How can you come out looking like a pro when you’re asked to make an impromptu presentation? What can you do if someone asks you to present a session on the fly or even just to answer a challenging question in a group meeting? 

Here are five steps to presenting your thoughts more powerfully on a moment’s notice.

I often cringe when I hear someone use throwaway words like “um, ah, like, ok” in their conversation? And I have to admit that the overuse of those words lowers my opinion of them. To be perceived as a true professional, work towards eliminating throwaway words from your speaking. 

There aren’t many things more annoying that someone who is distracted and distracts others by texting during a meeting. The message that person sends is that his/her time is more important than that of anyone else at the table. 

Here are five approaches you can use to eliminate electronic distractions during meetings:

You’ve only got so many hours in the day, so it makes sense to invest your sales time with those who can truly buy. If you’re looking for a hot lead, here are five things that should jump out at you.

I’ve got the best Virtual Assistant (VA) in the state of North Carolina, and I’m not going to share her name with you because I don’t want you to steal her! Oh, I could find an intern or someone else cheaper than Gaynor Fries (oops!) but I love the way I can just throw things over the fence to her and take them off my list.

Even if you can’t find a Gaynor Fries (double oops!) here are five reasons it makes sense to hire a VA.

Are you proud of what you’re able to accomplish in a day? Or are you stressed because you’re constantly falling behind?  We each have 24-hours in our day, so why do some of us struggle to get things done, while others just cruise through their to-do list?  The real power is in deciding what NOT to do!

Here are five things that effective people have eliminated from their lives.

I’ve found that people generally fall into two categories: those who are consistently on time and those who are chronically late. Since I’m an on-time kind of gal, it’s hard for me to understand how an individual can be late, time and time again. I just can’t imagine layering that much additional stress on my life.

With that thought in mind, here are 5 approaches to use if you’re chronically late.

For the past year, I’ve been evolving a local offering into a national program. As we launch this effort nationally, I want to share the steps I used to build it. 

First, a bit of background: As a WPO Chapter Chair, I work with women who own multimillion-dollar businesses. A few local women with smaller businesses asked me to start an educational program to help them move to $1MM+ and qualify for WPO. I identified 12 women interested in paying for these monthly group training sessions, and launched The Woman’s Advantage® Forum.

Purely by word of mouth, women in another city learned about it and asked me to start a group in their city… then, women in a third city. Before long I was receiving requests (literally) from Tampa to Tucson to Toledo. So, I decided to launch the program nationally. Here are five key steps I worked through to create this successful national program.

If you’re setting up a home office, you don’t need to spend a lot of money, but remember, it’s the little things that make you stand out as a professional; so be sure everything you purchase is high quality and has the functionality you need. 

Here are five things to consider in setting up your home office. You’ll notice that I’ve specifically shied away from discussing technology, because that will vary based on your business.      

Here’s a different approach to yearly goal setting. Rather than just posting your goals, “build” them using this 5-step process. And remember to include time for your family, working out and doing all the things that you enjoy.