http://www.exec-comms.com/blog "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:30:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 2006-2009 ian.griffin@exec-comms.com (Ian Griffin) ian.griffin@exec-comms.com (Ian Griffin) 1440 http://www.exec-comms.com/Pictures/0209_exe-comms_141.png http://www.exec-comms.com/blog 144 144 A forum for professional excellence in public speaking, speechwriting and executive communications. Speech, speechwriting, business, communications, presentations Ian Griffin Ian Griffin ian.griffin@exec-comms.com no no http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2011/12/22/video-creative-challenges-for-the-holidays/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2011/12/22/video-creative-challenges-for-the-holidays/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:20:49 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=4135 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2011/12/22/video-creative-challenges-for-the-holidays/feed/ 2 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2011/01/31/unleash-your-imagination-watch-creative-videos/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2011/01/31/unleash-your-imagination-watch-creative-videos/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:20:48 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=3370 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2011/01/31/unleash-your-imagination-watch-creative-videos/feed/ 4 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/10/22/stephen-frys-amusing-rant-on-language-pedants/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/10/22/stephen-frys-amusing-rant-on-language-pedants/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:18:05 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=3139 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/10/22/stephen-frys-amusing-rant-on-language-pedants/feed/ 0 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/07/18/interview-nsa-convention-dressed-up-cat-bags/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/07/18/interview-nsa-convention-dressed-up-cat-bags/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:58:08 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1441 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/07/18/interview-nsa-convention-dressed-up-cat-bags/feed/ 0 0:02:12 Continuing my investigation of the NSA Vendor fair I talked with Tracy Penwell who sells handbags under the name Dressed Up Cat. Her one-of-a-kind bags are created from “found” bags & objects. The bags are all made from recycled com[...] Continuing my investigation of the NSA Vendor fair I talked with Tracy Penwell who sells handbags under the name Dressed Up Cat. Her one-of-a-kind bags are created from “found” bags & objects. The bags are all made from recycled components, Penwell says, and in 2008, she was a finalist for “Best Green Handbag” in the Independent Handbag Designers Awards. She was also a 2008 nominee for the People’s Choice Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. To hear what she had to tell me about her bags, and why professional speakers are a good market for her, click on the podcast icon below. Podcasts Ian Griffin no no http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/07/18/interview-nsa-convention-illusion-jewelry/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/07/18/interview-nsa-convention-illusion-jewelry/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:56:15 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1437 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/07/18/interview-nsa-convention-illusion-jewelry/feed/ 0 0:01:54 NSA Exhibit Area As with many large conventions, the National Speakers Association gathering has an exhibit area where vendors sell everything from self-publishing solutions to, well, handbags and jewelry. Speakers have to look good on stage and off[...] NSA Exhibit Area As with many large conventions, the National Speakers Association gathering has an exhibit area where vendors sell everything from self-publishing solutions to, well, handbags and jewelry. Speakers have to look good on stage and off. I took the opportunity to ask a couple of the vendors about the goods they sell and why they come to exhibit at NSA. Illusion Jewlry Patricia Carbeery has been working with glass for over 25 years. She finds working with hot glass is very direct and immediate—the ever changing rainbow of color and light while working with dichroic, metals, powders, as well as the glass, continues to fascinate. She creates her own beads using the ancient technique of lampworking. To make each bead, she melts glass in an oxygen propane flame at temperatures in exces of 2000° F. She then anneal the beads in a kiln for five hours or more. All her designs are unique—incorporting her handmade lampworked beads, Swarovski crystals, silver from Bali, and freshwater pearls. Her work can be found at The Phoenix Art Museum and The Bead Museum in Glendale, as well as several fine stores. To hear what Patricia told me about her jewelry, click on the podcast icon below. Podcasts Ian Griffin no no http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/05/04/national-speakers-northern-california-chapter-fun-n-games/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/05/04/national-speakers-northern-california-chapter-fun-n-games/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 00:42:53 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1273 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/05/04/national-speakers-northern-california-chapter-fun-n-games/feed/ 1 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/02/02/heinz-57-variety-is-the-spice-of-life/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/02/02/heinz-57-variety-is-the-spice-of-life/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:00:21 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=871 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/02/02/heinz-57-variety-is-the-spice-of-life/feed/ 2 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/01/11/why-dr-johnson-would-never-blog/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/01/11/why-dr-johnson-would-never-blog/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:29:35 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=808 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2009/01/11/why-dr-johnson-would-never-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/08/08/jetblue-pillows-you-snooze-you-lose/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/08/08/jetblue-pillows-you-snooze-you-lose/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:20:05 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/08/08/jetblue-pillows-you-snooze-you-lose/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2008/08/08/jetblue-pillows-you-snooze-you-lose/feed/ 1 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/12/03/in-vino-verbiage-the-language-of-wine/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/12/03/in-vino-verbiage-the-language-of-wine/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:17:05 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/culture-shock/in-vino-verbiage-the-language-of-wine/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/12/03/in-vino-verbiage-the-language-of-wine/feed/ 0 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/08/17/my-blog-on-an-iphone-how-cool-is-that/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/08/17/my-blog-on-an-iphone-how-cool-is-that/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:03:43 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/shallow-end/my-blog-on-an-iphone-how-cool-is-that/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/08/17/my-blog-on-an-iphone-how-cool-is-that/feed/ 0 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/03/28/the-rise-and-fall-of-dell/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/03/28/the-rise-and-fall-of-dell/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:51:20 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/the-rise-and-fall-of-dell/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/03/28/the-rise-and-fall-of-dell/feed/ 4 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/02/13/dress-for-success-the-public-speaker-as-a-tailors-dummy/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/02/13/dress-for-success-the-public-speaker-as-a-tailors-dummy/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:35:52 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=180 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2007/02/13/dress-for-success-the-public-speaker-as-a-tailors-dummy/feed/ 0