Archive for Archive for June, 2009
Are You Willing to Push Back?
One of the biggest metamorphosis I’ve experienced since becoming a consultant in 2005 is the art of the “push back.” As an insurance sales professional for nearly 20 years, I studied many sales approaches and most always preached that the client or prospect are “always right.” You never wanted to cause any waves, take any [...]
Go Ahead & Laugh Now Available
I am thrilled to be a contributing author to a brand new book on how to help you add humor to every presentation you give. Go Ahead & Laugh: A Serious Guide to Speaking with Humor is now available on this site. Look right at the top of this page and you will find a [...]
News Release from Dan Weedin
Dan Weedin is Featured Presenter for Regional Conference
Local consultant speaks at Toastmasters Conference in Oakland, CA
Poulsbo, WA (June 26, 2009) – Dan Weedin, a local consultant and communications effectiveness coac
h for business leaders, recently gave an educational presentation for the Toastmasters Region 1 Conference in Oakland, CA on June 20.
Over 200 Toastmasters spanning from British [...]
Bye Bye Region Toastmasters - Hello International Conference
There has been much conjecture over the past few months about the upcoming change in Toastmasters regarding the end of the Region conferences. As many of my Toastmasters friends follow my blogs, I thought I’d chime in.
Originally, I was against it. I didn’t see how taking away the Region Conference could be good for the [...]
Congratulations to Brian Banke
Congratulations to my friend Brian Banke for a stellar performance at Toastmasters Region 1 Conference with his International Speech Competition speech, Lost. Brian performed very well under the pressure of the contest and should be very proud of his accomplishments.
23 Best Practices for Business Communications
Here are my 23 Best Practices for Business Communications. They are not in any priority order or all-inclusive. They are a good start. If you commit to all 23, you will go a long way into providing more value for your clients, prospects, and business associates.
• Learn to anticipate potential questions from clients, prospects, and [...]
Know Your Stage
On Monday I was listening to an intriguing interview with horse racing expert Andy Beyer from the Washington Post. His comments to Mitch Levy from Sportsradio 950 KJR indicate that he believes that jockey Calvin Borel was the reason that Mine That Bird didn’t win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. He feels that Borel was [...]
65 Years Ago Today
Thanks to my friend Doug Petch for the reminder on his blog this morning…
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people [...]
Generation Integration at Work
My friend Roberta Matuson posted a great blog article on generation integration in the workplace. If you are a Baby Boomer to Gen Y, it’s worth the read -
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Cheers,
Life is a Team Game
As I sat with my daughters watching every pitch of the NCAA National Championship game between my alma mater Washington Huskies and Florida, I realized something. I watched as both teams supported each other through good plays and bad. The one constant between these two programs is that you never saw anyone visibly get down [...]
