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What makes a good speaker?
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What is Smaller Indiana--in 15 words or less?

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How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?: Other

What is your greatest strength?: Helping people improve their presentation skills

What are you working on?: Updating my website and starting a blog

How big is your business?: Self-employed

What is your Job Title: Owner

What is your Company Website?: http://www.real-impact.com

What is your Personal Website?: http://www.JeanPalmerHeck.com

What is your alma mater?: Other / out of state

Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?: I was very impressed with Doug Karr and he invited me to join the site.

Jean Palmer Heck's Blog

Speaking to Large Crowds: Lessons Learned by Watching the Political Conventions

Business people can learn a lot about speaking in front of large crowds this week and next. The Democratic and Republican national conventions show the best...and the worst...techniques that speakers use. As an executive speech coach, I will be analyzing the speeches from the perspective of WHAT BUSINESS PEOPLE CAN APPLY to their own presentations at work. This is a non-political blog. There will be good and bad examples from each side of the political fence. My purpose is to point out the mi… Continue

Posted on August 27, 2008 at 12:54pm —

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At 8:29am on June 30, 2008, BIG Mike McDaniel said…: The world gets a little smaller every day.

At 9:04pm on May 28, 2008, Marc Hardy said…: Thanks Jean, it's good to be back!

At 6:37am on April 19, 2008, Deno Rousopoulos said…: I love following you from site to site...HA!

At 9:32pm on March 16, 2008, Jean Palmer Heck said…: Good luck in SLC. I'm speaking there in 2 weeks. Let me know how it goes.

At 8:17pm on March 16, 2008, Kim Brand said…: Hi Jean,

I'm speaking at Novell's Brainshare conference this week in Salt Lake City. And Baker & Daniels is on board with the Laptop Safety Seminar we talked about for 4/23.

Plenty of oppty's to screw up! I'll keep you posted. The performance standard I'm trying to meet is "Nobody throws up!" :)

Kim

At 8:49am on March 3, 2008, Kurt Giesselman said…: You are a traveling maniac! I see Gary every month but never you. Coffee, lunch, whatever!!

At 7:22am on January 31, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…: Hey Jean! Welcome to Smaller Indiana!

At 10:35pm on January 30, 2008, Jean Palmer Heck said…: You missed a great session. Doug Karr, who invited people to this site, did a marvelous job.

At 10:17pm on January 30, 2008, Erik Deckers said…: No, sorry, I wasn't at Web Camp. I was out and about with the family.

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