Not a Happy Ending, But a Happier Ending

Dean’s recent vlog, “There Are No Happy Endings” inspired this nuanced response from Pete. Check it out and let us know your thoughts!

Think On Your Feet

Have you ever noticed that some people can really think on their feet? But did you know it’s a skill that can be developed? In today’s vlog, Dean shares how he learned to think on his feet and how you can too.

Picking a Presentation Trainer

What’s the difference between a good presentation trainer and a bad one? In this vlog, Dean shares a story of one company that brought in a presentation training coach that ultimately made the firm’s team worse. He also offers tips about what you should think about before you bring in a trainer.

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How to Help Others Do Better

A lot of us, regardless of our position, want to help others in our organization do better. Unfortunately, some attempts to help do more harm than good. In this post, Pete shares the SagePresence approach to helping others do better.

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Their Presence Doesn’t Have to Drag Your Presence Down

When you are presenting yourself, it’s easy to negatively interpret the body language of your audience, and reduce your own presence as a result. In today’s Vlog, Pete shares his recommendation on how to reframe those interpretations.

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Choosing the Right Interview Approach

How do you choose your interview approach? Are you even conscious of choosing an approach? Or do you tend to just fall into the same approach you used last time, and the time before, and the last 20 times? In today’s vlog post, Pete argues that your approach needs to be carefully designed to fit with the uniqueness of each interview, and shares two key variables to examine as you decide.

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How to Prepare for an Interview

It’s easy to imagine that a selection committee changing the game at the beginning of an interview will throw you for a loop. But what if you’ve prepared so solidly that you can respond in the moment and still be able to give them what they’re asking for? In today’s Vlog, Pete shares a story of how one of the teams he coached had to adapt on the fly and he shares what they did to keep in sync with what they had planned. 

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Love Your Audience Like You Love Your Dog

Is warmth the same as happiness? In the SagePresence curriculum, we talk about the importance of appreciation. In today’s vlog, Dean shares a story that distinguishes a new, more visible version of that appreciation.  

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You Don’t Have to Have an Opinion

When you’re looking to build a professional relationship, it’s valuable to find areas of agreement to build on, and the last thing you want is to dwell on an area of active disagreement. So sometimes it can be strategically valuable to leave your opinion out of a conversation. In today’s Vlog, Pete offers some insight on how to identify moments in networking conversations when you can choose that strategy, and how to go about making the strategy work.

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The Dark Side of Empathy

There is a tremor in the Force. Dean recently read an article about the dark side of empathy and in this vlog post, he shares his thoughts on the article and how he’s adapted to this new information. 

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