Give Promotion-Worthy Presentations with New Book by HugSpeak Founder
Communication skills (including the ability to give presentations) is the #1 capability employers look for when deciding which candidates to hire or promote. The Manager’s Guide to Presentations, a new...
View ArticleHumor #FAIL: Knowing Your Audience is No Joke
If you’ve ever taken a public speaking class or sought out presentation advice, you have probably heard an unbearable amount of times about the need to “know your audience.” Even doing a quick Google...
View ArticleExcuses Are Bad, But Context is Crucial!
When I was in law school, I landed a job interview with a newly appointed member of the Texas Supreme Court. Needless to say, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down with any Supreme Court...
View ArticleGetting a Handle on Twitter Hashtags – 3 Common Hashtag Uses
Twitter is my favorite social media network. Probably not news to anyone who regularly reads this blog and to any of my social media clients. But I freely admit that Twitter has a fairly steep learning...
View ArticleHow to Build Credibility through Social Media Sharing and Telling
There’s a lot of content out there in cyber space. Tons of information comes through our social media streams every day. Most of it is worthless. And yet it keeps getting passed around, gaining “likes”...
View ArticleOn Purple Hair and Professionalism
This post first appeared on LinkedIn’s publishing platform on June 2, 2014. *** “Go back! Go back! Go back!” EG, my 5-year-old daughter, was captivated by something in my Facebook newsfeed. Slowly I...
View Article[VIDEO] Empowering Women in the Tech World: HugSpot 1
In preparation for the release of my forthcoming book “The Professional Woman’s Guide to Getting Promoted,” I’m chatting with women in a wide variety of industries about their experiences. I sat down...
View Article“The Confidence Gap” I Never Experienced (& the Modesty Messages I Did)
In May 2014 the cover story forThe Atlantic addressed the lack of confidence women feel and exhibit in professional settings. The article explored the impact this “confidence gap” has on women’s...
View ArticleGet Promoted with New Book by HugSpeak Founder
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (January 7, 2016) — On Monday, January 18 there will be a book release party for The Professional Woman’s Guide to Getting Promoted, written by local Colorado Springs authors...
View ArticleCan You Hear Me Now?
“Mommy, what’s it like to hear out of both ears?” “I don’t know. What’s it like to be Deaf in one ear?” My six year old self had never thought about that perspective before. I was born Deaf in my right...
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