Posts Tagged ‘communication’

Do More, and Do It Better – While Having Fun!

September 24th, 2010

Linda Edgecombe

by Linda Edgecombe – Best-Selling Author and Motivator

Edgecombe is a highly sought-after speaker who ‘The Wall Street Journal‘ described as an expert at ‘Shifting Perspectives’. With her quick wit, humour and hilarious real life stories, she consistently leaves her audiences laughing in the aisles while motivating and showing how they can shift their perspectives on life, work and themselves.

Happiness, joy and esteem are very achievable, at home and at work. Become more settled, feel calmer, and look great with 5 boost basics:

1.    Get some good quality sleep each night.  That means at least 8 hours according to the sleep (more…)

A Word’s Worth

July 21st, 2010

Sarah Delsey

by Sarah Delsey – Client Services Executive

It’s often more of an art than a science, what we do at Speakers’  Spotlight.  We book speakers that charge for their presentations – their words, essentially.  And we help them determine how much these words are worth.  This is an interesting process to consider, that words are free to give, but can be very valuable to receive.  As well, the words we say can end up costing us everything.

I’ve started thinking about this in light of the recent – ahem – controversy in which Mel Gibson (more…)

Give the Elevator Speech the Shaft

March 24th, 2010

Martin Perelmuter

by Martin Perelmuter, President and Co-Founder of Speakers’ Spotlight

One of the first things you’re told as an entrepreneur or a sales professional is that you need an “elevator speech”. You know the drill. If you happen to get onto an elevator with a big potential client, and have 30-60 seconds to tell them about your product, service or business, what would you say?

In theory, it’s a great exercise, as it forces you to condense your pitch down to it’s essence and communicate (more…)

The Mastery of Motivation

May 13th, 2009

by Kelly MacDonald, Partner and Senior Vice President of Speakers’ Spotlight

I just saw speaker, Mike Lipkin for easily the 20th time.  It’s true I’m a fan!  It’s also true that I am a tough critic, having been in the business a long time, one can become somewhat jaded and it takes a lot for me to be impressed by a motivational speaker. The fact that Mike is a partner in the marketing research firm, Environics and has at his fingertips, data on what is in the hearts and minds of Canadians, certainly gives him an edge, but even without that, (more…)