June, already?

My latest blog entry, Now you see it, describes how you, too, can harness the power of video to create business buzz. It also contains a shameless plug for my new Focus on You video profile service. But you probably knew about that already!

Other "news" in my June newsletter includes notices of the upcoming Executive Communications Skills workshops, which you can find here.

Tips you can use!

Don't fill the page
If you are printing your notes on 8.5-inch by 11-inch paper, set the bottom margin at 3.5 inches. That way your eye will travel down only 2/3 of the page. Your chin won't end up on your chest and eye contact will be easier to maintain. Too may pages? Print on both sides!
 
Hit the comedy club!
If you want to exercise your humor muscle, do something about it after hours. Don't flex it around your work colleagues if you expect to be taken seriously as a leader. I have said this over and over, and have even blogged about it. Seems like it should be common sense. But the frequency with which leaders fall due to ill-placed jokes never ceases to amaze me.

Keep it under wraps
Now that summertime is upon us, it is tempting to shed more layers of clothing than may be appropriate in the workplace. So keep an extra blazer or sweater in the office to pop on when you need to "spruce up." A well-placed scarf can provide coverage for summer's scooping necklines as well.