by Eric | Oct 18, 2012 | communication, communications, education, LinkedIn, marketing, personal development, small business, social media, twitter
Content is King! This blog begins a four part series on successful social media tips and tricks. As most professional bloggers (Erik Deckers) and social media “gurus” (Jason Fell) know, your strategy begins with good content. However, looking at some...
by Eric | Oct 4, 2012 | communication, communications, entrepreneurship, personal development, presentation, presentations, speeches, twitter
We’re not talking baseball. People like Jack Dorsey (Twitter) and Sir Richard Branson (Virgin) are great pitchers. They know how to pitch ideas to investors in a compelling and inspiring manner – and it started before they had money, staff or expensive...
by Eric | Sep 13, 2012 | communication, communications, lecture, personal development, presentation, presentations, speeches, visual aid, visual aids
“Parking lot speeches ” are most prevalent in churches. These are when the preacher says something great and life changing. However, by the time you get to the parking lot, you have forgotten it. With so much riding on YOUR presentation, you cannot afford...
by Eric | Apr 26, 2012 | career, communication, communications, education, lecture, personal development, presentation, presentations
You are a walking encyclopedia! Encyclopedias were books (now websites) filled with volumes of information. As an educated professional, have all of the knowledge your audience needs to hear. You know: Science Sales Education Technology The challenge is putting that...
by Eric | Jan 26, 2012 | entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, personal development, small business
This is one of the biggest questions entrepreneurs ask when starting out, “Should they do their work for free?”After all, you went into business to make money, right? How does free factor into the equation?Free is part of your marketing plan.When I needed...
by Eric | Dec 21, 2011 | career, personal development, Shaquille, small business
“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” – Shaquille O’NealI am not normallya quoter or Shaquille O’Neal, but in this case he was right on point (plus he got the quote from Aristotle).I frequently ask myself if...
