Meetings & Events
Perform at Your Best with Heart, Mind AND Soul
Last week my husband Michael and I went to the Van Gogh immersive experience in Boston (along with everyone else it seems!). In addition to the paintings and history, the experience was littered with Van Gogh quotes. Some struck me more than others. Like this one: “I poured my heart and soul into my work…
Read MoreThe People Appreciation Edition
Last week at the Virtual Networking Café the theme during the breakouts was gratitude. I chose gratitude for several reasons: We met on Veterans Day It’s November, which although cliché, is a month associated with giving thanks It’s not something I practice regularly. (I wrote about gratitude here. I’m going to revisit the question posed. A teeny…
Read More10 Networking Conversation Starters (That Aren’t “What do you do?”)
It’s a big part of my mission to get rid of the question, “So, what do you do?” as a conversation starter. Why? Because more often than not it creates tension and shuts a conversation DOWN. If the person asking doesn’t understand what you do, care about what you do or have a need for what you do,…
Read MoreHow NOT to Self-Promote
Over the Summer, my 17 year old cat Habibi (means dear friend in Arabic) started waking me up before the sun at 4:30 am. While I consider myself an early riser, 4:30 is waaaay too early for me. He’s hungry and relentless at that hour. Breathing (purring) in my face, swatting my cheeks with his…
Read MoreWhat’s the Point of Your Business Meetings Or Get Togethers?
When you bring people together for, or attend, a networking event, business meeting, workshop or conference, what’s the intention? As the world opens, locks down, opens, locks down, opens, wear mask indoors, (am I the only one exhausted from the ambivalence?) I’ve been thinking a lot about how we get together. After listening to Brené…
Read MoreFollow Up: To Zoom or Not to Zoom?
Well, this week I thought it would be fun to follow up on the last newsletter – To Zoom or Not to Zoom? (Click that link if you missed it!) This article got a ton of feedback! And as a researcher at heart, (My first career was qualitative market research) that means I like to…
Read MoreTo Zoom or Not to Zoom?
I went to my first in person meeting last week. Wow did that stress me out remembering that I had to get showered and dressed. Almost ran late! Once I got there, a group of us sat indoors in an airy room with high ceilings, long tables, bench seats, spaced apart, masks up. Coats on…
Read MorePower Up Your Presence
Yesterday I got to facilitate a live, on Zoom, conversation about presence for the RI Bankers Association Women’s group. Two of state’s most senior level executives shared their career experiences and wisdom with close to 200 women. I could have asked them questions all day. It was awesome. We talked about things like: How to…
Read More10 Ways To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting (And downloadable PDF!)
“Are you giving up Zoom meetings?” “What are the challenges you see with remote meetings & presentations?” “I’m so done and can’t wait to meet in person!” These are some of the comments and questions I’ve heard over the last couple of weeks regarding exhaustion from online meetings. And I 100% get it. Truth is…
Read More3 Ways to Engage The Zoom Room
If I told you Zoom meetings could energize instead of exhaust would you believe me? On Tuesday, I hosted another business networking event for women and received this thoughtful email from an attendee: “I enjoyed your networking event so much! I’ve done a number of these events with other facilitators, and your mix of…
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