Colleague and public speaking expert, Suzannah Baum president of Ideal Communications, wrote this article for WomenEntrepreneur.com.
You’ll find great tips to help you get started public speaking (including a few quotes from yours truly!). Enjoy.
Speak Better: 5 Tips for Polished Presentations by Suzannah Baum
Public speaking is a marketing tool that keeps on giving, so get past [...]
Seeing as I haven’t given birth yet, I figured I’d mosey on over to LinkedIn Answers and pose a new question: What are the 3 biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make when giving their 30-second intro?
As usual, the responses received so far have been insightful and informative. Want to join the discussion? Click here to post your answer.
Mistakes [...]
Just as an aside… things are “happening”, if you know what I mean. Last night, I had a false alarm, with a succession of painful contractions. My hubby was just about to call the midwife when everything stopped. Woke up this morning and still no baby!! But, it’s a good sign that things will happen [...]
For the first time, I posted a question on LinkedIn, not really knowing what kind of response I’d get. I don’t know what’s taken me so long to discover the Q&A feature on LinkedIn (thanks to Lara for the suggestion), but I’m sure glad I did.
My question was a simple one: Do you have a 30-second intro? So far, [...]
My friend and colleague, Pat Snow, president of NetworkingPlus Montreal area business group asked me to pass this event along to you.
Join 80 to 100 business people in a relaxed environment… a unique opportunity to expand your business connections.
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Place: The FIRM, 2362 Hymus, Dorval H9P 1J9, 514-421-3476 [...]
Filling the pipeline is the first stage in the Universal Marketing Cycle. If you’re not actively filling your pipeline, your business will soon run dry.
So what DOES filing the pipeline really mean?
In the context of marketing a service-based business, filling the pipeline means knowing (and getting known by) enough people whom you can contact (or [...]
As discussed in my article 3 Elements You Need To Get Clients the very first step to successfully marketing your service-based business is to figure out where you’re stuck in the marketing cycle, or what area of marketing your services needs more work.
Today, I’ll help you figure out where you may be stuck and what [...]
I was coaching a client the other day who, as we were going through potential referral-building marketing strategies, felt that she couldn’t implement “asking for referrals”, since she’s shy and it would mean “asking for a favor.” My (silent) gut response was “So what?” I guess my reaction was so strong, because I know I [...]
Someone on an online networking group I belong to posted this question:
I’ve recently completed my website (of course, it’s a work in progress) and I just don’t know where to go from here. I feel like I’m preparing to no end; but have not had one client to date. [...] How can I really get [...]
