I have Live Tweeted 2 conferences so far, Innovation3 in Dallas and recently I just tweeted a couple sessions at Saddleback Small Group Confererence in Irvine, CA just for fun. Not a huge Twitter-literate bunch, but I did get a few nuggets before actually setting foot in Irvine, CA. It is a skill to be learned, tempered, and used when most appropriate and productive. Pistachio Micro sharing. Macro results. HOME TOUCHBASE BLOG Your Suggestions? SERVICES Market Engagement

Elegant Skills for Powerful Presentations Program next week on September 29 and 30, in Palo Alto, CA. The winner will have the opportunity to experience the DeFinis Communications powerful brand of presentations skills training complete with dynamic media, unique learning models, extensive practice exercises, video feedback and our signature Line by Line Coaching™ process.   This offer is only good for the Encore program next week on September 29 and 30, I just got an email from our contest winner and because of a work emergency she is unable to attend our Encore!

Years ago in a motel in Long Beach, CA, I remember men gathering a few minutes before 7a. Tags: Selling Skills motivatio The three women ranged in age from 18 - 23. They stood behind the cash register, in the small dress shop, clapping and singing. Because they were speaking Chinese, I had no clue what they were saying.

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Elegant Skills for Powerful Presentations seminar that is occurring today and tomorrow, September 29 and 30 at the Crown Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto, CA.   The challenge she faced was in learning to project greater physical energy by using her body language and vocal skills more intensely. As someone who believes that continuous improvement is critical for career advancement I am pleased to announce that Donne Davis, founder of the GaGaSisterhood (”Where Grandmas bond, brag and benefit”), has won free attendance at our Encore! Congratulations

The argument has gotten old - and it isn't true:  That traditional journalism is needed because only the card-carrying members of that profession have the skills and resources to drill down into what is. Actually, we citizen journalists have better skills at uncovering the ugly underbelly of a situation as well as the benefits which may not be so visible or welcome in the court of public opinion.  0160; I

While on my JetBlue flight to San Jose on Wednesday, I had the opportunity to catch about half of President Obama’s Town Hall meeting in Costa Mesa, CA. The President’s impressive presentation skills made a meeting with the potential to be on the boring side very interesting and educational.  I know I’m not the first to write about his presentation skills, but I thought these were a few aspects that are often overlooked.   It’s no secret that President Obama won over many fans because of his eloquent speaking and smooth delivery.  It’s an added advantage that President Obama

Now in the 21st Century it is knowledge workers, who served their apprenticeships on Pedagogy, Andragoy and Instructional Process only to find less skilled workers supplanting them on automated systems. So “plus ca change; plus c’est la meme chose.” Beware the Luddite within. I

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