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How to Make a Good Impression

Ian's Messy Desk

In this short time, the person forms an opinion about you based on your appearance, your body language , your demeanor and your mannerisms. Here are the essentials for making a positive impression on others: Make eye contact – Making eye contact is interpreted as showing interest, paying attention, and a sign of self-confidence.

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8 Simple Ways to Encourage Others

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When you acknowledge what’s important to others, you provide a form of affirmation and validation about who they are and what they’re doing. The affirmation and validation is like nitro for their confidence and self-esteem. Ask for advice or confide in them. My favorite way to encourage someone is to boost their confidence.

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8 Ways to Calm Nerves When Give a Speech

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These tips will show you how to recycle your stress into a positive form that will help you become a better presenter. Taking the time to be organized will give you more confidence, which in turn will allow you to focus energy into your presentation. 1) Organize Lack of organization is one of the major causes of anxiety.

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Making Your Words Count

Ian's Messy Desk

No matter how confident or competent we are, being a good communicator gives us a leg up for successfully dealing with a variety of challenges and situations encountered every day. The sticky floors reflect key behaviors, assumptions and beliefs that can self-limit women’s potential and abillity to achieve their career goals.

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When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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It's Lonely in the Corner Office.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 November, 2008 Its Lonely in the Corner Office. I am good at some things, but not as confident in other things. Where I used to work we had a Mailroom and I would plunk what I needed in a tray with a form to tell them how I wanted it to turn out and return to get it when it was finished.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 September, 2010 Whats all the fuss about reading contracts? Food, food and more food If your event requires food the venue will send you a banqet event form and you will need to estimate the amount of food you need. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.