by Rob Jolles | Feb 7, 2014 | Corporate Communications, Public Speaking
I was having lunch with a man the other day, and he and I have been developing a friendship over the past six months or so. I have a great deal of respect for this man. He flew fighter aircraft all over the world – Europe, Northern Africa, Turkey, the Republic of...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 15, 2013 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking
No matter how many times you have delivered the same presentation, there are always unknowns. The message might not change, but the audiences sure do. Clearly, the more you deliver the same message, the tighter that presentation becomes. But what about the...
by Rob Jolles | Sep 6, 2013 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking, Sales Training
Remember when reality shows were fresh and new? I can recall watching the very first episode of “Survivor,” and I was hooked. I have not missed an episode since the show first aired thirteen years ago. In fact, I’ve applied to be on the show several times. I’ve...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 28, 2013 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking
When I began working at Xerox almost 25 years ago, I had the pleasure of learning how to deliver training from the great Emmett Reagan. He was responsible for teaching every Xerox instructor how to conduct his or her training program. Emmett was a longtime “Xeroid”...
by Rob Jolles | Mar 8, 2013 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Public Speaking
It happened again. I see it all the time. I watched as a professional speaker fell prey to the same mistake amateurs make all the time. I’m referring to losing your timing in a presentation. We’ve all seen the telltale signs. We sit through fifty minutes of a...
by Rob Jolles | Feb 22, 2013 | Motivation, Public Speaking
Go to any seminar or workshop, and you can usually count on two things: Firstly, there may be too much information presented to you. Secondly, there will probably be some sort of a giveaway. We’ll save the “too much information” issue for another BLArticle®. Right...
