by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Communication, Marketing
Making it difficult, if not impossible, for people to contact you, is the #1 worst possible communication mistake when you’re marketing yourself. Even when someone wants to contact you, if that person doesn’t have your contact information easily available,...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Communication, Marketing
A number of years ago, I ran across a truly excellent informational piece on the Internet. Since I was too busy to read and absorb it just then, I printed it out so that I could read it at my (laughingly called) leisure, and then contact the author about her excellent...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication
It feels really annoying to try to share something and feel like you’re hitting a blank wall of either incomprehension, or simply total lack of attention. It’s been my experience that there are three common situations where people who are speaking...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Communication
Sometimes I run across people who seem to view the phrases please and thank you as empty social forms that are not really necessary in our modern world, and actually deem them as bordering on being a useless affectation. I respectfully and firmly beg to differ! When...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Public Speaking
In my last blog post on 3 Tips on Over-Coming Your Fear of Public Speaking, I briefly alluded to the fact that well-handled goof-ups can make your remarks even more powerful and memorable. But, you are probably thinking, that is easier said than done. In the heat of...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Public Speaking
Is your fear of public speaking holding you back from sharing your gifts with the world and reaching your business, career, or personal relationship goals? If so, you are certainly not alone! On various lists of fears, public speaking is often listed as number 1,...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills
I once read in a novel (of all places) that you cannot begin to find the right answers until you have asked the right questions. So what are the right questions to ask yourself when you are in the process of either starting or expanding your business (or any important...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Communication, Public Speaking
Here’s a very good clue about how important public speaking skills are in the business world. A 22 year old young man by the name of Michael Hood had the honor of being Warren Buffett’s escort for the day when Mr. Buffett was in Toronto for the Canadian...
by Marjorie Saulson | Networking
It took me a very long time to become comfortable conversing and connecting with other people at networking events, especially live events when meeting new people in person face to face. I liked to blame this discomfort on the fact that I am basically a shy introvert,...
by Marjorie Saulson | Networking
Please notice that the title of this blog post refers to an introduction rather than the standard elevator pitch many of us were taught to use when promoting ourselves and our businesses at networking events. The problem with the standard elevator pitch is that it...