by Rob Jolles | Feb 3, 2012 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training
I’m on the road this week, outside the city of Philadelphia, conducting an Executive Presentation Skills program. It’s a program I really like teaching because it allows me to go back to my roots. After all, the first book I ever wrote was not a sales book, but a...
by Rob Jolles | Dec 2, 2011 | Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
There are times in our lives when our number is called, and we have a job to do. Sometimes it’s not a pretty job, and sometimes it’s not a fun job. Sometimes we even know that our very best may not be good enough. In the end, we are really left with...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 8, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Management Training, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help
I’d like to start this week’s BLArticle™ with a small confession. I’m about to try and teach you a thing or two about being a better listener. If I told you that I was a wonderful listener, my wife Ronni’s eyes would be rolling and my nose would be growing. Franklin...
by Rob Jolles | Jul 1, 2011 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
I was on the phone with a loyal BLArticle™ reader from Atlanta, and we started talking about that word I don’t like hearing very often; “nervousness.” I’ve already been over my views of eradicating that word from the Dictionary altogether and replacing it with the...
by Rob Jolles | May 20, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training, Self Help
I was working with a client this week in Denver, and I was reminded of a very important lesson. You see, I’m a guy who understands the importance of words. I teach people how to create trust by using the correct words. I teach people how to create urgency by using the...
by Rob Jolles | Apr 29, 2011 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Self Help
This week I received an unusually high number of calls from clients who, for the lack of a better word, are worried. They are worried about the market. They are worried about the economy. They are worried about their budgets. They are worried about the companies they...
