by Rob Jolles | Aug 1, 2025 | Sales Training
…If you’re a typical customer, look in the mirror Full disclosure: I have a rather biased view of salespeople, but hear me out. Yes, there are problems within the selling profession, and I fully realize there are some bad salespeople in this world. There are...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 18, 2025 | Public Speaking
When you speak professionally, you want to make sure your audience is fully on board. Speakers like me will obsess on making sure the audience knows what’s in it for them, where they’re going, how they’re getting there, and what’s expected along the way. Speakers...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 4, 2025 | Public Speaking
In any type of presentation, there is an overall goal involving what is being taught. For the sake of this Blarticle®, let’s refer to this as “the big picture.” In one sentence, this is a clear explanation of what it is you’ll be talking about and what you really want...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 20, 2025 | success
I used to be a news junkie. It started when I was a kid watching Walter Cronkite deliver the evening news, which always ended with this iconic phrase: “And that’s the way it is.” I never questioned the news; I just learned from it. I continued my news junkie ways as...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 6, 2025 | Motivation, Self Help, success
Athletes will often talk about performing at a high level, but on certain occasions, they will comment that performing at that high level was effortless. When golfers are putting, they will say things like, “the cup looked as big as a bucket,” or they sum up an...
