Author: Andy Eklund

It’s going to happen, if you haven’t experienced it already: an unsuccessful brainstorm that didn’t generate one single usable idea. This topic came up yesterday when I was talking with

I might walk out the front door without my house keys, but I never leave home without a pad of paper and a pen. It’s also my first answer if

If you’re a lover of ‘lists,’ this post of the seven different types of meetings will be catnip to you. The list comes from a book that keeps finding is

Whenever I need to brainstorm an idea – either by myself, or with others – I love to pull out flash cards to inspire creative thinking. Whether you buy, collect

When two people communicate face-to-face, how much of the meaning is communicated through verbal communications versus non-verbal communications? You may not recognise the name, but Albert Mehrabian authored one of

Because presenting sitting down impacts so much of one’s presentation skills, there are some things to consider to ensure your effectiveness isn’t affected as well. Body When you sit to

Should you present standing up? Or sitting down? There’s difference. The decision is not inter-changable. When I lead a Presentation Skills workshop, participant will usually say they’d prefer to sit

Here’s something a tad embarrassing. I was born on the same day as legendary inventor Thomas Edison (well, 115 year later). Ever since I realised who we was and what he

When I taught a class in public relations at Columbia College in Chicago, a fellow teacher shared with me Frank Visco’s original list of tips for good writing, entitled How