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Melissa Monson Communications Coaching. Melissa is well known in the business community for having a passion for helping clients communicate their message. Her communication style and teaching skills make her sought after to work with entrepreneurs, professionals, executives and their teams. They like what she teaches and return to her for coaching again and again. Web Sites: MonsonCommunications.com. Update on New Agenda:. Be A More Effective Communicator. Robert D. Evans, Executive Vice President.

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Notes Into Images: 10 Tips to Connect Like Oprah

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Sunday, December 29, 2013. 10 Tips to Connect Like Oprah. Last month I gave a presentation on techniques to “create a rapport” with your audience. In recalling speakers I had heard or seen on You Tube, I was amazed that my mind was spinning with outstanding speeches and presentations—all delivered by women! While researching my topic, I stumbled upon one of today’s best-known women – Oprah Winfrey –and her 2013 Harvard graduation speech. Oprah is the complete package; funny, personal, caring, and lighthe...

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Notes Into Images: How Storytelling Engages an Audience

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Monday, August 11, 2014. How Storytelling Engages an Audience. On a good day the key slides effortlessly into the lock. Once unlocked, the heavy gate swings wide to the other side. I quickly slip through and follow the path to the stairs leading to the weather-worn floating dock below. The water’s cooling effect is immediate, and soon my legs adjust to the wetness and chilly temperature. Generally, in early evening with the light less intense, I and a few ducks have the. Effective communicators know how ...

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Business in the Bay Area - Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco/Silicon Valley

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Business in the Bay Area. Global Questions, Local Answers. Lunch & Learn. Team & Board. Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco/Silicon Valley. Business in the Bay Area. Global Questions, Local Answers. Lunch & Learn. Team & Board. Business in the Bay Area. With a unique understanding of the local business environment and ample connections within all industries, we are the perfect partner when pursuing business opportunities in the Bay Area. Or any of our fee based business services such as:.

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Notes Into Images: Rehearsing Required!

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Sunday, September 25, 2011. Mark McKinnon, in his Sept. 24 column in. Expresses astonishment at Rick Perry's lack of preparation for not one but all three of the presidential debates. By way of contrast, McKinnon notes:. In 1999, George W. Bush started practicing for debates six months ahead of time. Dick Cheney was maniacal in his debate preparation, and it showed. Even rehearsing at the same time the debate would be held and at a similar room temperature.". Rehearsing can be tedious but is absolutely n...

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Notes Into Images: Can You Hear the Wind?

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014. Can You Hear the Wind? For the second time in two years, I have a close friend who is almost at the end of her cancer treatment—that is, unless her medical team decides to also use radiation. As I watch it all unfold again, I’m feeling inadequate. I know what’s coming next, but most of the time I don’t! First, stop talking—because you can’t listen if you’re talking. Focus on getting your mind set to listen and being able to really hear. Listen to unders...Third, make a list of t...

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Notes Into Images: Tips to Help You Make That Connection

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Monday, March 11, 2013. Tips to Help You Make That Connection. Back in November 2011, Dorothy Rabinowitz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and commentator, wrote in the Wall Street Journal. About Newt Gingrich and his rise in the polls due to his debate performances. I recently attended the AGC Partners Information Securityand Emerging Growth Conference. Founder of Siebel Systems and CEO of his most recent software company, C3 Energy. Siebel began his presentation by immediately coming down f...

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Notes Into Images: Check Your Nonverbal Communication, BEFORE You Speak!

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Sunday, May 26, 2013. Check Your Nonverbal Communication, BEFORE You Speak! It’s generally agreed that a significant amount of what is communicated between people is conveyed nonverbally. Research in the 1950s and 1960s established nonverbal communication as an acknowledged science, and today studies continue on the differences among cultures and between sexes in body language: gestures, eye contact, touch, facial expression, posture, space and clothing (what you wear). Exude confidence. Remember a t...

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Notes Into Images: WARNING: The Brain Like to Practice!

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Thursday, November 1, 2012. WARNING: The Brain Like to Practice! Once in a while lots of information on the same subject comes together at the same time. Those of you familiar with my writing at notesintoimages.com know that I have approached the importance of “practice” from different perspectives in several blogs. Now Doug Lemov ( Wall Street Journal. Saturday/Sunday, Oct. 27-28, 2012) has co-authored the book Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better. My semester living off campu...

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Notes Into Images: Practice, Practice, Practice

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Practice, Practice, Practice. On a rainy Sunday morning in March, having secured the newspaper and with a Starbuck’s “tall” coffee, I quickly leafed through The New York Times Book Review. Shenk’s thesis played out in his book is that genetics and practice, and lots of it (He calls it discipline.), play a greater role in achievement than anyone had previously thought. Shenk talks about his own struggle to improve his writing: “I will routinely write and rewrite a sentence, pa...