by Rob Jolles | May 13, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking, Sales Training
Let me set the stage for you: You are about to walk into a high-pressure situation, and there’s a lot riding on the conversation that’s about to take place. This isn’t just any conversation, but one that requires you to find the courage to ask for something from...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 29, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking
I’ll never forget the first real job I ever had. At age sixteen, I was an usher at Roth’s Seven Locks Movie Theatre in Potomac, Maryland. I proudly wore my red and black blazer and manned my flashlight like a pro. Leaning on the back wall of the theatre, I also saw a...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 4, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking
Think Like A Juggler! You may not know this about me but once upon a time, I was a pretty darn good juggler. I could juggle in a weave, in a circle, off the floor, off the wall, around my back (a crowd favorite,) off my knees, and off my head. As my pièce de...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 19, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help, success
Through the years, I’ve upset my share of audiences by telling them how overrated product knowledge really is. Product knowledge allows you to competently provide another individual with your solutions to their questions, but it doesn’t necessarily allow you to dazzle...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 22, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help
While we were growing up, I’m guessing most of us had some rather interesting part-time jobs. I know I had my fair share. One of my more unusual and challenging jobs was during my senior year of high school, when I worked as an umpire. With my best friend Bob, we...
by Rob Jolles | Jan 8, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, irony, Public Speaking, Self Help
Years ago, I worked on a contract with the Farmer’s Home Administration to help them automate their offices. There was a lot of technical training involved, and that meant a lot of study. However, it seemed the more I studied, the more there was to know. It was a...
