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Arnold Sanow
“Stick and stones can break my bones,
but words can break my heart.”
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Denial is more than a river in Egypt.
I recently had the occasion to speak to a man who coaches business leaders with ADD.
My results were startling… I fit many of the parameters of impaired executive function associated with ADD syndrome.
It was frighteningly clear that some of my tendencies are associated with ADHD… here are a [...]
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Experimentation has shown that two different sides are hemispheres of the brain responsible for different manners of thinking.
Most individuals have distinct preference for one of these two styles of thinking.
Some however are whole brained, and equally adept at both .
In general, schools tend to favor left brain modes of thinking while downplaying the right brained [...]
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Find an appropriate and interesting speech topic… this is the most difficult part of running a speech. Try something fun, relevant, and even popular.
Set realistic goals… set your sights on changing the mind of your audience in small increments. It’s likely you will not change long-held ingrained opinions on issues
Know your audience well… [...]
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To make sure we understand what “rudeness” means, here’s a list of the Top 10 acts of rudeness according to Joel H Neuman from the State University of New York.
Talking about someone behind his/her back.
Interrupting others when they are speaking or working. [...]
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MOTIVATING OTHERS, NOT. INSPIRING OTHERS, YES
Motivating others, this you cannot do because people motivate themselves. But if you are a manager of employees, you must have motivated people on your team.
As a manager it’s your main job to turn raw talent into performance that’s aligned [...]
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REQUEST-PLUS-REASON TECHNIQUE
There’s a simple big true fact about influence. When you ask people to something, you’ll be more successful at getting them to comply, if you provide a reason. People like having reasons for what they do.
For example, you’re at the grocery store checkout line with only a few items and several people are in [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2008 by Admin
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Gabriel’s Story
This is a true story of our beloved son, Gabriel.
It all started with the ultrasound at Mad River Community Hospital. The ultrasound revealed the possibility of Down syndrome. Gabe had a 1 in 3 chance of having Down .
That question haunted us until Gabe’s birth.
My wife Joni was assigned a month’s bed [...]
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10 Steps to Mastering Any Negotiation
Arnold Sanow – www.arnoldsanow.com
More negotiations break down because of animosity between parties or objections about the situation, rather than differences over issues. Based on the book, “Get Along with Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere … 8 keys to creating enduring connections with customers, co-workers … even kids” by Arnold Sanow [...]
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The following is an outline of my award-winning Toastmasters International Speech Contest presentation.
It is an outline showing the process of what I work from as I develop a contest speech.
These are only highlight points and I color in the rest with the pertinent stories.
I Hope this might help someone developing a speech and or [...]
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