We are very excited about our new website and the launch of our newsletter.  We hope you find our newsletter both informative and entertaining.  With the breadth of experience and expertise of our Alliance Partners we are sure you will find value in the articles they contribute.

Our intention is to provide our readers with short, current and relevant articles to support personal and organizational development. 

Please enjoy our premiere edition and we look forward to publishing many exciting issues in the years to come.

Cindy Stradling, CSP
Editor 

As professional speakers, we don’t have an instrument made of wood, or brass or a combination of hammers and strings.  But we do have an instrument!  It’s us – our voices, our bodies, our feelings and points of view.  And like the cellist, if we want to be able to give voice to the genius within us and move our audiences to action, we have to practice with and tune our instruments specifically and consistently

What are you doing on a regular basis to tune your instrument and move towards mastery as a speaker?

By Elizabeth Padden
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Each negotiation can be successful, or not, and can serve to improve the quality of the relationship, or not.  A lot will “depend on where you’re standing”.

By Kim Lawton
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When your computers are breaking down and working below optimal performance how long does it take you to call your IT people?  Minutes. 
Yet, how long do you wait to bring in professionals when communication and critical work teams are chronically breaking down and performing sub-optimally?  Months?  Years?

By Alana Free
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