by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills
Those of us who are in business talk about running our business; but sometimes it can seem like our business runs us. There is always so much to do, and seemingly so little time in which to do it. This often results in overwhelm and stress. This is especially true for...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Communication
Among the many mottoes I have created over my lifetime, one stands out as being rather snarky: Nothing beats abject terror as a motivator. Actually abject terror as a motivator is pretty limiting. A serious health issue such as a mild heart attack or the discovery of...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Public Speaking
When we talk about the fear of public speaking, the first thing the comes to mind is getting up on a stage and giving a formal speech of some kind. However, there are many other times in the course of business and in our everyday lives that we have to speak in public....
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Marketing
Have you ever heard a simple, yet incredibly useful piece of information and thought to yourself, Why didn’t I think of that? Sometimes the smartest things to do are the simplest; yet we rush right past them in our quest to do something complicated in order to...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Communication
It has long been my contention that everything is based on relationship. On a personal level, we prefer to spend time with those whom we like (or love). On a professional level, we prefer to be in business, and do business, with people we know, like and trust. In...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills
The busy life of an entrepreneur doesn’t leave much time for reading all of the valuable information shared on the Internet; so I don’t always get to read Seth Godin’s daily words of wisdom. (How he comes up with something new to share every day...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Good Grammar
Do you sometimes catch yourself wondering if you are messing up the usage of me, myself or I and not using these words correctly? Or do you sometimes hear other people using one of those words; and somehow their usage doesn’t sound right to you, but you’re...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Public Speaking
Have you ever sat through a speech that was so boring that you either fell asleep, or spent the time catching up on your email? Would you like to know how to avoid doing the same painful thing to the people who are listening to you? An obvious requirement is to create...
by Marjorie Saulson | Communication, Marketing
In my not so humble opinion, the absolutely indispensable element for overcoming your fear of public speaking is to actually know what you want to say. Unless you can afford to hire a speech writer, this means that you need to get better at speech writing and creating...
by Marjorie Saulson | Business Skills, Public Speaking
We are now in the midst of that annual exercise in futility known as making New Year’s Resolutions. You know the drill! You create a hopeful, and often long, list of things you would like to do better in the coming year. Losing weight and exercising more seem to...
