by Barbara | Jul 6, 2015 | Coaching, Goal-setting, Leadership Communication
While everyone in the U.S. was celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, another important milestone came and went: the official half-year mark. That’s right – there are only six months left in 2015. It’s a great time to take a moment and look back,...
by Barbara | Jun 26, 2015 | Leadership Communication, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking
I had the pleasure of meeting a former colleague and friend for dinner last night. We had a great time catching up and walking down memory lane. Lots of laughs – and some new stories were shared. Turns out she never heard about the time when I was presenting to...
by Barbara | Jun 20, 2015 | Leadership Communication, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, Speaking
I was facilitating a meeting last week with a leadership team who was trying to advance their strategic plan that was stuck in a ditch, to the point where one of the employees asked her manager, “What plan?” The CEO said to the directors,...
by Barbara | May 31, 2015 | Coaching
This weekend marks a special time on the calendar: Easter and Passover – two religious holidays that include rituals of eating chocolate and unleavened bread. As fun as that may be, both events have a much more inspiring purpose: to remind us of the valuable and...
by Barbara | May 31, 2015 | Leadership Communication, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, Speaking, Uncategorized
There’s a very popular book written by Harold Stolovitch and Erica Keeps called Tellin’ Ain’t Training. I saw it on my bookshelf the other day and realized the same sentiment holds true for PowerPoint presentations: just because you are clicking...
