The corporate zeitgeist, reports Clare Ansberry in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, may be risk-averse.  Perhaps Corporate America did not suffer quite enough during The Great Recession.  0160; But it's a lot different for individuals, especially the bunch of us who have been left with nothing to lose.  0160; We're starting new businesses and funding them any way we can, including on credit cards. 

Kathy Saenz of Neighborhood America Shares What It Takes to Make Video an Effective Content Marketing Tool We recently caught up with Kathy, who is Neighborhood America’s corporate communications manager, for a brief interview on the best ways to communicate with video. She has been able to help Neighborhood America add video communications to their core marketing capabilities. Even a micro business can use video effectively to communicate with its customers online. But, as we amateur carpenters know, you can wind up with a mess instead of a masterpiece

0160; Come on, kiddo, this is America, the leader of capitalism.  writer, I toiled in the bowels of corporate America and for the past two decades performed consulting assignments for the lion's share of my income.  Call it a hangover from our previous affluence.  0160; THE NEW YORK TIMES has an article by Randy Kennedy stating how little "artists" are earning during the recession. 

YOU KNOW YOU WORK IN CORPORATE AMERICA IF ... You sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for three different companies Your company welcome sign is attached with Velcro Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket Your company logo on your badge is applied with stick-um You order your business cards in "half orders" instead of whole boxes When someone asks about what you do for a living, you lie You get really excited about a 2% pay raise You learn about your layoff on CNN Your biggest loss from a system crash is that you lose your best jokes You sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet Salaries of the members on the

A new book titled  The Power Presenter: Technique, Style and Strategy from America’s Top Speaking Coach focuses on improving your delivery, what you say and how you say it. Aside from the discussion of speeches, the writing reads like corporate-speak — flat and without personality. Author Jerry Weissman starts with a story of a CEO who gave the same presentation in a two-week period. The first week didn’t go well and the second was a winner.

Traveling with an executive—whether in the corporate jet or on the drive to the auditorium—is invaluable. in the 1970s, I’m well aware that, as George Bernard Shaw said, “England and America are two countries separated by a common language.”  Ian Griffin is the Silicon Valley Fripp Associate who is a corporate speech writer. Finding a speaker's 'voice' is the key to great speechwriting By Ian Griffin Capture your orator’s meaning and cadence through familiarity and a few essential guidelines Veteran speechwriter Hal Gordon says that speechwriters need

Five figure speaking engagements followed, along with lucrative consulting contracts that had flush economic development budgets. Next Generation Consulting took what they learned from the corporate arena and applied it to economic development. These solutions made, and continue to make, sense in Corporate America, where event-based marketing and the "experience economy" is all the rage. The result? );} else {document.write( );}return true;}LoadMenus(); NAME E-MAIL ZIP CODE

0160; Today, Eamon Javers reports in Politico.com, that Summers told an audience of corporate technology executives and trade association officials that they should come to Washington D.C. and ask how they can help America.  All the negative media coverage about Larry Summers has caused some of us to speculate if he's being pushed out.   0160;  With discontent spreading the land about the Obama Administration, Summers might be a head that has to be given to the crowd.

More time 18.8% - Better attitude 30.2% - Better techniques or strategies 40.3% - Job loss 10.7% In 1996, I left Corporate America to start my own business and follow my passion which is to teach others how to get what they want out of life, and to live their full potential. Pestrak was a player in corporate America for 26 years, working her way up the ranks from an entry-level position to managing a $20 million budget, and instituted and led sales organizations. MEMBERS LOGIN Home SPEAKER SERVICES Speaker services Membership info Proposal generator Profile listing service Coaching services Video trailer ads Interview transcripts Teleclasses Online shop MEETING PLANNERS Planner services Find a speaker RESOURCES FAQs about CJ Free articles Useful links TOOLS Subscribe to eZine Search this site GENERAL INFO About us Testimonials Advertising

We also have member companies who need our information yet can’t budget the funds to provide training and education to everyone within their corporation who needs it.”   The American Payroll Association is driven by its dedication to education. Meetings and Conventions magazine calls Patricia Fripp , “One of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America.” Add Value for Your Association Members and Gain Loyalty By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE It is no secret Associations have to add value for their membership and increase their own revenue. At the same time, attendance at