We all get into conflict, whether at work or at home. How we present ourselves when a conflict occurs, will make or break how the other perceives and responds to us. Taken from Cindy’s national TV show, #CindyUncorked, here is her segment of “Influence Uncorked” where she shares how to be in your power when in conflict: Most people try
How Storytelling in Business Increases Sales
Sales Conversations Storytelling in Business I want to tell you about Joshua... Joshua is a hard working entrepreneur. He networks all the time. Follows up regularly. Puts himself out there consistently. He tells people his credentials. He talks about the benefits of working with him. He asks for the sale. But... very little
[Video] Why Relationship Building is Ineffective (Sales Conversations)
Sales Conversations The last few years has been all about relationship building and how important it is to lead to sales conversations and ultimately, get sales from it. Great relationships in business are absolutely essential BUT to move the sale along faster and get higher conversions, apparently not! And there are statistics to prove it. You
[Video] Get the attention of distracted people
Effective Speaking and Presentation Skills It is is said that fidgeting is a symptom of people’s pent up energy that comes from a feeling that they should be -- or want to be -- something else or somewhere else. It is no wonder that people who fidget find it difficult to pay attention to what you’re saying. If someone is fidgeting and, in
Business Lessons from the Movie, The Horse Boy
Success Principles How to Achieve a Goal Recently I watched an amazing documentary called The Horse Boy about this family who went to the ends of the earth to find healing for their autistic son. It was deeply moving and incredibly insightful into not only families dealing with illness, but families dealing with challenges and goals. I drew many
[Video] Speaking voice warm-up to engage potential clients
Warm up your speaking voice to sound engaging Speak Dynamically How many times have you found yourself falling asleep while listening to someone speak, whether it was a speaker on stage, the poor soul standing in front of you at a networking event, or someone on the phone? Let's make sure that is not you! Being an influential leader
The Influence Equation
How to be Influential Effective presentation skills Got engaging content, but not sure how to make people listen? It’s time to make your message add up! We all need to know how to be effective influencers if we want to inspire people to take action, buy something, or get on board with a new concept. How powerful you are in influencing customers