They only come along once, so be sure and make a good one. First impressions, that is. Whether you are meeting someone at a networking situation for the first time or your new boss at that new job, there are some things to remember: Understand expectations Demonstrate who you are Know the environment Actively listen […]
The fabric enclosures arrived and we fit them to the wall and football shapes. They look like the concepts. The concept is by the Taylor Group Dallas. The client wanted something to transform the basic Skyline Inliten truss. This accomplishes that. FSD in Denver took the design and made it into the stretchy fabric pieces.
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In the April issue of Inc. Magazine, there is a story profiling a “super salesman.” Good story all around, but the one quote that meant the most in reading this story was: “Never worry about how you’re doing in a meeting. Focus on the other guy. Otherwise, it’s like watching your feet while you’re running.
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At an evening event yesterday for students and professionals at a local university, I was asked to interact with students. The object for several of us professionals was to indirectly coach the soon-to-graduate students. The one thing that kept coming up was: have a strategy. A short list of things to include in your networking
We have the basic structure and a plan. Now we need to wrap the pieces up so they look good. One of the challenges is the design of the graphic panels and how they interact with the hardware they have to fit around. The design of the graphic features some photos and a brand-driven colorful
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We talk about manners in this space quite often. We’ve come to the conclusion that they are not obsolete. I found someone who agrees with me. Peggy Post is the director of the Emily Post Institute. Yes, that Emily Post. In the May/June issue of AARP Magazine (www.aarpmagazine.org/peggypost), she wrote that manners in today’s fast-paced,
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Meeting people is what this is all about for me. I love relating stories and sharing ideas in this forum, but I like even more to meet real people in real situations. I’ll be getting to meet people up close and personal at the following events: On Tuesday, April 13, Alice Dykeman (Dykeman and Associates)
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This past week I spent an afternoon at my client’s exhibit house with them and the exhibit house rep. We’re making progress on our “portfolio” exhibit. We lined up the parts and pieces and got out the tape measure and sketch pad. We paced off the 20×30 space and helped the client visualize the scale
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Somebody asks you a question–and you don’t know the answer. What do you do? Make something up? Take an educated guest? Use a lifeline? Admit you don’t know–but will get back to them? Actually, the last option is the best in my view. It is the truth (always easiest to remember) and it sets you
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We’ve all been asked if we are or described ourselves as self starters. You know, the person who can find the wherewithall to start from scratch or with nothing to get a project or task going and then see it through to completion. But are we really? There are some real real-life tests of this.
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