by clearmessages | Jul 29, 2009 | Monthly Memo
Have you ever witnessed an accident? Everything moves in slow motion. You see it happening but you can’t do anything to stop it. That’s how it must have felt for the President’s advisors as they listened to him at last week’s news conference as...
by clearmessages | Jun 30, 2009 | Monthly Memo
Watching South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford explain his “mystery trip” to Argentina should bring back lots of memories for you. No, not because you have secretly run off to South America on a trip which led to your public downfall — but because it...
by clearmessages | May 28, 2009 | Monthly Memo
How many times have you heard you should find your passion and then live it? That’s great advice, but today what I’m talking about are those other times — when you find yourself saddled with an assignment, a topic to present or a media issue and you...
by clearmessages | Apr 30, 2009 | Monthly Memo
Whenever we have to deliver an important speech, a critical interview or even a run-of-the-mill Friday afternoon presentation, we usually fret about the words. Often hours are spent agonizing over just the right combination of phrases to bring your point home....
by clearmessages | Mar 30, 2009 | Monthly Memo
I gave the speech at my grade eighth graduation. I don’t remember it like it was yesterday because I’ve been trying to forget it since it happened! There I was in my new red shirt and white tie, delivering a speech I had down cold. Except for the part I...
