[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Many people quote the fact that only 7% of communication comes from the words you use. They will tell you that 55% of communication comes from body language and that 38%...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] How do you make your business stand out from the crowd when it?s just you? How do you show people what?s different about your business when your business is, well, you?...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] At the beginning of October my husband and I went to Disneyland Paris. We acted like big kids for three days and had loads of fun. I tried not to think...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] A brand is perceived in many ways by the customer, and by the company. There are many misconceptions like a brand is the logo: a name, symbol, colour, font, slogan or...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] Do you go to networking meetings and leave not remembering what many of other people said they do? Do you go to presentations and stop listening after the first five minutes?...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] I read a lot of blogs, and this means I get to see a lot of blog designs. Usually I'm tempted to go to these blogs because the headline or permalink,...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] If you read my blog post on Wedneseday (30 June) you?ll have seen that I?m a big fan of PowerPoint, when it?s used properly. If you?re not yet convinced, here are three...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] I often hear people saying they?ve been subjected to ?death by PowerPoint? at some event or other. Lots of other people advise against using PowerPoint because it can be the death...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Chantal"][/caption] When you provide a service, it can be difficult to explain to a potential client what it is that you do and what they will get for the fee. It?s much...
[caption id="attachment_361" align="alignleft" width="85" caption="Alice"][/caption] Perfection ? it isn?t always possible and it certainly isn?t necessary. Believe it or not, if you constantly strive for perfection you will never get anywhere, and you will waste so...
A couple of years ago I ran my StandOut Strategies workshop for a CEO group...
I write a lot about how your business can stand out, win new clients and...
Many people I speak to – especially the owners of small service businesses – tell...
