How Big is Your Package?

Three massive boxes arrived at the office recently. Our office manager excitedly opened her shipment of umbrellas from Target. How many do you think could be shipped in boxes of such magnitude? If you guessed THREE you were right. Who is the genius at Target who fills an order of three umbrellas in three separate [...]

Alvin Beadles – Update #4

Another saying or Alvinism as we call them is this: “Son, if you know you have a whipping coming, take it now.” Meaning, that one should squarely face reality and willingly engage the rigors of life.
Today I was able to speak these words to my Dad and he spoke back. Never can I recall being [...]

Lasting Impressions

Independent of your desires; the simple act of speaking is destined to leave an impression upon your audience. You must determine the honorable impression you want to make and then labor hard to that end.

Emphasis Matters

Do they mean that you can’t secure the reservation of this facility by plying the attendant with alcohol? Of course not, but it’s a picture of lazy communication. If you have only 30 seconds or 5 minutes in which to speak, choose your emphasis wisely.

Connecting the Dots

Push your cart to the nearest corral. This seems a simple request yet it’s rarely followed.
In the game of public speaking we ask people to perform simple applications. However, if we don’t overcome their objections these applications will rarely be followed. We must explain for them why they should apply their new knowledge.