Gracefully Ending A Conversation

We have all experienced it.  We attend a networking event to meet some new people or reconnect with familiar faces in our industry, and somehow we get trapped in a single conversation with an individual.  The conversation may be lovely, but you have a limited amount of time at this event and you want to…

The Power Behind ‘Word of Mouth’

I was with a group of my peers yesterday when the conversation turned to our summer travel experiences. One woman in the group had a fabulous experience with a travel agent and was raving about her skills. We were all engaged in the details of her trip and how this agent made her experience successful.…

The Essential Quick Pitch

Everyone needs a quick pitch and summer is a super time to develop it.  No, I am not talking about baseball, nor am I referring to a sales pitch. I am talking about a very brief sentence or two that you use to introduce yourself in a casually, socially acceptable way.  Summer is a great…