The first quarter of the year is generally a time when employers do a fair amount of hiring. It's also a time when lots of people flood into the job market --- and not just those without jobs. Think ...

Part of the professional development I’ve had the privilege to participate in included some pretty intense sales training. It has always amazed me how the lessons designed to advance my career always ...

If you were given a 180-second opportunity to change your business forever, would you be prepared to do it on a moment’s notice? You would if you learn about the elevator speech as defined by Terri ...

The modern attention span continues to shrink at an alarming rate. Roughly two decades ago the average person could spend two and a half minutes engrossed with any one particular item or activity ...

McConaughey isn’t just an actor. He’s a storyteller who is so immersed in the craft he even taught communication at the University of Texas. His pitch skills were on display when he introduced ...

In academia, the ability to communicate complex ideas succinctly is not a peripheral skill; it is a core professional competency. The concept of the elevator speech, typically a 30- to 90-second, ...