How Do You Do Stop Everyone Including the Boss from Dominating Meetings?
When one person dominates a meeting, your goal is not to “shut them down.” Your responsibility is to protect the participation of the whole room. Why does this matter? Because meetings are designed to benefit from the collective experience, expertise, and perspective...
Good Speakers Know the Basics. Great Speakers Know These Techniques
You’re invited to Under the Magnifying Glass: Good to Great Presentations. Recently, I delivered a very successful and well-received presentation at the National Speakers Association Convention, Influence. Based on the enthusiastic feedback, I decided my friends and...
What Jay Sebring Taught Me About Success
Earlier in my career, I had the honor and privilege of working for the late, great Jay Sebring, the innovator who transformed men’s hairstyling. Jay took over the luxurious men’s salon where I worked in San Francisco’s Financial District. This was in the early days of...
Fashion Becomes Art…And a Lesson for Every Speaker
In 2014, my friend Nancy Shina and I celebrated years of friendship—and shopping—with a vacation in Paris. One of the highlights was attending Schiaparelli and the Artists (Schiaparelli et les Artistes), during the reopening of the Maison Schiaparelli and renewed...
