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Look Me In The Eye
When you meet people for the first time it’s always nice to make eye contact and smile. It’s a simple courtesy and leads to a relaxed conversation. If you tend to be a shy person, this may be somewhat...
View ArticleWhat Would Dale Carnegie Do?
I always find it helpful to read Dale Carnegie’s timeless book, How To Win Friends And Influence People at least once a year. I think it is especially helpful this time of year as we celebrate the...
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Using an iTouch with Twitter to Replace Cell Phones
Here is a common problem that businesses face during a recession… providing cell phones for employees is expensive. When the budget gets cut, cell phones must go. So how does a business get in touch...
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What Good is Twitter?
I opened a Twitter account about 6 months ago and really couldn’t figure out what was going on. It seemed so silly that people were telling each other where they were, what they were eating, and where...
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A Simple Christmas Tradition
When I was growing up as a kid, Christmas was a special time. The magic of the day started months before the actual date. The thoughts of colorful presents under the tree would start appearing in my...
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I Clicked The Button And Suddenly Twitter Made Sense
I’ve been using Twitter for about a year now. At first I didn’t understand it at all. What are all these symbols, I wondered, and all the strange messages that were half of a conversation. As I read up...
View ArticleSOBCON Day 1
I have the privledge this year of attending SOBCON in Chicago. SOBCON is a blogging and social media conference put on by Liz Strauss and Terry Starbucker, and is in its fourth year. The list of...
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Making A True Connection
Do you communicate with others? I know I do. I talk on the phone, send e-mail, blast off tweets, update Facebook, and reply to comments on this blog. All forms of communication. But do I truly connect?...
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Communicating Your Title
In John Maxwell’s book, Everyone Communicates, Few Connect, he makes the point that… “Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with...
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An Experiment In Blogging
For the last week I’ve struggled with an ongoing debate among the bloggers that I follow. It boils down to a simple question… Should I put up a blog post every day? It sounds simple enough, but there...
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