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How to Create a Winning Culture “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” – Peter Drucker Corporate culture totally defines an organization and everything it stands for. Culture determines the success or failure of a business. But what is corporate culture? What are values? These are terms that are thrown around like candy, to the point where they…

A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish A goal without a plan is just a wish. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery Success in business – or in life – begins with a dream and a purpose. Then goals are set and defined, based on that purpose. But it’s extremely difficult – if not impossible…

3 Major Keys to Guarantee An Inspired Audience Inspiration is a natural result of the highly desirable connection you create with your audience because of your compelling, expressive communication with them. There are three connections every public speaker and performing artist must make when they step onto a stage if they want to effectively communicate…

May I Present! Creating an Impressive Introduction Just as a tasty appetizer prepares one for a great meal, a carefully planned introduction can whet the appetite of the audience before a speaker comes to the podium or platform. The introduction should not include the details of the speech, but should list a few of the…

Dissolving the Fixed Ideas or Opinions of Your Audience After an effectively delivered attention-getting opening, I advise speakers to take an additional step to ensure that they truly have their audiences with full attention in front of them and prepared to receive the main body or remainder of the presentation. In this case, what I am…

Captivating Your Audience With Storytelling What is the difference between “There are many children in the Congo going hungry” and “I’ll never forget being in war-torn Congo-witnessing firsthand the deprivation of hundreds of children, and feeding them life-nourishing food that I obtained at my own great peril”? The difference is story. And the difference it…

How to Gain Enthusiastic Agreement from your Team So much of life’s and business’s struggles and day-to-day challenges are wrapped up in people trying to get agreement from other people – from their children, their partners, parents, banks, repairmen and so on. In business, leader-executives want agreement from their teams – to do their jobs…

The Core Qualities of Exceptional Leaders Exceptional Leadership is the driving force, the engine, the power, behind all successful ventures. This is true in all aspects of life, not only in business. Without a strong, effective and purpose-driven leader creating the vision and driving the business, nothing much happens. The leadership of any organization establishes…

The 6 Pillars of Success Pillar: a very strong person or thing that provides essential support for something; a supporting or integral member or part. There are several ingredients and elements to success and achieving one’s business dreams. Of these ingredients, 6 are the most fundamental, and are far more key to success than any…

The Commanding Speaker: The 5C’s [The following is an excerpt from Joe Yazbeck’s best selling book “No Fear Speaking”.] THROUGHOUT ALL THE YEARS I’ve spent coaching professionals and leaders in the artful science of public speaking, I’ve come to see that the most essential ingredient to creating a dynamic and impactful speech or presentation is…