Three Ways To Bring The Spice Of Opinion Into Your Next Presentation

 

By Peter Watts, Writer, Coach & Trainer, The Presenters' Blog 

Every time you make a presentation, you commit a blatant act of opinion, and that's good. That's exactly as it should be. Opinion makes challenging. Opinion makes distinctive. Opinion makes memorable.
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Three Ways To Bring The Spice Of Opinion Into Your Next Presentation

Dianne Bevelander: Mentoring takes time but it is rewarding! Find mentors who believe in you, and believe in the people you are mentoring!

Posted by Admissions Team in Faculty Corner, Staff Interviews
Dear WE readers,
Whenever I discuss the topic of gender in my classes I am confronted by a number of people who believe that issues of gender-based access and opportunity are subjects of the past. While the assumption may seem a reasonable one at first glance, the sad reality is that gender discrimination in the workplace remains a relevant and pressing issue.  This becomes apparent to executives and students as soon as I start probing with questions like: How many women managers or executives have you reported to? How often have you had classes or attended workshops where the keynote speakers were women? How many women faculty have taught you?  How many business cases have you analysed that had women as principle protagonists? Questions such as these invariably change the dialogue from a discussion of the validity of the debate to a discussion around the challenges and the need to redress the inequality as a matter of some urgency.
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http://blog.rsm.nl/mba/2013/04/22/dianne-bevelander-mentoring-takes-time-but-it-is-rewarding-find-mentors-who-believe-in-you-and-believe-in-the-people-you-are-mentoring/

How To Be A Networking Jedi At Events

In todays job market it is a must for you to stamp your uniqueness on your skill set, especially at events. Over the course of the next few minutes we are going to explore deeper as to the how and why behind strategic networking at events.
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http://www.careerattraction.com/how-to-be-a-networking-jedi-at-events/?utm_content=buffer67371&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

Letter Count / Character Count

This is a great tool. How many times did you rewrite a profile because the site didn't accept your text saying it has too many characters? And - they won't tell you how many characters you are over ....

Letter Count / Character Count

All You Can Eat Leads: 10 Ways to Generate More Leads for Less

by Jason Leister
Wanna have a successful and profitable business? Then you need leads… and lots of them.
Nothing happens without a lead. No sales, no revenue, no profit, no nothin’.
Below are 10 ways to generate MORE leads without spending a bundle.
But before we get to the list, there are a couple of lead generation ground rules you should be clear about. Without understanding these, you can end up wasting a lot of time and money.
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http://diythemes.com/thesis/10-ways-generate-more-leads/

Act Like a Leader Before You Are One - Harvard Business Review

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If you want to become a leader, don't wait for the fancy title or the corner office. You can begin to act, think, and communicate like a leader long before that promotion. Even if you're still several levels down and someone...
http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2013/05/act-like-a-leader-before-you-a.html?goback=.gde_2710104_member_239110687 

Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success

Pearl Arredondo: 8 talks to spark success Pearl Arredondo worked her way up from humble East L.A. beginnings, and as a high school teacher she now inspires other kids to do the same. Here are the talks that she thinks capture that spirit of drive and determination.