by Rob Jolles | Sep 4, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Public Speaking
Part Two The Group Pause One of the greatest gifts an audience can give to a speaker can’t be found online or in a store. It doesn’t cost a penny, and anyone can offer it up at just about any time. It’s painfully simple, and yet it frequently needs to be earned....
by Rob Jolles | Aug 21, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Sales Training, Self Help
As a society, we just don’t seem to like silence! We’ll do just about anything to avoid it. We’ll spend countless hours preparing for conversations, just to make sure there won’t be any uncomfortable silences. We’ll talk when we have nothing to say. We’ll even throw...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 7, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
Let me begin by saying that I am not much of a golfer. I’ve just never had the time to work on my golfing skills. When business was strong, I had no time to play. When business was not strong, why would I have been out playing golf? But I have played the game, and at...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 24, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Public Speaking
I’ll never forget one of the best directors I ever worked with. He not only believed in me as an actor, but he also believed in my ability to experiment with the role I was given. His shows were legendary, but his success was by design, and not by coincidence. He was...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 10, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Sales Training
It’s common knowledge that the art of effective communication lies in our ability to ask questions and listen. I’m sure I didn’t just tell you something you haven’t heard before, but why is it so many people struggle with this simple concept? For years, I’ve tried to...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 26, 2015 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Self Help
I have been accused of being, well, a bit quirky. I am a big fan of routine, and I have a long list of things I do in a repeatable manner. When I exercise, I swim a certain number of laps. I run a certain number of miles, and I do spinning and elliptical workouts the...
