Murray that has come to be close to my heart since my arrival in San Diego as it has proven to be true a million times over. Murray, from The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (1951) I arrived in San Diego, CA on December 17, 2005 with my then four-year-old daughter via a one-way bus ticket from Pensacola, Florida. My daughter and I slept on the floor for several nights at the San Diego Rescue Mission’s emergency shelter program By Lana Culliver I feel like over the past few weeks I have told this story a hundred times. I haven’t told it a hundred

In a study at UC San Diego, researchers Kari A. Wasilenko, James A. Kulik, and Rebekah A. Wanic assigned 45 female undergraduates to exercise next to either a fit peer, an unfit peer or no one (the control group). Women who exercised next to unfit peers exercised longer than the control group, whereas women who exercised next to someone who was more fit exercised for a shorter time and expressed

Then the moderator can present the questions during the Q and A period of the lesson. From: Allison Rossett ( email ) San Diego State University What stinks about webinars? August 2008). August 2008). 15 Tips for Webinars: How to Add Impact When You Present Online By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE July 7, 2009 Whenever you open your mouth, whether youre talking to one person or a thousand, you usually want to get a specific message across. How do you do that best when you are communicating through a webinar?

I'm off to San Diego to lead a training on Saturday, so I'll just leave you with a brief quote today: "I'm not the next anyone, I'm the first Maria Sharapova." ~ Maria Sharapova ...Tags: Tags: General Comment

I just try to be myself and talk about what's important to me." ~ San Diego Padres pitcher Jake Peavy As a speaker, are you talking about what's important to you? "I can pitch in front of 50,000 people, but speaking in front of a few hundred probably makes me more nervous. If not, how can you change that? ...Tags:

In San Diego today and starting early. I hope my workshop is going well! Jane Pollak has a great post on how she follows up after networking events. I especially like how she culls the cards that are not a fit for her instead of hanging onto all of them forever (like I do).

I left the room after each one happy to be a woman, and excited to take what I had learned, and the enthusiasm I felt out into my world to pass the knowledge on to women I know. We also attended a break out session where Casey Gwinn, CEO of the YWCA San Diego, and one of the Women’s Leadership Institute’s biggest fans, spoke about the exciting things in store for the YWCA San Diego. By Lana Culliver It’s been a little over two months since I graduated from the Speak for Success Women’s Leadership Institute and amazing things still continue to happen as a result of my involvement with the program.

Octavio Ballesta from Venezuela had this comment: "Difficulties of identifying the right target audience: In large companies identifying clearly the right audiences to whom the presentation should be given." Logistics have been mentioned by many of the respondents and this leads to asking some of these questions: - Who will be impacted by this information? - Who has decision making ability on this issue, request, or situation? - Who needs to know this? Gayle Falkenthal, a public relations professional from San Diego shared these comments: "First challenge: a lack of clearly stated

The butterflies in my stomach accompany me to every speaking engagement. From doing public service announcements for the YWCA, to my speech at the Women’s Leadership Institute, to my two live news interviews week before last on KCBQ 1170AM and NBC San Diego 7/39 I am able to see my progress. by Lana Culliver With this being my fourth week Blogging for Speak for Success and the week of my birthday I have been in a very reflective mood. It’s interesting to look back and see how far I have come, and exciting to look ahead to see how far I can go. By sharing my story publicly

Sign up for the next Powerful Presentations program here in San Diego on December 5th. by Dana Bristol-Smith Barack Obama came to the nation’s attention after his keynote speech at the July 2004 Democratic National Convention. He was confident and inspiring and I believe that his strong communication skills helped lead to his victory over John McCain. The Seven Lessons 1.