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Sep 20, 2011 May I Share Something with You? (No! Or, How to Elegantly Extricate Yourself from Others’ Well-Meaning Advice) Right up there with “We need to talk,” as a stomach-sinking starter, is the phrase, “May I share something… Read More
Sep 7, 2011 Get That Zinc Off Your Nose and Your Game Face On: (AKA A Guide to Post-Summer Interviewing) Summer’s just about over and– for those of you who’ve delayed your entry into the real world for one last summer of being a lifeguard/camp counselor/kite-boarding instructor  and the like–… Read More
Aug 24, 2011 Special is as Special Does (AKA “Yes, You are Special, but You’re Not More Special than Anyone Else.”) Some of you may know the old-fashioned phrase, “Pretty is as pretty does,” i.e. a person is pretty when their behavior—not just their face– is pretty. In this day and… Read More
Aug 10, 2011 How “Free” is Free? As we head into the dog days of August, it can be easy to slack off a bit…think to ourselves, “I’ve been working hard. I deserve a little free time.”… Read More
Jul 27, 2011 “Um…waiter?” In these dog days of summer, when business is a bit slower, air conditioning is welcome, and summer’s bounty makes the specials on the menu still more enticing, many of… Read More
Jul 19, 2011 My Bad I’m guessing that many of you read the above title and thought this was going to be a post about my loathing for the slacker set’s faux apologetic phrase, “My… Read More
Jul 13, 2011 Make Power Points Powerful I don’t know about you, but I loved show-and-tell as a kid. Unfortunately, however, the adult version of show-and-tell—the Power Point presentation—often leaves a lot to be desired. And it… Read More
Jul 11, 2011 Speaking Testimonials “Once you hear a presentation from Frances, you’re on your way to a more engaging delivery style. Her sense of humor, wit and directness is both instructive and entertaining and… Read More
Jun 30, 2011 Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow We’ve all heard the phrase, “Don’t let the grass grow under your feet,” as a way to tell someone to stop procrastinating and move things along. But, as someone who’s… Read More
Jun 21, 2011 Wow of the Week: “Can you come speak to an old friend?” aka CODE RED As those of you who’ve read How to Wow know, I was a mad, crazy fan of The West Wing. If you were, too, you’ll remember that there was a… Read More

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