In the second half of '09, newsstand copies of VOGUE were down 15.1%.  0160; During the same timeframe, those of VANITY FAIR were up. Could we women be rebelling about being told how to look?  0160; VOGUE never was focused on real women, like Dove soap has been. 

The blame game has started.  0160; WIRED's troubles, reports  Ryan Tate in GAWKER, are being blamed on its head Christopher Anderson.  0160; Instead of pushing ads, which have been going down down down, Anderson has been focused on hawking his books and delivering keynote addresses.  0160; Meanwhile there have been ongoing layoffs at WIRED, which is owned by the beleaguered Conde

Holding back comment, then speaking with care, can hold great persuasive power, as we've seen this month with Caroline Kennedy's New York Times op-ed piece endorsing Barack Obama for president . Those who dread speaking often use "eloquent" to describe those for whom words come easily, even too easily. Perhaps it's my work coaching speakers and subjects of media interviews , or my original work as a journalist, or just too many years of working in Washington, which I lovingly call "a small town with a lot of hot air," but I've come to pay more attention to the held-back voice,

My personal take is that although purposeful pacing can work as a gimmick or for short segments of frenetic energy, stillness holds up better with time. Clint Eastwood, speaking about how to act on camera said, "Don't just do something - stand there." Eddie Murphy told Chris Rock to pace the stage like a panther during his standup routines. So when the topic arises of how we move our body in front of an audience, how are we supposed to know which advice to follow?

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room. ...Tags: “Two pages or less, dammit!” 8221; Our Paris correspondent, John, writes in with an ancestor of Pete’s Law , the replacement of all PowerPoint with a Word document no more than 2 pages long.

She teaches women how to move beyond the fears, doubts and anxieties that are holding them back from achieving their desires so they can become the woman they want to be. Are you afraid to say out loud what you really want to do with your life? In 2001 after I had been laid off for the fourth time in my career, I decided to do what my heart was telling me --- to help people overcome the fear of public speaking. I

We recently reported on the news that Cisco had acquired Tandberg, the Norway based video communication business, but it seems they may decide to drop their bid. Less than 10% of Tandberg’s shareholders accepted Cisco’s $3 billion offer. Cisco have now extended the deadline to 18th November, but have said that if its offer is not accepted by the required 90% of Tandberg’s shareholders, it will withdraw.

A couple of brave souls have left comments here or on our Facebook page to say, "I'm absolutely entering your contest, but have to get over my fear of being on video!" And I hear you, sister: I went back and forth on whether to include a video entry, and whether to use video exchanges in the contest training. I'm hoping you will enter a short video and gain the benefits of the contest ( entry details here ) after you hear my rationale: Using video lets me coach you wherever you are: I didn't want to limit entries to women who could meet me in person, so using video and uploads or emails

0160; His book "The Politician" is holding up there.  Most of those who banked on John and Elizabeth Edwards have been disappointed.  0160; Aides had to look for other jobs.  0160; The journalists who built them up look naive. 

0160; His tell-all "The Politician" is holding steady at #50 on Amazon.com.  I was wrong.  0160; Andrew Young's Hail Mary pass to make a buck and find a fresh career path may pan out.  0160; That means he will be invited to more media interviews and can hit the lecture circuit, selling his what-I-saw reflections.