Larry Blumsack

How do you emotionally connect with your audiences? Pitching is the new catchphrase for business development/sales.

It is time for a reality check. Do you have the required skill? The number one skill set. Schools don’t teach it at any level, Kindergarten through PhD. It’s the skill business and industry rarely spends funds or the required time to properly train people in. Yet, it’s the skill rated number one when making a […]

The Richness and Complexity of our Digital World The complexity of this wonderful, digital, social media world has made it easier and at the same time more difficult and time consuming to connect with someone else. How to connect in our digital world just became multi-layered. Long gone are the days when there were only two […]

StorySelling works! Educators need to learn how to continually connect with their audiences in the classroom to get the students more deeply involved in the material. Storytelling works for educators. Storytelling, or StorySelling, tools make content relevant. Mastering the art of StorySelling is explained here in Forbes/Entrepreneurs. Learning through stories is how our minds naturally work to […]

Why do you need to learn how to communicate authentically, passionately and persuasively? According to Carnegie Mellon, “85% of your professional and personal success is based on your communication, presentation and speaking skills”. Pew Research reports the number one quality companies seek for leadership talent when they hire or promote someone is communication skills. This is why […]

Women should start talking and keep talking. There are many benefits of speaking aloud. Giving sound to ideas can provide you with an objective view of your content. Practicing and recording presenting your ideas with your mind voice and body in sync provide you with the ability to shape and reshape your ideas and words. Having a […]

So what is my take on a different ROE and ROI for business success? Maximizing your Return on Expertise – ROE – requires the skills to know how to increase your Return on Interaction – ROI. In this case think of Expertise as personal Equity, and Interaction as an Investment of time spent effectively communicating […]

A key leadership skill men can learn from women. INTIMACY.

Killing Grounds? Lack of Communication Skills can Kill As the country continually debates the healthcare issue my concern is that our hospitals are becoming a new killing ground. Let me state at the onset that my few personal hospital stays have been positive and flawless. It is a result of my experience as a strong and […]

The mark of a great leader necessitates three critical skills. I call them the 3C’s. The 3C’s will make a marked difference in a leader’s personal lifestyle as well as the success of their business or organization. In so many ways the “old ways” don’t work anymore. Ever so slowly, and I do mean ever […]