Bits & Pieces

I recently responded to a comment about my take on ‘escalator speeches’.  The reader liked it and indicated that you’d have to be fast and to the point to make it work. He also offered his own sample. Yes, the whole point here is fast, concise, focused and to the point. His escalator speech – … Read more

I recently engaged in a LinkedIn discussion group on this topic … Fortunately, lots of content experts are terrible speakers and sometimes they hire people like me to help them. Here are some thoughts I share with my executive coaching clients who fall into that category: Content experts who automatically think they’d be great presenters … Read more

Here are three of my favorite tag lines from my business writing workshops and coaching engagements: ‘The only thing worse than a bad email is a good email that should have been a phone call or face-to-face chat instead.’ ‘Everything you write or say at work projects your image of professionalism, courtesy and credibility … … Read more

Regular readers know I write … and rant … a lot about Elevator Speeches, the simple answer to the often-asked networking question ‘What do you do?’  Sometimes maligned and often done poorly, Elevator Speeches are still a fact of life when you network. But, here’s a clever new spin on that concept. My colleague, veteran … Read more

You know that old adage, ‘There’s no such thing as a dumb question’? Sorry to spoil your fantasy, but that’s wrong. There are plenty of dumb questions. Three of my faves are: Excuse me, do you know what time it is? Hey mister, got any spare change? Honey, do you want to take out the … Read more