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A Public Relations Nightmare

Does United Break Guitars? Dave Carroll in his video United Breaks Guitars Canadian musician Dave Carroll suffered the loss of a valuable instrument at the hands ...

Reduce Public Speaking Fear By Connecting With the Audience

GLOSSOPHOBIA: The fear of public speaking We are all looking for ways to reduce public speaking fear! Many people have a fear of public speaking. If you're ...

Linguistic Precision

Linguistic Precision = Less Explaining Later “If you want to try a good dish at the restaurant, order the ‘Linguistic Precision.’  It’s not bad!” What does...

Customer Service – An Emotional Experience

It is ironic that in some Customer Service scenarios, the problem may end up NOT being solved, yet, the customer continues to do business with the provider. In other...

Pluralses or Plurals’s – Learn to Pluralize Correctly

What's the plural form of "deer"? Do you know how to pluralize correctly? Getting it wrong, and having your error discovered means a loss of credibility. Forming plur...

Phone = Vehicle For Excellent Customer Service

What To Do and Say On the Phone We all use the phone.  But do you realize how important what you say on the phone is when you want to give an excellent Customer Serv...

Do you MANAGE? Do you SUPERVISE? Do you LEAD?

Management is the act or art of managing or directing for a purpose. Management is akin to administration; keeping control. It includes business dealings, negotiation, a...

Speech Preparation – Giving a Presentation

Do You Spend More Time Prepping Than Painting? Preparing to communicate effectively means that it will take more time in speech preparation than it will in delivery. Thi...

Epic Fail: Proofread Your Writing Before Going To Print

What is an "Epic Fail"? The term, "FAIL" is widely used as an Internet trope where people superimpose the word, "FAIL" on images of the unsuccessful, or that which does ...