by Marianne D’Alessandro The true old saying tells us that money can’t buy happiness. I have to disagree. Money can buy happiness. Top health problems are related to stress – heart disease, asthma, obesity and headaches are all stress-related ailments. Stress is one reason for arguments, relationship problems, and business failures. So if we can […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro Over the past few weeks, I’ve had many similar conversations: entrepreneurs hiring people who go missing in action or just don’t deliver as expected. I guess I don’t really understand it. I can’t imagine taking on work and then not providing the expected service or at least, in some courteous manner, explaining […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro Well, you’re on your journey as an entrepreneur – whether you’re new or established, you just can’t do it alone. The biggest question I’m asked over and over again is what does a virtual assistant do? For me, it’s a pretty difficult question to answer. When you think of the corporate world, […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro This being the final blog in the 6-part Keep Calm presentation skills series, I thought we should wrap it all up. We talked about calming the nerves, getting to the point, dealing with nervousness, making it about YOU, and think SEO. Think of your presentation as a gift – a gift you […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro If you want your online content to gain traction, you need to know about SEO – search engine optimization. One of the main areas of SEO is keywords. Without those keywords, you’ll make it difficult for your audience to find you online. Why not utilize the SEO approach with your presentations? In […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro I’m sure a few of you may remember the early days of PowerPoint – when we created our presentations and then printed them on transparencies. Now those that don’t remember are asking, why did you print them? Well, we did not always have access to data projectors and in case something did […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro Fear is known to all of us in some way. It’s most likely that each of us has a fear or two in our back pocket. I know I have many! We’ve often been told that if we address and face our fears, we can overcome them. So why not face the […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro Okay, I admit I have a pet peeve. Everyone’s time is valuable and yet, I see so much time wasted building up to the point of a presentation. Make “the point” clear right from the beginning. This morning, I watched a webinar replay. I wasn’t able to watch it in “real time” […]
by Marianne D’Alessandro Oh those butterflies – the ones that play in your stomach, that make you light-headed, that even make you nauseous – that wait until you need to give a presentation before they make themselves known! Public speaking is one of the top fears. Tame those butterflies! I remember one of my first […]
