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MONDAY MORNING MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness from The Coach’s Corner
 

September 11, 2006 Number 232

Table of Contents

  1. On Special Offers and Invitations
  2. On Revisiting Peace
  3. On Making Headlines
  4. On Life-Lessons from Noah's Ark
  5. On Them, Not You
  6. On Useful Websites and Announcements

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Welcome to Monday Morning Mindfulness . . . to my clients,
colleagues and friends. Join me every other Monday in
getting motivated and inspired to act/think/feel differently.

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1. ON SPECIAL OFFERS AND INVITATIONS
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What if you could have two coaches sitting by your side and guide you through the skill of speaking confidently and persuasively ? Now you can. An Audio CD, "Power Presentations for Professionals," will help you master a few simple, yet sophisticated strategies. Do you want to learn how to give a compelling speech? Would you like to know what sets leaders apart? Are you ready to prepare a speech that hits your audience's hot buttons? In this audio CD, two professional speech coaches share the lessons they've learned from their combined 46 years in the field. High content and useful application for business professionals, emerging speakers and coaches. Click here for full description and to order. (available as a CD)

Final offer - gift to MMM subscribers - To succeed at any undertaking, you need at least one other person. What would it be worth to you to get some ideas on how to increase your income? From now until September 15, you may schedule a 45 minute coaching call for $45. ($150 value) Any topic (s) of your choice around marketing your speaking, coaching or general business. This offer is good only through September 15th, so schedule your call with me now! Contact me at Sandra!@schrift.com If you need more input on how I may help you , go to: www.schrift.com/testimony.htm

Have you ever thought about being a well paid speaker? Learn how to connect with your audience? Persuade people to act on what you say? You can get answers to these questions and more at: Approach the Coach. Go to www.schrift.com/approach and ask me your number one question about speaking skills or speaking professionally. I will answer your question by email within 48 hours

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2. ON REVISITING PEACE
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What can each of us do to contribute to internal, interpersonal, and organizational peace? Here are some ideas from The Center for Nonviolent Communication www.cnvc.org The founder, Marshal Rosenberg, created a Nonviolent Communication language so all people will get their needs met and resolve their conflicts peacefully.

  • Spend some time each day quietly reflecting on how we would like to relate to ourselves and others.
  • Remember that all human beings have the same needs.
  • Check our intention to see if we are as interested in others getting their needs met as our own.
  • When asking someone to do something, see if we are making a request or a demand.
  • Instead of saying what we DON'T want someone to do, say what we DO want the person to do.
  • Instead of praising someone who did something we like, express our gratitude by telling the person what need of ours that action met.

The Coach thinks . . . it is very hard to unlearn violent communication and replace this with NVC. I am committed!


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3. ON MAKING HEADLINES
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Here are a few ideas from Maggie Dennison, Marketing Writer and Consultant , to help you craft attention- getting headlines for a press release or speech title.

  1. Build your headline around your biggest benefit. Show how your product or service can solve a problem for the reader.
  2. Create a mystery with the headline so that you arouse curiosity and make the reader want to read on to find the solution.
  3. Use figures or statistics. Odd numbers work better than even. Percentages are also good.
  4. Rephrase a well-known saying or quote.
  5. Ask a question the answer to which points to, guess what? Your product or service. The Coach like this one . . . "How to Become a Highly Paid Professional Speaker"
    www.schrift.com/cds.htm What's your best headline?

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4. ON LIFE-LESSONS FROM NOAH'S ARK
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ACoach James Vuocolo gets direction from the Biblical story of the great flood. (Genesis 6:1-9:17) Do these lessons apply to your life?

  • Always plan ahead. (there was no rain in the forecast when Noah started to build the ark)
  • Don't listen to your critics. Listen to your heart and do what needs to be done.
  • Don't go it alone. Travel in pairs, because two heads are better than one.
  • Be flexible in your thinking. Remember amateurs built the ark while professionals built the Titanic.

The Coach sez . . . don't miss the boat! Aren't we all in the same boat?

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5. ON THEM, NOT YOU
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What do great speakers do to guide their audiences? First, they share what they know to be true. They understand that they are not the focus. Their audience is. Great speakers have a passion for their material; a passion for teaching. The desire is infectious. If the speaker has it, the audience will most likely catch it. Great speakers practice vulnerability on the platform, not as a sign of weakness, but as a way to connect honestly with their audiences. If you don't fully know yourself, you can't fully know your audience, and therefore, you can't connect with them.

The Coach thinks jazz musician, Charlie Parker, put it best . . . "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."

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6. ON USEFUL WEB SITES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Visit my new Blog (an online journal) at www.schrift.com/blog Read about "On Speaking Points," "On Speaking Jitters," "On Speaking with Soul and Substance." and "How Speakers are Like Musicians." Tell me what you think . . . and add your own comments.

Speak Like a Pro for Profit - Struggling to get clients? Want to have a full speaking calendar? This e-book contains proven tips and techniques to become a polished presenter to speak effectively to anyone, anywhere, with confidence. I wrote this for speakers, coaches, authors and business professionals who want to deliver persuasive presentations and/or grow a profitable speaking business. Only $8.95. www.schrift.com/speaklikeaproforprofit for details.

"This book provides practical and sound advice. I have worked with Sandra and find her knowledge and guidance invaluable."
--Dr. Christine Wood, Pediatrician, speaker, author

Download reports to help you with your public speaking skills www.schrift.com/tips.htm

Do you make international calls and need help with the time zones? www.time.gov

"Book coaching Marathon-90 Minutes. Bring 2-3 questions and get them answered by Judy Cullins, 20-year book coach and author of 11 books on these topics who can help you take your idea to money in less than 6 months. Meets from 3-4:25 Pac time on Sept 21 for $20. For more information go to bookcoaching.com/teleclasses

Go here for an article on how to link to other web sites. www.searchengineworkshops.com

Do you need some CPR for Your Soul? Author/Coach, Mike Jay provides some brilliant tools at: www.cprforthesoul.net

Where in the World is Sandra?
Bangkok , Thailand , September 24 - 26;
Nepal and Tibet , September 28 - October 11;
November 22-24; Phoenix , AZ.
When you are visiting San Diego , contact me, sandra@schrift.com
Let's share conversation.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Coach Sandra Schrift shares a few easy-to-read insights in this bi-weekly broadcast, and welcomes positive responses and input. Her 13 years as the founder/owner of The Podium Speakers Bureau in San Diego afforded her the privilege to work with many outstanding professional speakers and meeting planners nationwide. She knows what the Meeting Planners want . . . and knows what speakers need to know!

If you are an executive, you will benefit by strengthening your presentation skills, so that whatever audio-visual aid you use will enhance, rather than distract from, your message.

As your coach, Sandra provides you with greater focus, increased ways to prospect, more ideas for getting referrals, and just more business.

E-mail Sandra for your Complimentary 30- minute Coaching Call: Sandra@schrift.com

Thank you for reading this issue of Monday Morning
Mindfulness Look for your next issue on September 25, 2006
--Coach Sandra

"Knowledge of self is the source of our abilities."
--Lao Tzu

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