Top 5 Presentation Blunders
Top 5 Presentation Blunders Just imagine your audience naked. Practice in front of the mirror. Don’t wear brand new shoes on presentation day. Sound familiar? We’ve all heard our profs and bosses utter...
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3 Common Social Media Mistakes Companies Make We are sponsors of At The Top Networking, an Indianapolis-based networking group for people who are, or want to be, at the top of their career ladder, the...
View ArticleI’m Speaking at BarCamp Nashville, October 16 at Cadillac Ranch
I’m Speaking at BarCamp Nashville, October 16 at Cadillac Ranch I managed to get myself on the schedule at BarCamp Nashville in downtown Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, October 16. I’ll be speaking...
View ArticleFive Superrific Lessons I Learned From Scott Stratten at Social Media Club...
Five Superrific Lessons I Learned From Scott Stratten at Social Media Club Chicago To tell you the truth, I still don’t know what UnMarketing is. I have Scott Stratten’s book, UnMarketing (affiliate...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts on Writing a Book
Random Thoughts on Writing a Book I’ve finished my second book, Branding Yourself, with my good friend, Kyle Lacy, and am working on a third book on networking with Jeremy Dearringer, CEO of Slingshot...
View ArticleFive Tips to Being Productive While You’re on the Road
Five Tips to Being Productive While You’re on the Road I’ve been traveling a lot lately, with speaking gigs and client meetings, and I’m finding it harder to be productive, especially when these are...
View ArticleMy TEDxFortWayne Talk on Community
My TEDxFortWayne Talk on Community I was given the chance to give a talk at TEDxFortWayne in May 2012, where I talked about how the Internet has given us a chance to do community better than we’ve ever...
View ArticleAnother Blog Writing Secret: Write Like You Speak
Another Blog Writing Secret: Write Like You Speak I’ve talked in the past about different blog writing secrets — write list posts, write an email to your mom — but I’ve thought of one more secret you...
View ArticleSpeaking for Free Costs Money
Speaking for Free Costs Money I’ve been wrestling with a problem that many entrepreneurs and business owners face: the idea of “working” for free. My wife, Toni, is a jazz singer who is asked to sing...
View ArticleErik Deckers to Speak at Revenue North Indy on March 21st, Free Passes Available
Erik Deckers to Speak at Revenue North Indy on March 21st, Free Passes Available I’ll be speaking at the Revenue North Indianapolis conference on March 21, 2013 at the Wyndham Indianapolis West Hotel....
View ArticleThree Unrelated Skills to Make You a Better Writer
Three Unrelated Skills to Make You a Better Writer Every writer gets the same advice when they’re starting out — write every day, read a lot, practice writing exercises — but that can only get you so...
View ArticleFree Tickets to Revenue North Indianapolis, March 21, 2013
Free Tickets to Revenue North Indianapolis, March 21, 2013 Revenue North Indianapolis is a one-day conference for small business owners, entrepreneurs, and job seekers. It’s filled with breakout...
View ArticleDon’t Stick Your Finger In the Rat Cage – A Convocation Speech
Don’t Stick Your Finger In the Rat Cage – A Convocation Speech I was invited to give the convocation speech at Ivy Tech in Warsaw, Indiana, during the honors ceremony the week before graduation. I was...
View ArticleFive Ways for Creative Writers to Make Money (And Two That Don’t Work)
Five Ways for Creative Writers to Make Money (And Two That Don’t Work) I had a great discussion with a new friend, @SarahSuksiri, about creative writing, poetry — I learned a lot about poetry and poets...
View ArticleMy BlogWorld Expo 2012 Talk, 10 Professional Writing Secrets
My BlogWorld Expo 2012 Talk, 10 Professional Writing Secrets To be a good writer, there are a few basic rules I follow. Lessons I’ve learned since I started writing for my college newspaper in 1988....
View ArticleLouisville Digital Association’s 6th Annual Digital Media Summit Schedule
Louisville Digital Association’s 6th Annual Digital Media Summit Schedule I’m very proud to be one of the speakers at the 6th annual Digital Media Summit in Louisville on October 16. it’s a single day...
View ArticleEncourage Your Employees to Become Rock Stars
Encourage Your Employees to Become Rock Stars Over the last 20 years, I have worked for (and known people who worked for) bosses who did not want their employees to become prominent names in their...
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