17 Jun 2015

Articles
Spoken Word Group is happy to announce the addition of Mary Jo Caliandro-Hansen as its newest trainer. Recently retired from Schlumberger Limited, Mary Jo Caliandro-Hansen began her career with the world’s largest oilfield services company in New York. During her career at Schlumberger, which spanned over 30 years, she held a range of management positions including Director of Internal...
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13 Jun 2014

Articles
Whenever we conduct a Presentations Training for a client, the first thing we typically have to critique a participant on is where they should look while they are presenting.  For most, the natural place for their eyes is the same as everyone else in the room:  The screen.  Wrong!! The screen (of monitor in some cases) is for the audience.  The laptop on the table, or printed Power Poin...
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23 Apr 2014

Articles
Last week I had lunch with a prospective client in the Oil and Gas industry who spent a number of years with BP, mainly in their Community Relations department.  The topic of conversation quickly shifted to their efforts to install what could be a controversial plant in the Southern Texas area.  I asked him what they were doing to meet any "resistance" from the community towards the proj...
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