The minute someone learns that there will be a meeting; the meeting has begun. That is the moment when they start making space in their mind for the potential of attending and participating, or maybe even avoiding the meeting. What you and I do to entice them to be a part of it determines to a large extent... READ MORE

Lora (a veteran event planner) who booked, then married Steve (a professional speaker), talks about what she expects from speakers she books, with Steve's take on what many speaker's believe on their side.

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WASHINGTON - The month of May is all about moms.  FOX 5 is focusing on a retired army sergeant who has two daughters and one son. The son is a person you may have heard of before -- Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III.

RG3’s mother, Jackie Griffin, sat down... READ MORE

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Kamada Nakazato’s family was so poor that she dropped out of school in third grade to help her mother raise her siblings. At 18, she entered an arranged marriage with a man four years older. Kamada shouldered most of the parenting when their six children were... READ MORE

How should event planners and speakers approach speech customization? Lora (a veteran event planner) who booked, then married Steve (a professional speaker), talk about how they resolve this issue. 

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What to do when event planners and executives are at odds on last-minute session timing.

Have you had an event where you needed a speaker to cut their speech to 45 minutes, but an executive still wanted the full hour? Awkward! Lora (a veteran event planner) who booked, then married... READ MORE

(CBS News) If there is anyone who can understand what Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight went through, it's Elizabeth Smart.

Eleven years ago, when she was 14, she was kidnapped from her bedroom in Salt Lake City by a man who had done odd jobs for the family.

She... READ MORE

Introduction: Worksite Wellness   

Efforts to interest employees in wellness have not been wildly successful. A recent report by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance entitled, Engaging Employees in Workplace Wellness, reflects the problem. Among the revelations... READ MORE

The news from Boston over the past couple of weeks has been the stuff of nightmares.

Homemade bombs killing and injuring innocent people at a high-profile public event were followed by a massive manhunt. People in the surrounding suburbs were ordered to stay inside, businesses closed, and SWAT... READ MORE

What makes top achievers and experts perform better than average people? One big difference is in how they practice their craft.

When most people practice, they focus on things they can do easily. In order to improve, you need to practice things you cannot do well. Only by working at what you cannot do can... READ MORE