by Lisa Parker | Jun 12, 2019 | communication skills, confidence, Leadership, Presentation Skills
Remember playing Make Believe as a child? For that moment, you really believed you were a pirate or a superhero or a fairy with wings. Now, let’s be adult about this! But wait…Have you sat in a theater watching a really well done movie or play, and when...
by Lisa Parker | May 9, 2019 | Career Management
The Importance of Specific Feedback Spring is the time to get busy. We’re fixing up the gardens, doing our spring cleaning, repairing that fence that took a hit from the snowplow, etc. It’s easy to see what needs to be done around the house and yard once...
by Lisa Parker | Apr 8, 2019 | motivation, Performance, preparation
Nerd alert: My two guilty-pleasure television shows right now are “American Idol” and “World of Dance”. I admit it. I’m kind of obsessed. Both programs center on very talented, dedicated amateurs competing for the top prizes, which...
by Lisa Parker | Jan 30, 2019 | Leadership
George, a successful thirty-something Marketing VP, sat in my office venting his disappointment regarding his last performance review – a review in which he was highly rated. “I got the written document in advance,” he said, “but then we never...
by Lisa Parker | Dec 4, 2018 | communication skills, Presentation Skills
Filler includes those unnecessary words and sounds people use when they want to “fill in” the dead air while trying to collect their thoughts and talk to an audience at the same time. Favorites include “um” and “uh” as well as...
