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Ian Griffin Ian Griffin ian.griffin@exec-comms.com No no http://www.exec-comms.com/Pictures/exec_comms_144.jpg http://www.exec-comms.com/blog 144 144 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-dan-moirao-mbti-guru/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-dan-moirao-mbti-guru/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:58:33 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-dan-moirao-mbti-guru/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-dan-moirao-mbti-guru/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/game-set-match/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/game-set-match/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:55:24 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/game-set-match/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/game-set-match/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/consensus-a-group-vision-statement-movie/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/consensus-a-group-vision-statement-movie/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:36:07 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/consensus-a-group-vision-statement-movie/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/consensus-a-group-vision-statement-movie/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/intrerview-eve-abbott-a-brain-new-way-to-work/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/intrerview-eve-abbott-a-brain-new-way-to-work/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:44:58 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/intrerview-eve-abbott-a-brain-new-way-to-work/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/intrerview-eve-abbott-a-brain-new-way-to-work/feed/ 4:28 The New York Times reports that the typical U.S. executive still wastes six weeks a year searching through paper piles and e-mail! Got better things ... The New York Times reports that the typical U.S. executive still wastes six weeks a year searching through paper piles and e-mail! Got better things to do with your time? Since 1988, Eve Abbott has pioneered brain-based productivity systems for executives, managers and business owners. A Brain New Way to Work gets teams working at least 25% more productively through lively programs and practical consultations. Eve is the author of How to Do Space Age Work with a Stone Age Brain trade;. She earned her degree in Sociology and Psychology from the University of California and holds a Lifetime Adult Teaching Credential. Eve is a popular guest on TV and Radio. Her expertise appears in The New York Times articles and she writes the 'Business Wise' column for the nationwide Business Journals. When speaking, Eve combines her sense of humor with the latest in brain research to guarantee a fun and practical program for conferences ranging from Builder/Architect to Women Leaders 2008. Eve says "My personal mission is saving every working person in America an hour a day so they have more time for life. My professional objective is converting the 12% of productivity wasted from information overload to your enterprise's profits, where it belongs." S. C. Johnson Son, Inc., Lotus Construction, Nixon Peabody, LLP and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency choose A Brain New Way to Work's seminars for solutions to their employee's challenges. Watch Eve As she introduces her topic in this video: Listen to Eve As she tells me about her work and how the NSA/NC Pro-Track class is helping her. To hear my interview with Eve, click on the icon below. Business,Communication,,Podcasts,,Public,Speaking Ian Griffin no No http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/announcing-professionally-speaking-magazine/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/announcing-professionally-speaking-magazine/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:48:12 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/announcing-professionally-speaking-magazine/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/announcing-professionally-speaking-magazine/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/im-interviewed-by-a-portugese-blogger/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/im-interviewed-by-a-portugese-blogger/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:30:14 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/im-interviewed-by-a-portugese-blogger/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/im-interviewed-by-a-portugese-blogger/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/learning-from-failure-the-competitive-advantage-of-silicon-valley/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/learning-from-failure-the-competitive-advantage-of-silicon-valley/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:50:11 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/learning-from-failure-the-competitive-advantage-of-silicon-valley/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/learning-from-failure-the-competitive-advantage-of-silicon-valley/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/interview-david-allen-the-art-of-stress-free-productivity/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/interview-david-allen-the-art-of-stress-free-productivity/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 01:43:46 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/interview-david-allen-the-art-of-stress-free-productivity/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/interview-david-allen-the-art-of-stress-free-productivity/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/interview-bruce-sterling-cyberpunk-author-plans-european-book/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/interview-bruce-sterling-cyberpunk-author-plans-european-book/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 02:15:29 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/interview-bruce-sterling-cyberpunk-author-plans-european-book/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/interview-bruce-sterling-cyberpunk-author-plans-european-book/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-hank-brigman-touchpoint-guru-redux/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-hank-brigman-touchpoint-guru-redux/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 16:23:39 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-hank-brigman-touchpoint-guru-redux/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-hank-brigman-touchpoint-guru-redux/feed/ 3:54 I first met Hank at a Northern California National Speakers Association meeting in September 2007. I posted a podcast interview with him at that time, ... I first met Hank at a Northern California National Speakers Association meeting in September 2007. I posted a podcast interview with him at that time, partly to demonstrate how easily podcasts can be created and posted. Since then Hank has signed up for the NSA/NC Pro-Track class and this podcast is part of the ongoing series of Pro-Track Profiles. So, for the first time ever, here's a second Professionally Speaking podcast with the same person! Hank's passion for outstanding customer interactions - or Touchpoints - was born in the food and beverage industry. As a waiter and restaurant manager during collage, Hank experienced first-hand the financial benefit of consistently delivering outstanding customer experiences. In 2002 Hank co-founded the pioneering research consultancy, Touchpoint Metrics. Hank served as its President/CEO, co-invented their Touchpoint Mapping methodology, and led Customer Experience Management (CEM) engagements with organizations large and small, including with GE, Microsoft, and ATT. Now known as the "Touchpoint Guru," Hank is currently working on his first book, The Touchpoint Principle, How to Dominate Your Market Touchpoint by Customer Touchpoint. Visit www.TouchpointGuru.com to sign up for Hank's "Touchpointer" newsletter and for more information regarding CEM, Touchpoints, and how he can help as a speaker or consultant. I caught up with Hank at a break in a recent Pro-Track class. To hear my interview, click on the podcast icon below. Podcasts,,Public,Speaking Ian Griffin no No http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/content-transformation-from-analog-to-digital-at-what-price/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/content-transformation-from-analog-to-digital-at-what-price/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 17:56:44 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/content-transformation-from-analog-to-digital-at-what-price/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/content-transformation-from-analog-to-digital-at-what-price/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-robert-swan-obe-man-of-ice-and-fire/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-robert-swan-obe-man-of-ice-and-fire/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 18:43:41 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-robert-swan-obe-man-of-ice-and-fire/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-robert-swan-obe-man-of-ice-and-fire/feed/ 5:37 Robert Swan: Boy's Own Hero Robert Swan is a modern hero cut in the cloth of Shakleton, Scott and the larger-than-life characters of the Victorian Era. ... Robert Swan: Boy's Own Hero Robert Swan is a modern hero cut in the cloth of Shakleton, Scott and the larger-than-life characters of the Victorian Era. His story is impressive. He's the first person to walk to both the South and North poles. Given the effects of climate change on polar ice he's quite likely also the last person as well - the melting of the ice means it's now not possible to undertake the journey's he completed twenty years ago - today you'd have to swim part of the way. The land of ice he traveled in his youth is now, literally, melting under his feet as global warming takes hold. Since traveling to the Poles, and observing the effects of climate change and man-made pollution first-hand, Swan has dedicated his life to the preservation of Antarctica by the promotion of recycling, renewable energy and sustainability to combat the effects of climate change. This is detailed on his website www.2041.com. Why 2041? 2041 is the year of the review of the Environmental Protocol of the Antarctic Treaty. Swan's aim is to work towards the protection of this treaty, so there is never a need to exploit the last great continent on Earth for minerals and fossil fuel. Following his success in removing 1,500 tons of rubbish from Antarctica and with the foresight and support of the Russian Antarctic Division, Robert Swan stood at the Bellingshausen Russian base on King George Island looking down on the beach that had been cleaned. From that moment he believed that an education station in Antarctica, where the world could see the beauty of this incredible continent, would inspire and educate people around the world about climate change and play a crucial role in promoting renewable energy, preservation and conservation for future generations. He's established an educational facility in Antarctica. The E-Base is a sustainable green building operated in an environmental and resource efficient manner. Public speaking for the greater good Swann is now traveling the world meeting with students in colleges and universities presenting the opportunity to join his campaign to help rescue these pristine wildernesses from the effects of climate change. He's a compelling and fiery public speaker. I caught up with him after a presentation to a small group of leadership coaches from Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto. He told me about the importance "telling it like it is"; about the urgency of his work; and how college kids are receiving his message. To hear the interview, click on the podcast icon below. Global,Warming,,Public,Speaking Ian Griffin no No http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/women-in-engineering-mia/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/women-in-engineering-mia/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 14:10:10 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/women-in-engineering-mia/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/cultural-differences/women-in-engineering-mia/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/culture-shock/boston-in-the-springtime/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/culture-shock/boston-in-the-springtime/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 03:18:36 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/culture-shock/boston-in-the-springtime/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/culture-shock/boston-in-the-springtime/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/keynotes/top-motivational-speaker-reveals-her-fees/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/keynotes/top-motivational-speaker-reveals-her-fees/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:16:52 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/keynotes/top-motivational-speaker-reveals-her-fees/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/keynotes/top-motivational-speaker-reveals-her-fees/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-carlos-cruz-a-path-to-success/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-carlos-cruz-a-path-to-success/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:39:22 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-carlos-cruz-a-path-to-success/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/interview-carlos-cruz-a-path-to-success/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/obamas-speechwriter-dont-mention-the-war/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/obamas-speechwriter-dont-mention-the-war/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:28:35 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/obamas-speechwriter-dont-mention-the-war/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/international-communication/obamas-speechwriter-dont-mention-the-war/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/nsa-presentation-and-performance-lab-report/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/nsa-presentation-and-performance-lab-report/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:28:06 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/nsa-presentation-and-performance-lab-report/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/business-communication/nsa-presentation-and-performance-lab-report/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/leadership-communications-web-seminar/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/leadership-communications-web-seminar/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:51:24 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/leadership-communications-web-seminar/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/leadership-communications-web-seminar/feed/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/bill-clinton-multi-millionaire-professional-speaker/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/bill-clinton-multi-millionaire-professional-speaker/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:53:25 +0000 Ian http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/bill-clinton-multi-millionaire-professional-speaker/ http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/public-speaking/bill-clinton-multi-millionaire-professional-speaker/feed/