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August 2007 |
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Motivating Colleagues and Clients Is No Different Than Motivating a 14-Year-Old
to Practice Tennis. |
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Joey Asher
President's
Perspective |
The
other day I got a lesson in how to motivate people and
sell ideas from my former tennis coach. I had brought
my 14-year-old son Elliott to meet my old coach at his
home in North Georgia.
Elliott
badly wants to be the next Andy Roddick. And my tennis
coach was talking with him about what it takes to get
good at tennis.
At one
point, my old coach got an intense look in his eye,
smiled and with a great deal of passion in his voice
said, “Elliott, I’m going to tell you exactly how you
can have a great serve.”
Elliott
got very quiet. He really wanted to hear this.
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Want Some Ideas On How To Be Funny? Listen To Podcast With
Comedian Jeff Justice. |
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Jeff
Justice |
One of
the best ways to connect with an audience is with humor.
In this month’s Speechworks Podcast, Jeff Justice,
comedian, humor coach, and keynote speaker, talks about
keys to being funny during a presentation.
To hear
the Podcast,
click here.
Jeff teaches
stand-up comedy in his program, “Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe.”
To learn more about Jeff Justice’s programs, go to his
website at
www.jeffjustice.com
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Bloggers Literally Track Misuses of "Literally." |
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“I was so mad I was
literally about to explode!”
“The traffic was so
heavy that I literally crawled into work this morning.”
“The price of milk
was so cheap that I literally could not believe it.”
Those are just a
few violations being targeted by language police Patrick Fitzgerald
and Amber Rhea in their blog
“Literally, A Web Log: An English language grammar blog tracking
abuse of the word ‘literally’.”
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Cool phrase of the Month: "Shoulder Surfing." |
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To look over the
shoulder of a person whom you’re currently engaged in a conversation
to see if you can find someone “better” to talk to.
“If you’re
interested in developing relationships during networking events,
avoid shoulder surfing."
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Public Speaking Tip from Albus Dumbledore. |
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“If
you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be
in this cabin for a very long time.”
Those
are the words of the great wizard Albus Dumbledore, immortalized in
the “Harry Potter” series that celebrated the publication of the
final installment last month. Dumbledore, a great speaker in his own
right, certainly could have been speaking about how great leaders
communicate. They attempt to move people to a position, not win a
popularity contest.
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