by Leslie Smith | Oct 7, 2025 | public relations
Every conversation can be helpful for you if you remember that building a network has as much to do with your every day conversations with strangers as any formal meetings. When you have healthy, thoughtful conversations with people, you gain respect and people end up...
by Leslie Smith | Oct 6, 2025 | Communication Skills
My dad used to tell us this funny story, and it relates perfectly to what I see happen between people communicating all the time. The story is about a man from Germany living in the United States. We’ll call him Hermann. He’s doing well, speaks English...
by Leslie Smith | Jul 14, 2025 | Communication Skills, customer service
I have declared this month Joyful July–a month when we will focus on bringing humanity back. We have robots, programmed GPTs to think a certain way, AI cloning, automated emails, forms, calendar apps, and many other efficient ways to get our jobs done. But,...
by Leslie Smith | Jul 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
These days everything we do builds our email list. Social Media Events Networking Meetings Press releases Podcasts Printed materials, and so on, and so on. You want to build a list of people who [fill in the blank with your call to action] as soon as you need...
by Leslie Smith | Jun 11, 2025 | team building
Part two to Cue It Up, Carry It Out, Close the Loop – Keeping them all cool with each other takes some team building. Sometimes, the planners, doers, and closers get on each others’ nerves. Here are some things to anticipate throughout the group...
by Leslie Smith | Jun 8, 2025 | Video
Can you believe it’s June? How are you doing meeting your objectives for 2025? Are you near, have you passed them, or do you have a long way to go? Do you have all the client work you want or do you need help heading into summer? It’s perfectly okay...
by Leslie Smith | May 21, 2025 | Project Management, team building
This last weekend, my family celebrated my youngest daughter Jenna as she graduated from college. She finished in December, and as she continues to search through the want ads (my Gen X term, not her Gen Z words), it is indeed a new beginning for her. I’m...
by Leslie Smith | May 13, 2025 | business communication, Communication Skills
Last week we talked about giving feedback so it is received. But what happens when you’re the one receiving the feedback? The other side of the desk might not be as comfortable. Receiving feedback and absorbing it to improve yourself takes humility and an open...
by Leslie Smith | May 13, 2025 | Communication Skills
Communication is the most important element of success. You can quote me!I have seen this over and over. Some small bit of information isn’t shared, and a program or event goes sideways, or at least has more issues than it has to have. Group debriefings and one-on-one...
by Leslie Smith | Apr 22, 2025 | Entrepreneurs, start-ups
A quarter-time check-in for your business origin story. Even though the calendar says Q1 ends in March, I never feel the year truly begins until tax season is behind us. It’s the perfect time for a check-in — not on your analytics, but on your origin story. Photo...
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