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How to Get a Standing Ovation
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| When I started public speaking in about 1986, I was deathly afraid of public speaking--for one thing, working for the division run by Steve Jobs was hugely intimidating: How could you possibly compete with Steve? It's taken me twenty years to get comfortable at it. I hope that many of you are are called upon to give speeches--it's the closest thing to being a professional athlete that many of us will achieve. The purpose of this blog entry is to help you give great speeches. |
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How to Spend It: Making the Most of Aid
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| Africa can absorb and manage increased aid flows. That was the consensus expressed at the plenary session. In his introductory remarks, Graham Mackay, Chief Executive, SABMiller, United Kingdom; Co Chair of the Africa Economic Summit 2005, made clear his view that there is no realistic alternative to continuing aid, with a doubling of flows needed over the next three to five years. This, though, he warned, runs against the present current of declining flows. |
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A \"Warm Calling\" vs. \"Cold Calling\" Rant
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| Prospecting by phone, introductory calling as I prefer, is a communication skill. Like any communication skill it can be learned and it can be improved upon. |
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Developing African Capital Markets
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| In his introductory remarks, moderator John Hanson, Managing Editor, Business & Financial Times, Ghana, noted that African development needed capital, yet capital is very scarce. The answer is for the continent to develop well functioning capital markets. There has been some progress, but not enough, due to many barriers. |
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How to Spend It: Making the Most of Aid
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| Africa can absorb and manage increased aid flows. That was the consensus expressed at the plenary session. In his introductory remarks, Graham Mackay, Chief Executive, SABMiller, United Kingdom; Co Chair of the Africa Economic Summit 2005, made clear his view that there is no realistic alternative to continuing aid, with a doubling of flows needed over the next three to five years. This, though, he warned, runs against the present current of declining flows. |
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Prospecting Tips
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| Prepare for introductory calling the way you would for any major presentation. Know what you want to say, how you want to say it and how you want to represent yourself, your company, your product or service. |
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Rudeness at Work
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| How important is it to you that people be polite at work? A professor of psychology at West Chester University in Pennsylvania conducted a study all about rudeness in the workplace. Jennifer Bunk found that about 75 percent of workers say they’re treated rudely at least once a year. That can mean anything from being ignored by the boss or hearing snide remarks from coworkers. |
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What Is Inside Of You? Peace and Happiness? Or Stress and Turmoil?
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| Yesterday, I saw Jack LaLanne on a television program. Yes, the 94-year old fitness expert and inspiration to millions and millions of people is still going strong. In the closing remarks for the interview, Jack left his audience with the following thought. “You are responsible for everything you do - both on the outside and also inside of you.” |
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All Work-No Life? Organize for Productivity, Profit and Peace-of-Mind (Part 1)
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| Pain, stress, burn-out, information fatigue and severely eroded work-life balance. These are just some of the syndromes caused by our technologically accelerated society. In this introductory part of a series of articles we ask whether there is any hope of ever restoring sanity to our “crazy” world. |
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AHA Redux: A Matter of Leadership!
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| I began my remarks to the American Hospital Association last week with an outline of the situation as I saw it. I called the outline "Principal Management & Leadership (as opposed to Policy) Issues." |
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Future Scenario Planning
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| Future scenario planning is a useful tool for personal and organization improvement. This article gives an introductory overview of the scenario planning process. |
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Powerful Small Business Names
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| It’s all in the name, but don’t believe the hype!
That is a caveat to live closely with. Many online sales letters push their introductory content through the threshold of credible to incredible, and amazing to the absurd. In print media, we stick to the principle of ‘KISS’ – less can be more readable. |
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