Archive for November 2009

To save time and money in building a consistent personal style, nurture relationships with retail sales staff. In essence, they are a free resource that acts as your research team for wardrobe development. Have a favorite store or discover a new one? As you enter approach a staffer you visually admire. Tell them you’d like…

Working in a multi-cultural environment requires setting your colleagues and clients at ease in both environments. A wise initial step is to create a bilingual business card. Print English on one side and second language on the other side. Include phonetic pronunciation in a second language. Present card using two hands holding card away from…

speaking skills tip: What makes a great speech, presentation or message?  Put the message up front.  Transition clearly from point to point and back up your viewpoints with credible ‘Forms of Influence’.  We recommend using S-P-E-A-K to give your messages more punch or ‘stickiness’.  S = Statistics & Facts, P = Personal Experience share, E…