It’s not hard to go the extra mile. It’s just we often don’t think that it really matters or don’t wish to expend the time and energy. But it matters.I’ve been traveling this week. That usually means I’m either the...
Frequently, there are non-presenters who are part of the “presentation”. Perhaps it’s someone from the sales team who isn’t speaking at that particular moment. Or maybe it’s the wait staff at a conference that has...
Went to a seminar the other day on web marketing (Side note: look for BIG changes and announcements soon to this blog and web site!) The speaker gave everyone a chance to announce what they do, and he made a joke about me being a “speech coach” (not...
I recently made an order for custom marketing materials, including some ink pens. I made my vendor selection from the web based primarily on the visibility and their web presence. They are a commodity to me — I was unable to (quickly) make a local...
My good buddy Jeff blogged about and I commented on Um and Uhs the other day. Low and behold, the question comes up in class today:”Alan, I see the value in eliminating non-words, and I see how to do it. But if I let one or a few slip, wouldn’t that...