I was just reading over a new book out on emails…when to use them,how to use them,what to say when you use them,what not to say when you use them….you get the idea, I’m sure.
I think some of the book is way too thought out for something like email, but, it does raise a very [...]

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It does seem at times as if just about everyone has a PR agent-at least in New York and L.A. Not just alleged movie and television stars, but businesspeople,lawyers,doctors,dentists,clothing designers,clothing wholesalers,clothing retailers,churches, hell,even some PR people have PR people to get them publicity.
But, as hard as it may seem to believe, there was a time,in [...]

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Social networking sites, such as MySpace,are fast becoming substitutes for old fashioned resumes when employers sort through candidates to fill certain jobs,especially entry level ones.
Unfortunately,these same employers or college admissions officials are not looking for positive things about you,but things that may suggest you’ll be a troubled employee or student.
I have students  where I teach [...]

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Say you are a businessperson. You decide to have a “closed door” meeting with some of your employees or fellow workers. Everything said is confidential,strictly off the record.
But, don’t count on it! More and more, we hear stories about how some closed meeting or event was compromised by someone with a cellphone capable of taking [...]

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Bad Spokesman

Good Spokesman

As someone who has interviewed literally thousands of CEO’s and business owners, and who has helped train some in the ways of the media, I can tell you now that not every CEO or business owner ought to be the mouthpiece for his or hers business.
While it is never good to make glittering [...]

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Many of you, from time to time, may be called upon to give a speech . . . to a civic group, perhaps . . . or, at a business convention. And, if you are like many people, you’d rather be eaten by a Great White than be thrown to the sharks in the audience.
It [...]

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