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1). A Little Testosterone Goes A Long Way
Copyright 2006 Mary Foley
In June we celebrate Father’s Day, a day when it’s ok for all men to be a guy. Scratch, sniff, or click, it’s all acceptable.
When it comes to men, I’ve been around plenty. Starting with being surrounded by guys in engineering school, then my 10 years at AOL and now as an entrepreneur, I've had lots of opportunity to interact with and observe men.
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2). Three Deadly Sins to Avoid When Choosing a Professional Speaker
As I survey the speaker’s market I’ve become a tad weary willfully wearing the title "Motivational Speaker". All speakers worth their salt seek to motivate or cause action. Maybe it's just me, but does the mere mention of the term "Motivational Speaker" conjure irritating mental pictures in your subconscious mind? There are far too many stereotypes being propagated regarding speakers.
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3). Getting Past Gatekeepers: Don't Get Left At the Gate When Calling on Decision Makers
DOES IT SOMETIMES SEEM AS THOUGH DECISION MAKERS are residing in a gated community? Learn how to bypass gatekeepers (GK) — those professionals who “guard” the decision makers and often run interference for them — to get in front of decision makers (DM).
Traditionally a secretary, administrative assistant or switchboard operator blocked entry. Now there are electronic nemeses as well: voice mailboxes and blind e-mail addresses.
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4). Motivational Speaking - Stuck in the Middle with All of You
Why do we need structure? Why does the desire for the cubicle life consume us all? What is it about money and the white picket fence that dismantles our dreams, destroys our imagination and devalues the sense of adventure in people?
From the time we enter kindergarten until the time we exit college we are poked and prodded and led in the direction of the average; of the middle-class.
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5). Six Steps To Becoming A Powerful Public Speaker
Public speaking ranks right up there in terms of the things we are afraid to do. Whether it’s the fear of being watched closely by others, or the insecurity and self-conscious feeling of slipping up during the presentation, these six tips will help you give a polished, professional speech that you (and your audience) can be proud of!
1. Know your audience.
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6). Getting Motivated by a Motivational Speaker?
A good motivational speaker should exude confidence (not cockiness!) by being extremely knowledgeable as compared to most people, even one’s own colleagues about a specific topic.
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7). The Voice of Customer Service
Customer relationship management tools abound, yet let's hear it for old technology. Your voice is the most multifaceted customer service tool in your toolkit. Your voice can convey concern, care and compassion. It can alternately convey boredom, neglect or contempt. Your challenge: to insure your voice reinforces the service you strive to deliver through your actual words and action.
Article tags: customer service, customer retention, motivational speaker, sales trainer, sales training, salesmanship, sales trainer, sales training, cold calls, humorist, storyteller, communicator, better communication
8). Silly Service has its Serious Side: Test Your Customer Service Knowledge!
Who says service is serious? Customer service can be silly too. Take this fun quiz to test your customer service knowledge. You may be a service ace if you both pick the correct answer to each of these ten questions, and understand why these answers are correct.
1. A complaining customer is:
A. Always right
B. Almost right
C. Often lying
D. Always the customer
2.
Article tags: customer service, customer retention, motivational speaker, sales trainer, sales training, salesmanship, sales trainer, sales training, cold calls, humorist, storyteller, communicator
9). Turning Customer Service Inside Out!
While companies focus thousands of dollars on external customer service in hopes of wooing and retaining customers, little attention is being paid to the effect poor internal customer service has on customer satisfaction. It all starts within your organization! Sooner or later the ripple effect reaches your customers. To really walk your service talk, make sure your commitment to internal customer service matches your company's external focus on customer care.
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