Nothing Beats Human As I watched Jennifer Lawrence tumble up the stairs—and listened to and read the resulting media frenzy—I was reminded of one of the most frequent misconceptions I run into when… Read More
Using Storytelling to Move Others to Action As those of you know who have read How to Wow, or seen me speak, I believe good storytelling is integral to effective presentation. (After all, which is more likely… Read More
What to Do with Others’ “Resource Guarding Issues” As those of you know who’ve been subscribing to all-things-wow for a while my dog, Seymour, brings me absurd amounts of joy. One of the best things I’ve learned is… Read More
10 Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Lady Despite the media’s attentiveness toward various mothers-to-be it’s often hard to know what to say to someone who is pregnant (at least this is what I discovered during a recent… Read More
Spread it Around: Rules for Flu Season—and Beyond As so many of us know, it’s flu season—a time fraught with unexpected germ hazards. (Speaking for myself, I was laid out flat for a week with some type of… Read More
Trying to Make a Sale? Agree and Add Last week I was lucky enough to be asked to put together some scripts for one of my clients’ sales teams. Among the questions I was asked was, “How can… Read More
“Interview Wow” has been UPDATED-and (for one week only) it’s FREE Hello, hello, In preparation for the new year, I spent the fall updating “Interview Wow”: my app for the iPhone and iPad. As those of you know who have downloaded… Read More
Five Career Lessons From The TV Show Friends By Forbes Contributor, Maseena Ziegler There was a time in my life when I used to schedule my dates on a Friday night at 6.30pm in order to be home… Read More
“To know is to be ignorant.”— Or, “It’s 2013: Ask Questions” One of my favorite philosophers, J. Krishnamurti, stated, “To know is to be ignorant. Not to know is the beginning of wisdom.” I’ve been thinking about this in ways large… Read More
Do the Next, Right Thing Like so many of you, I’m currently caught between what the calendar is telling me (Tis the season! Peace on Earth! Good will toward men!) and what has been occurring… Read More