World Cup 2014 – and Our Presence of Mind
World Cup 2014 July 1 Argentina v Switzerland – The Knock-out Round The first half – A fast paced game with equal possession. Many shots on goal by both teams. The ball is skillfully moved by Argentina up the field to the Swiss goal. Lots of expert...How Rafa Stages a Comeback?
In the Grand Slam Tennis tournaments, it is anyone’s game. Yesterday, Rafael Nadal won his ninth French Open title. That record looked under threat when he dropped the first set as his usually fearsome forehand let him down. I waited “around” on the...Devise content – rather than write content
To DEVISE is “to imagine, to compose, to suppose, to guess, to purpose, to mediate, to describe, to depict, to scheme, to contrive…” Last week, I was getting a client ready to get up in front of a crowd of 1000 or more people to introduce a much beloved...What an Expert Doesn't Say – a rant
You know those people who make a career of going to funerals? Well, I go to presentations – panels, conferences, speeches, readings, performances, the like. An occupational hazard. Here goes my rant. Everyone wants to be seen as an Expert in their...A book recommendation: Breakthrough reached by reading this book
Do you get a book recommended to you almost every day? I do. How is it humanly possible to keep up with all that reading? There was one book recommended to me on a Monday and I read it by that Friday – and by reading it, I had an earth-shattering realization: I...You Know an Expert When You See One
Back in early December, I had the privilege of working with a global brand strategy company in the Netherlands and in Lisbon, Portugal on their communication mastery as it relates to them building business through creating better relationships with their clients. In...A Wonderfully Resonant Voice -and how to achieve it
In our daily lives, we love to listen to people who when they speak, we can assume absolute authority. They resonate – it holds our attention and they get listened to. We feel that we are “in good hands.” Know that an authentic, resonant voice is..."A voice without echo dies." Create 'a cello world', a sounding board
This Winter’s freezing, dreary weather has driven me to experience more art. Happily, I’ve had my fill of stunning museum exhibits. This past Sunday, it was music I sought out. I took myself to the Shubertiades by my friend, Emir Gamsizoglu, a pianist...You have to like people – really like people to build rapport
Recently, I was helping a group of Managing Partners to kick-off their firm’s strategy session at their offsite retreat. My work, early in their session, was getting them ready to connect, communicate and brainstorm brilliantly – to get through their...