by Bruce Turkel | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
A revelation on luck from four different encounters: Number One: Last week I ran into Andy Bernstein, an old friend of mine from college. Andy and I only had a few minutes together in the elevator but we quickly reminisced about the fun we had in school and the few...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many people who make speeches and presentations think speaking is about communicating facts. Because they’ve read books on public speaking or have listened to the old three-step plan for making a presentation, “Tell them what you’re going to tell them,...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was at the Qwest Center in Omaha last week, getting ready to make a presentation to a great group of meeting professionals when the phone in my pocket buzzed. The text message was from my friend David: “@ meeting w/5 directors & 20 lawyers. Thought would be good...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Usually when I speak at corporate conferences and ask “who wants to get on stage?” I need to volunteer people. After all, few corporate types think they’re paid to enjoy themselves and have a good time. But when I spoke to my first faith-based group at Collinson...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Seems like many of the blogs I read just posted their best or worst of lists for 2010. I thought maybe it would be a little more useful to create a list of five important ideas for marketing success in 2011. 1 The Future Started Yesterday. When I speak on social media...
