Archive for the ‘Business Training’ Category
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Professional development sessions by Marion Soubliere and Paul Lima available on demand at 'Communicating for Cash', the two-day workshop series presented by PWAC Atlantic and CFU.
PWAC Ottawa member Marion Soubliere wrote the book on cracking the $20 billion federal government market - Getting Work with the Federal
Government: A ...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
In the book Fake Work: Why People Are Working Harder than Ever but Accomplishing Less, and How to Fix the Problem, the authors talk about a myriad of seemingly work-related tasks, events, and duties that render many employees unproductive. As you can imagine, e-mail overload is one issue that comes ...
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Guest post by Christie Sterns.
author of 425 Seriously Fun Ways to Enhance Learning…and Make it Stick!
and president of Training Makes Cents Incorporated
Here are 5 Ways to Deal with Participants Who Challenge, Disagree or Argue
Speak and act confidently. Use direct eye contact when addressing the challenger.
Restate the challenger's question or ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
The New Year is a great time to generate 'old' business, or should I say it's a great time to generate repeat business. If you have not heard from some of your past clients for a while, the New Year is a great time to email them and remind then ...
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
If your New Year's resolution is to become a better business writer or copywriter, but you are wondering when you will find the time to take a course that might help you, consider an e-course.
My self-paced, one-on-one e-courses include PDF textbook and/or lecture notes, practical exercises and assignments, detailed feedback ...
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
I find the two 3-minute TED talks, below, inspirational. I view them now and again and find they help motivate me and keep me focused.
TED talk: Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success - http://bit.ly/1vBW
TED talk: Richard St. John: "Success is a continuous journey" - http://bit.ly/ngbme
TED is devoted ...
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Before your write any document, outline all the points you want to address, in the order you should address them. Then write from point to point to point... until you are done. By starting with an outline, you will become a more effective writer. You will also become a more ...
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
I have taken my recent Business Author Show interview and converted it into a two-part video podcast. Although my Harness the Business Writing Process book is mentioned in the interview, the podcast is more like a mini business writing webinar covering topics such as the writing process, writing email, writing ...
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Paul Lima is now offering self-paced, one-on-one e-courses on business and promotional writing and the business of freelance writing.
Each e-course includes a PDF textbook and/or lecture notes, practical exercises and assignments, detailed feedback and Q&A opportunities.
"Taking Paul's e-courses gave me the tools and confidence to call myself a writer. His ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Whether you are writing or talking, communicating effectively is important. To demonstrate the point, I often tell the story of the golf course groundskeeper who hired a young trainee. The day the trainee showed up, the groundskeeper said, “See those bundles of sod on the truck? I want you to ...
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