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How To Facilitate Participation In Your Presentation

I made a video to teach you a wonderful technique every presenter should use. It is called - Dialogue and Discuss Enjoy!
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The True Definition of Success

It is my daughter Andie's sixth birthday today. Wow - time really does fly. As I was reflecting on her little life - I thought I would share a great lesson she taught me -The True Definition of Success. To the world success means money, power, o
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Interview W/ NY Times Bestselling Author – Jeffrey Gitomer

Here is a 20 minute interview with NY Times Bestselling Author Jeffrey Gitomer. In this interview we talk about Jeffrey's book, The Little Green Book of Getting What You Want. Jeffrey shares some great insights into persuasion, presenting, & writ
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The Growth/Death Analogy

Over the last few years, I have spoken to hundreds of thousands of people involved in every kind of business you can imagine. I've spoken to retail businesses, fast food, insurance, health care, direct sales, government workers, lawyers, and the
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Activity Without Accomplishment

I love inspirational movies that are based on a true story. One of my favorites is a basketball movie called Glory Road. (I you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it). There is a scene in the movie where the the coach (Don Haskins) is working wi
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Service Leads To Influence

One of the quickest ways to increase your leadership status is to become a service-oriented person. I know what you are thinking – “What does service have to do with leadership?” Well, it is actually proven that becoming a contributor incr
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Establish Your Home Field Advantage

This weekend the final four teams in the National Football League (NFL) will play to see who makes it to the Super Bowl. Two of those teams share an advantage over their opponents that many times is the difference maker – Home Field Advantage.
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The Communicator’s Balance

The purpose of communication is to engage your audience, and engagement hangs on a delicate balance between credibility and relatability. Influencers need to understand that balance and work to be both credible and relatable. This is why it’s imp
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Choose Your Word For The Year

As you are setting your new years resolutions - I want to share a practice with you that I have found to be effective for me. This is the introduction to my book - The Power of Influence, where I explain the practice of how to choose your word for th
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Success Through Wrestling

When my brother Scott was a freshman in high school a friend convinced him to go out for the wrestling team. Scott had never wrestled before, and worse yet, he only weighed 92 pounds. The lowest weight class was 103 pounds, so he was giving up nearly
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