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In America's celebrity culture, those whose names (and brands) are known by all can generate envy. After all, more and more young people are fixated on becoming famous. But, many celebrities operate in the context of being what turns out to be a "mere employee." MORE
They are known as The Seven Sisters. But, given the fast pace of developments in technology, those seven giant tech companies are bound to have plenty of sibling rivalry. MORE
He expected deference from law enforcement. The legal and perhaps business worlds are tittering about how high-profile professional Stephen Wigginton got nailed for DUI and more. Before his current job as partner at Armstrong Teasdale, he had been a U.S. MORE
Had the leadership at Facebook conducted itself with decorum and humility, investors might have had tempered expectations. Facebook's sin, and it has been regarded as a mortal one, has been that it disappointed investors. MORE
The Dow is expected to continue its downward trajectory when the U.S. Bad news isn't letting up for our portfolios. market opens the day after Christmas. Axios notes that the Japanese market took a "dive" today, as did other Asian markets. MORE
Today I conducted a training webinar on presenting interactively. I loved the topic and enjoyed myself quite a bit! Here’s what I covered: Why interactivity is necessary in today’s world: people are no longer willing to sit passively and take in information. MORE
So, those still in the editorial box or who are graduating from college with majors in those aspects of communications should expect more darkness to fall in mid-2020. Every time there's a change in ownership or power at media companies, the editorial market gets more glutted. MORE
Frederick Hopkins, suspect in the South Carolina police massacre, has not practiced law since 1984. However, as too frequently happens when a lawyer or former one is involved in a crime, it's that professional identity which is highlighted in the media. MORE
Like the cliché "perfect storm," a stale buzzword has been applied to the global equities markets. The term is "rollercoaster." " But for the weekend, riders probably have received a pass to get off the ride and relax. MORE
That was likely not the usual morning show fluff Fonda was expecting. What was she thinking? That's what we wonder yet again as we follow the puzzling saga of Megyn Kelly's morning show. For two days too much of the programming was ME ME ME. MORE
Back then, every buyer expected a bargain. It is 6:29 A.M. New York Time. And I am re-doing a client's promotional material. The new message is all about affordability. That client has re-thought her pricing strategy. MORE
Professional degree programs are in play. And the academic institutions which "sell" them will likely have to rebrand many of the programs. Not only is the value of law school being questioned. So is that of the full-time MBA program, both here in the U.S. and abroad. The current issue of The Economist focuses on why the full-time MBA degree has lost its pull power. MORE
This latest development in CollegeAdmissionsGate is expected to be announced tomorrow by video. It is expected that will result in two months in prison, along with a $150K fine. It is expected he will be sentenced to five months in prison and pay a $250K fine. MORE
And expect, as had been the situation with former U.S. "Some Democrats are openly talking up New York governor Andrew Cuomo whose profile has soared during the crisis [COVID-19], as a Biden stand-in." " - John Fund, NR, March 25, 2020. How can we gauge how much traction the draft-Cuomo initiative will have? MORE
This is the era when members of the media scream about coming catastrophes. What is supposed to be at the top of the list is the insolvency of the Social Security System. By 2035, reports The Hill , the $3 trillion in reserves will be depleted. MORE
As Megyn Kelly watchers know, her morning show got a ratings bump and some goodwill when she focused on sexual harassment. But, reports The Wrap , the sweeps numbers (calculated every November) are predicted to be the lowest for a Today franchise since 2000. MORE
Law.com warns that expectations of what's covered probably don't align with reality. It's here. COVID - 19. Investors know that. Look at two days of Dow carnage. MORE
" Unfortunately, that sets up the expectation for perfection. " From the get-go, they have to lower their expectations. When they re-located from the coasts they expected perfection. MORE
The question on the minds of those who have a stake in Facebook is: Can Mark Zuckerberg have a conversation with the members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11? That is, can he engage versus enrage them? The very existence of Facebook is at stake. MORE
" Consequently, tragedy should be expected. Do human beings really "snap?" " Or, is that a media creation to position and package the unthinkable such as the growing number of murder/suicides as understandable. MORE
So many of us have no expectation of truth. In Fortune , Alan Murray and Tom Huddleston Jr. have an article about how truth is being eroded. That kind of rant is puzzling. Maybe we never had it. Maybe, not since the rhetorical gyrations of Campaign 2016. MORE
The zen of professional life or the Schumpeterian approach is to anticipate that everything changes. However, we in public affairs might have assumed that lobbying was a line of work where the players might shift but the industry would remain large and lucrative. We were wrong. MORE
Had I zero expectations, I could have simply enjoyed the blessings. My expectation was to penetrate the western market for my services. Probably that produced wonderful results because I had no expectations. On August 28th, as I head east, I am determined to have no expectations. MORE
__ Blogging on 20th August , I raised some questions about psychiatry and psychiatrists without saying much about my reasons for doing so - apart from noting that, in the face of growing problems of mental health, it's a 'science' that's regarded with much less scepticism these days than in the 1960s. MORE
Their great expectations about growth seemed to block intuitive common sense. They too had great expectations. Charles Dickens published novel "Great Expectations." Before COVID-19, those in the Walt Disney Co. MORE
The nation is exhausted. Actually, most of the world is. There is the COVID-19, which can and does kill. Along with it has come economic devastation. That includes actual hunger. There also are neighbors in my residential complex who needed help to pay April's rent. So, it's not a surprise that Susan Fowler's memoir "Whistleblower" should be sinking on Amazon. Published on February 18, 2020, it was at about the 40,000 ranking on Amazon a few weeks ago. MORE
No need to add that they expect us to be proficient in technology. Take a look Inside the Beltway. The impression you get is that the American economy is run by Baby Boomer white men, with some Generation Xers thrown in. Well, that assumption will deep-six your business. MORE
My training webinar, “ Present interactively—Your audience expects it!&# was well received and you can now purchase the recording. In fact, the Training Manager of a state teacher’s union hired me to give this webinar, slightly customized, for employees. That too was well received. Learn more about what I covered during the webinar and what participants said MORE
It's a confluence of forces. And the fallout from the pandemic is just one of them. Based on how eMarketer works up the numbers, advertising revenue for Google is slated to decline in 2020, reports The Wall Street Journal. MORE
As Law.com reports, there is expected a wave of class-action lawsuits filed by employees as plaintiffs. Those predicting the class action lawsuit was dead have egg on their face. Those forecasts were made in the time of "Dukes v. Walmart." " Now it's COVID-19 time. MORE
And, so soon after the Cravath Bump … Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is increasing - significantly - associate salaries. The starting salary for first-year associates will be a whopping $10k above where the Cravath Bump realigned compensation. MORE
As speakers, we have to shift our expectations of what we can receive from the audience. We don't love it, but we understand it, and we expect it. So you need to get past that unrealistic expectation and continue to give value and provide opportunities for interaction. MORE
Also, Medicare supplements may cost more than they expected. Most of us, both still working and retired, have experienced aging as a transition. For some, it was unexpected. We didn't feel like we were aging. Yet, the world began treating us as "older." MORE
It is the most common sin among speechwriters, and almost all of us are guilty of committing it: in our zeal to sound authoritative, coherent and memorable, we forget that speeches begin and end with the listener, not us. MORE
Gawker's head Nick Denton recognizes that readers expect that. Today, many of the stories in influential Gawker are headlined with streaming video. Here is an example. That means that it won't be long before attaching video is standard. MORE
Currently, truth is not expected. The term for it used to be "spin." " That was the ability to position and package reality into acceptable illusions. The phenomenon began with politicos. MORE
Part of the problem people have with public speaking is their expectation. They expect that, once they start doing it, they will never be nervous again. Let go of the expectation that you need to be anxiety-free. MORE
TIP #3: EXPECT AND BE HAPPY ABOUT INTERRUPTIONS. Question: What's the relationship between sky diving and making executive presentations? MORE
As a speaker, you will always deal with audience expectations. Expectations typically are based either on past experiences."I've For example, the student who expects he will get an A on the final exam when he hasn't studied. MORE
"I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win." ~ Leonard Cohen. MORE
In this blog post from 25 April 2012 , Seth lays down a simple rule that every public speaker should take to heart: Don’t expect applause. But here’s the point: If you approach your speech or presentation expecting applause and focused on the rewards (applause, recognition, money, an invitation back, etc.) Don’t Expect Applause. But when you expect applause, when you do your work in order (and because of) applause, you have sold yourself short. MORE
According to a global survey by PRovoke/ICCO , PR firms indicated: Almost 77% expect loss of earnings. The assumption might be that during a crisis such as COVID-19, around the world PR agencies would be scaling financially. MORE
Back in the Industrial Age, the captains of industry, as they were called, had what novelist Charles Dickens labeled "Great Expectations." Of course, when those expectations didn't pan out, it had been the little people who suffered. MORE
The most we can expect is a little more shuffling in a walk and that aging person's staring blankly into space. In reality and perhaps through pr-ish positioning and packaging, Bill Cosby is an old man. MORE
Expectations Related Topics Speak Schmeak
APRIL 11, 2020
As speakers, we have to shift our expectations of what we can receive from the audience. We don't love it, but we understand it, and we expect it. So you need to get past that unrealistic expectation and continue to give value and provide opportunities for interaction.
Speak Schmeak
DECEMBER 12, 2008
Part of the problem people have with public speaking is their expectation. They expect that, once they start doing it, they will never be nervous again. Let go of the expectation that you need to be anxiety-free.
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Professionally Speaking...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
As a speaker, you will always deal with audience expectations. Expectations typically are based either on past experiences."I've For example, the student who expects he will get an A on the final exam when he hasn't studied.
Speak Schmeak
MAY 30, 2008
"I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win." ~ Leonard Cohen.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 30, 2020
According to a global survey by PRovoke/ICCO , PR firms indicated: Almost 77% expect loss of earnings. The assumption might be that during a crisis such as COVID-19, around the world PR agencies would be scaling financially.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 5, 2020
Their great expectations about growth seemed to block intuitive common sense. They too had great expectations. Charles Dickens published novel "Great Expectations." Before COVID-19, those in the Walt Disney Co.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 22, 2020
It's a confluence of forces. And the fallout from the pandemic is just one of them. Based on how eMarketer works up the numbers, advertising revenue for Google is slated to decline in 2020, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 8, 2017
He expected deference from law enforcement. The legal and perhaps business worlds are tittering about how high-profile professional Stephen Wigginton got nailed for DUI and more. Before his current job as partner at Armstrong Teasdale, he had been a U.S.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 6, 2016
Had I zero expectations, I could have simply enjoyed the blessings. My expectation was to penetrate the western market for my services. Probably that produced wonderful results because I had no expectations. On August 28th, as I head east, I am determined to have no expectations.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 21, 2020
This latest development in CollegeAdmissionsGate is expected to be announced tomorrow by video. It is expected that will result in two months in prison, along with a $150K fine. It is expected he will be sentenced to five months in prison and pay a $250K fine.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 2, 2018
They are known as The Seven Sisters. But, given the fast pace of developments in technology, those seven giant tech companies are bound to have plenty of sibling rivalry.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 5, 2017
No need to add that they expect us to be proficient in technology. Take a look Inside the Beltway. The impression you get is that the American economy is run by Baby Boomer white men, with some Generation Xers thrown in. Well, that assumption will deep-six your business.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 25, 2018
The Dow is expected to continue its downward trajectory when the U.S. Bad news isn't letting up for our portfolios. market opens the day after Christmas. Axios notes that the Japanese market took a "dive" today, as did other Asian markets.
Speak Schmeak
JANUARY 15, 2015
It is the most common sin among speechwriters, and almost all of us are guilty of committing it: in our zeal to sound authoritative, coherent and memorable, we forget that speeches begin and end with the listener, not us.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
As Megyn Kelly watchers know, her morning show got a ratings bump and some goodwill when she focused on sexual harassment. But, reports The Wrap , the sweeps numbers (calculated every November) are predicted to be the lowest for a Today franchise since 2000.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Like the cliché "perfect storm," a stale buzzword has been applied to the global equities markets. The term is "rollercoaster." " But for the weekend, riders probably have received a pass to get off the ride and relax.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Law.com warns that expectations of what's covered probably don't align with reality. It's here. COVID - 19. Investors know that. Look at two days of Dow carnage.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
In America's celebrity culture, those whose names (and brands) are known by all can generate envy. After all, more and more young people are fixated on becoming famous. But, many celebrities operate in the context of being what turns out to be a "mere employee."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 2, 2018
" Unfortunately, that sets up the expectation for perfection. " From the get-go, they have to lower their expectations. When they re-located from the coasts they expected perfection.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Back in the Industrial Age, the captains of industry, as they were called, had what novelist Charles Dickens labeled "Great Expectations." Of course, when those expectations didn't pan out, it had been the little people who suffered.
PowerPoint Tips
DECEMBER 14, 2009
My training webinar, “ Present interactively—Your audience expects it!&# was well received and you can now purchase the recording. In fact, the Training Manager of a state teacher’s union hired me to give this webinar, slightly customized, for employees. That too was well received. Learn more about what I covered during the webinar and what participants said
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Frederick Hopkins, suspect in the South Carolina police massacre, has not practiced law since 1984. However, as too frequently happens when a lawyer or former one is involved in a crime, it's that professional identity which is highlighted in the media.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 17, 2020
As Law.com reports, there is expected a wave of class-action lawsuits filed by employees as plaintiffs. Those predicting the class action lawsuit was dead have egg on their face. Those forecasts were made in the time of "Dukes v. Walmart." " Now it's COVID-19 time.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 4, 2019
So, those still in the editorial box or who are graduating from college with majors in those aspects of communications should expect more darkness to fall in mid-2020. Every time there's a change in ownership or power at media companies, the editorial market gets more glutted.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Currently, truth is not expected. The term for it used to be "spin." " That was the ability to position and package reality into acceptable illusions. The phenomenon began with politicos.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 4, 2018
And, so soon after the Cravath Bump … Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy is increasing - significantly - associate salaries. The starting salary for first-year associates will be a whopping $10k above where the Cravath Bump realigned compensation.
PowerPoint Tips
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
Today I conducted a training webinar on presenting interactively. I loved the topic and enjoyed myself quite a bit! Here’s what I covered: Why interactivity is necessary in today’s world: people are no longer willing to sit passively and take in information.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 17, 2020
The nation is exhausted. Actually, most of the world is. There is the COVID-19, which can and does kill. Along with it has come economic devastation. That includes actual hunger. There also are neighbors in my residential complex who needed help to pay April's rent. So, it's not a surprise that Susan Fowler's memoir "Whistleblower" should be sinking on Amazon. Published on February 18, 2020, it was at about the 40,000 ranking on Amazon a few weeks ago.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 25, 2020
And expect, as had been the situation with former U.S. "Some Democrats are openly talking up New York governor Andrew Cuomo whose profile has soared during the crisis [COVID-19], as a Biden stand-in." " - John Fund, NR, March 25, 2020. How can we gauge how much traction the draft-Cuomo initiative will have?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 4, 2018
The question on the minds of those who have a stake in Facebook is: Can Mark Zuckerberg have a conversation with the members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11? That is, can he engage versus enrage them? The very existence of Facebook is at stake.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
" Consequently, tragedy should be expected. Do human beings really "snap?" " Or, is that a media creation to position and package the unthinkable such as the growing number of murder/suicides as understandable.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 30, 2012
Had the leadership at Facebook conducted itself with decorum and humility, investors might have had tempered expectations. Facebook's sin, and it has been regarded as a mortal one, has been that it disappointed investors.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JULY 16, 2015
Gawker's head Nick Denton recognizes that readers expect that. Today, many of the stories in influential Gawker are headlined with streaming video. Here is an example. That means that it won't be long before attaching video is standard.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 25, 2017
The most we can expect is a little more shuffling in a walk and that aging person's staring blankly into space. In reality and perhaps through pr-ish positioning and packaging, Bill Cosby is an old man.
Professionally Speaking...
JANUARY 18, 2012
TIP #3: EXPECT AND BE HAPPY ABOUT INTERRUPTIONS. Question: What's the relationship between sky diving and making executive presentations?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 2, 2019
Back then, every buyer expected a bargain. It is 6:29 A.M. New York Time. And I am re-doing a client's promotional material. The new message is all about affordability. That client has re-thought her pricing strategy.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Also, Medicare supplements may cost more than they expected. Most of us, both still working and retired, have experienced aging as a transition. For some, it was unexpected. We didn't feel like we were aging. Yet, the world began treating us as "older."
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 18, 2012
The zen of professional life or the Schumpeterian approach is to anticipate that everything changes. However, we in public affairs might have assumed that lobbying was a line of work where the players might shift but the industry would remain large and lucrative. We were wrong.
Max Atkinson
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
__ Blogging on 20th August , I raised some questions about psychiatry and psychiatrists without saying much about my reasons for doing so - apart from noting that, in the face of growing problems of mental health, it's a 'science' that's regarded with much less scepticism these days than in the 1960s.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 23, 2016
Professional degree programs are in play. And the academic institutions which "sell" them will likely have to rebrand many of the programs. Not only is the value of law school being questioned. So is that of the full-time MBA program, both here in the U.S. and abroad. The current issue of The Economist focuses on why the full-time MBA degree has lost its pull power.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 23, 2019
This is the era when members of the media scream about coming catastrophes. What is supposed to be at the top of the list is the insolvency of the Social Security System. By 2035, reports The Hill , the $3 trillion in reserves will be depleted.
Unicorn HRO
JANUARY 5, 2018
So many of us have no expectation of truth. In Fortune , Alan Murray and Tom Huddleston Jr. have an article about how truth is being eroded. That kind of rant is puzzling. Maybe we never had it. Maybe, not since the rhetorical gyrations of Campaign 2016.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
That was likely not the usual morning show fluff Fonda was expecting. What was she thinking? That's what we wonder yet again as we follow the puzzling saga of Megyn Kelly's morning show. For two days too much of the programming was ME ME ME.
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