Overcoming the FEAR of Public Speaking. Part 2 In my last blog I spoke to you about the life-transforming events that led me down the path to overcoming my fear of public speaking. This week’s blog will focus on the lessons learned during my transformation process. Research shows that the #1 fear in America is public speaking…beating…
A Memo To My Perfectionist Self…Sit Down and Shut Up! Overcoming the FEAR of Public Speaking. Part 1 Face It! There’s no getting around having to speak in public at some point in out lives. Whether for your job, school, networking or any other event you are expected to take the stage and talk…some of us…
personal branding strategy “Your Image…Your Choice”. That is the tagline for the business of my new “best friend” Varian with Chosen Image Group. For those who don’t know already, I have been in the marketing biz for more than 25 years and can rattle off a number of proven reasons why firms need a branding…
Well it’s official. First there were the baby-boomers, the echo-boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials (Gen Yers)…Now we have the SMEXers (Social Media Experts). Ok, it’s not an official generational breakout, but it could be. In fact, I will bet that soon this generation would bypass all the others in size. Today I have been developing a…
Have you ever dreamed of working in radio? Well today that dream is not that far off. In fact, anybody can become a radio celebrity with just a few clicks of a button on your computer. It is called Podcasting. I am currently developing my platform to introduce my own podcast entitled Radio EBS –…
Recently I attended a business networking breakfast where the guest speaker was a professional “storyteller.” What occurred to me as I was drawn in … listening to his amazing story is that even with all the years of marketing and business development experience I may have, there is still so much more that I don’t…
It takes on average 6 months of interactive face-to-face interaction to change a bad impression! Hard to believe right? It takes just a quick glance, maybe three seconds, for someone to evaluate you when you meet for the first time. In this short time, the other person forms an opinion about you based on your…
(Part 3 of 7 part series) “C” is for Current DAVNA’s A.C.T.I.V.E. Marketing concept highlights the six elements that make up an effective living-breathing branding campaign capable of maneuvering the economic roller coaster today’s entrepreneurs face in the consumer marketplace. We covered Affordable campaigns in our last post. This post will focus on the Current…
As we move forward and welcome in the New Year I find myself reflecting on the past 12 months and how I have grown. What I have come to accept is that each New Year is not a new beginning, but rather a continuation of efforts begun the previous year. I can either continue on…
Have you ever had one of those days when everything that happens seems to culminate into one big finale? Today I got an email from BNET, one of the business sites that I subscribe to that was promoting a new book called “212-the extra degree” by Sam Parker cofounder of Give More Media. The email…
