Still time to head down and register on site at the: The Vancouver Board of Trade Show Wednesday, October 28, 2015 3:30 PM Westin Bayshore - Grand Ballroom 1601 Bayshore Drive Reception and Trade Show: 3:30 - 7:00 p.m. Come and meet fellow business people and network BUT KNOW THAT … [Read more...]
Profiles in Profit joins VBOT Breakfast Round Table
Wooo hoooo! I’m celebrating joining the Vancouver Board of Trade this spring and my first Round Table breakfast meeting on wondrous Wednesday May 21, 2014 VBOT has told us all to be ready to meet 30 or more, new and seasoned members, before office hours even begin! Very excited to hear what my … [Read more...]
2014 StorySpark Sessions begin at “VBA” Meet Up
2014 StorySpark Sessions......... Catch the first of the season with easy sign up at VBA Meet Up! Wooo hoooo! I'm speaking to an intimate and motivated group of Vancouver Business Alliance networkers on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Join us at Waves Coffee shop on Main at 10th. Great deal … [Read more...]
Vocabulary’s value at the Golden Globes
Lines were all abuzz as to what Jodie Foster, aged 50 and an actress since she was 3 years old said, yet didn't actually say at the 2013 Golden Globes. Imagine 47 years to assemble the words, that lasted but a few moments and captured the desire for her privacy, developed over all those … [Read more...]
Excel at Your Own Communication Olympics in 2012
Will you get your message over the noise of the crowds and through the hurtles along our way this year? Summer Olympic Games, set to go every four years, are on, yet You are in your starting blocks daily, training to finish well in your daily trials and meets. Will you make it to your personal … [Read more...]
Present Yourself in 20 Words, or less (Part 2 of 2)
Yes, brevity is best in a message. Good advice for a first hearing or when you are given an opportunity to introduce yourself, your product or your service. To achieve a clean, clear and easily understood yet short message takes time. You likely know from your own writing experience that it may … [Read more...]
Present Yourself in 20 Words, Or Less (Part 1 of 2)
At 7:30 a.m one day last week I was invited to “Tell us about yourself?” by the host of the networking group whose breakfast meeting I was attending. The expectant faces turned towards me were open, interested and they were on a time limit. They had parking meters on their minds. Their egg … [Read more...]
Eating Up Brand Messaging in Our Food Choices
Contemplating brand messages and how we ingest them in our consumer culture came to me well before any consideration of breakfast today. It landed via tweet from a marketing colleague now super wellness coach, Carol Hutchinson. Her post led me to read “HartBeat.” This edition of The Hartman … [Read more...]
How to Spot Difficult People in Conversations, and What to Do About Them
Difficult people have always been a part of our circles of business or in venues meant to encourage connection through social conversation. Learning to spot and then neutralize that difficult person who'll block your goal is helpful for the confident or novice conversationalist alike. … [Read more...]
How Hockey Helps Promote a City…Catch the Jets vs. Lightning
Can a hockey club seriously help a city’s marketing message be heard? I've lived the proof of how a hockey team can break the ice and make way for a sales message to be heard, even though I'm at best, an 'ankler' and only a part-time fan. … [Read more...]