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How to Earn Business from Influential People (Without Selling to Them)

by | Mar 2, 2025 | Blog, Career Success, Customer Service Skills, Effective Business Communication Skills, Networking, Your Business Success

As I transitioned from cutting the hair of ambitious professionals and the movers and shakers in San Francisco’s Financial District, I always asked about their business. Their advice helped me, and many stories gave me great content for my earlier presentations...
Want to Know How To Sound Intelligent, Powerful, Polished, Articulate and Confident?

Want to Know How To Sound Intelligent, Powerful, Polished, Articulate and Confident?

by | Jan 12, 2025 | Career Success, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Public Speaking Skills, Speech Coach, Your Business Success

Ambitious professionals like you must sound intelligent, powerful, polished, articulate, and confident during business presentations, interactions with senior management, and networking in your professional community. Consider these focused strategies: How to Sound...

Want to Transform Transactions into Trust: Your Key to Rewarding Business Relationships

by | Dec 15, 2024 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Communication and Marketing, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills

Want to Transform Transactions into Trust: Your Key to Rewarding Business Relationships From Sales to Relationships: The Secret Sauce Let’s talk about “those people.” You know, the ones who call only when they need something. Be honest—are they your favorite people?...
When A New Relationship Is Worth Millions Remember This Advice

When A New Relationship Is Worth Millions Remember This Advice

by | Oct 21, 2024 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Professional Career Development, Professional Speaking, Public Speaking Skills, Sales & Marketing, Sales Presentations, Speech coaching

How do you handle a sales presentation when a new relationship is potentially worth millions? These four principles will help you and your sales team build a strong foundation for a new client relationship. Imagine my surprise when a national sales manager addressed...

Want to Drive More Sales? Nobody Can Resist a Good Story Well Told

by | Sep 29, 2024 | Blog, Business Sales Presentations, Effective Business Communication Skills, Professional Career Development, Sales & Marketing, Sales Presentations, Speech Coach

Want to Drive More Sales? Nobody Can Resist a Good Story Well Told Please do not overlook one of the most powerful tools in sales—storytelling. If you’re in sales, you might have noticed that it often feels like our prospects are trained to resist our presentations. I...