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Monthly Archives: August, 2014

Improve your social media writing – borrow from Hemingway’s “true sentence” style

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“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know.” Ernest Hemingway  If you want to improve your writing…

August 30, 2014 · Leave a comment

Improve your writing – the way Hemingway used repetition and the sound of words.

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We can all improve our writing by learning how Hemingway used repetition and the sound of words.   I’ll share one of my favourite Hemingway sentences…

August 30, 2014 · Leave a comment

Positive messages – let’s test how “positive” you are.

Originally posted on TB+ positive and persuasive communication tips:
Let’s test how “naturally positive” you are. When I train organisations on how to deliver difficult messages as respectfully and as…

August 29, 2014 · Leave a comment

Positive messages – How to sound more positive in your job interview

Originally posted on TB+ positive and persuasive communication tips:
To make a positive impression in a job interview, it pays for you to practise answering questions and to prepare  positive…

August 29, 2014 · Leave a comment

Positive Messages – How to be more positive in your next presentation

Originally posted on TB+ positive and persuasive communication tips:
If you want to be more positive in your next presentation, I encourage you to: Practise delivering your presentation out loud…

August 29, 2014 · Leave a comment

Warning: Don’t make “work-scuses”!

Originally posted on doubleshot media:
Most of us make the mistake of making “work-scuses”.   I know I do – and they get in the way of getting the most…

August 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

Does this product name offend or amuse you? – #StartYaBastard!

Originally posted on doubleshot media:
Have you heard of the Australian engine starter spray product Start Ya Bastard? ? I must say when I first heard the name – I…

August 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

Great David Allen tips on better productivity (Getting Things Done) – and presenting

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Wow! What a productive use of time. I came to watch a video to learn about better productivity from David Allen and ALSO got great…

August 28, 2014 · Leave a comment

How to stay calm and not get frustrated by constant interruption (1)

Originally posted on doubleshot media:
? Chances are you are getting interrupted these days – more than ever – especially by family. 1. More and more people “take their work…

August 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

How you can be more persuasive when “debating” with others.

I just heard an interesting “debate” on the radio. One speaker read a long list of points very quickly. The opposing “debater” spoke more slowly, made fewer points – but … Continue reading

August 27, 2014 · Leave a comment