molly had spent 20 months on this deal from prospecting the company, researching their needs, finding the decision-makers, selling them on her solution, and then getting all the contracts in place. After enduring seemingly
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By CJ Powers The key to a successful time management system is its ability to facilitate the accomplishment of your three big goals. While there are numerous duties within any given role, the big three will determine your success as a leader. In the case
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By Kari Ann Buckvold “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” —Stephen R. Covey I’ve heard the above quote in some form or another over the years, but it wasn’t until I completed the Active
By Patti Anderson The road of evaluation has been on my mind. As we travel through our lives, many people will evaluate our performance: employers, co-workers, peers, parents, family, instructors, and friends. Sometimes we ask for it, and sometimes we don’t. I’ve always been
By CJ Powers Several of the top digital marketing firms have all settled on the ideal structure for a landing page used by speakers to introduce themselves to a new audience. When using the following structure, the web visitor will not only learn about the
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By John Pejchl Your goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant to your mission and purpose. Finally, they need to have a deadline. The fifth letter of the S.M.A.R.T. method for goal setting stands for “Time.” There are three reasons why time is important
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By John Pejchl The fourth letter in the S.M.A.R.T. objectives represents your goal’s relevance. Your goal should have meaning to you. Your goal should have a reason why you want to fulfill it, even if the reason seems silly to others. “He who has a
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By CJ Powers Each step in the S.M.A.R.T. system is designed to generate a productive response from the person setting objectives. In the case of the “A” of achievable, the system is designed to motivate. The purpose of motivation is to steer the person’s efforts
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