Do you love to learn? At home? At your own pace? Do you love to talk about what you learn?
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Archive for September, 2009
A Great Source of Conversation Topics
Tuesday, September 29th, 20094 Conversation Questions Help You Teach More Effectively
Friday, September 25th, 2009Today I’m borrowing a post from online information marketer Alex Mandossian. He’s sharing the 4 conversation questions that guided his 1,200 tele-interviews. I see another practical application for these great questions.
Not many people get interviewed, but lots of us teach or train others. It could be as informal as helping the kids with their homework or coaching their soccer team. It could be as formal as writing an office manual or teaching our employees to give good customer service.
As you read Alex’s blog post (below) about how to (more…)
A Good Presentation Tip from One Smart Cookie
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Today’s post was contributed by Hawaii’s top presentation coach, Pam Chambers:
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You’re wandering down the cookie aisle at Your Groceries USA. After some moments of indecision, you are seduced by the Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Chunks. Three inches in diameter, packed with chips and nuts — what’s not to like? |
It is the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act that protects you from ripping open the bag only to find (more…)
How to Build Confidence and Meet People
Monday, September 14th, 2009 |
by Tracey E. Bennett, Queen of Conversation How do you build confidence and meet people? Volunteer. You get to schmooze with people you wouldn’t otherwise meet. I was a speaker host at the Hawaii Writers Conference. One evening the authors were doing a mass book signing. |
Picture them at tables on the lanai of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, overlooking Diamond Head and the ocean.
What was missing in this scenic view? (more…)
The Hawaii Writers Conference Sparks Good Conversation Starters for Your Conference or Group
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 |
What a great Labor Day weekend! How did you spend your time off? Did you do something fun? (That’s a good conversation starter, by the way, because it invites the sharing of personal information.) For the third year in a row, I volunteered at the Hawaii Writers Conference, (the weekend formerly known as the Maui Writers Conference). |
Ahhh! 4 days of bliss for everyone who loves writing, books and movies. That would be me and 700 of my dearest writer friends. (more…)