7 mistakes you should avoid when asking questions

7 mistakes you should avoid when asking questions

Probing is a crucial skill for any successful salesperson. Frankly questions are always handy, with a customer, a supplier, in a job interview or in a meeting. Even in a lift, to break the ice and avoid reading the same emergency instructions! Some things do not work...
I lost my voice!

I lost my voice!

This morning I found this note I jotted  down sometime ago for my blog, and never posted it. I have nothing left to say. Or at least I am voiceless. Friday, for the first time in 15 years of public speaking, I ran out of voice halfway in the second day of Successful...
5 tips for public speaking

5 tips for public speaking

Tips for public speaking are always something I am asked about and today I am happy to share with you 5 of them. As it should goes for tips it’s more important to grasp the concept than to follow them in a slavish way. 1. Sell you Well, you don’t really...
CEO of You

CEO of You

CEO of You Ltd (or unlimited!) and brand manager too! Tom Peters statement: “Communication is everything” pops up often in my seminars. When it’s time to explain who is Tom, I always tell the audience that they all should read The Brand Called You....
The Story story

The Story story

The Story here starts with a book I read a couple of years ago, titled indeed Story. Written by Robert McKee and dubbed the screenwriters’ bible I remember enjoying it and learning from it. I picked it up because I thought it could be interesting for my public...