Dale Carnegie to be Featured on CBS Sunday Morning See an interview with Carnegie CEO, Peter Handal CBS Sunday Morning airs every weekend from 9am – 10:30am. This Emmy-winning program has been a fixture on CBS since 1979 and provides weekly news features on a myriad of subjects including public affairs issues and cultural...
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Writing a sincere thank you note is one of the professional skills that can make a lasting favorable impression. People like being appreciated. One of Dale Carnegie’s fundamental human relation principles is “Give honest, sincere appreciation.” When sending a thank you note, write it out by hand rather than in an email. It shows...
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As we near the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th—a day that will never be forgotten in history—Maryland was one of many states of the northeastern region of the United States to receive a gentle reminder of the importance of preparing for life’s unexpected events. On Tuesday, August 23rd, Maryland experienced...
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One of the most common types of business communication skills is communicating to persuade. From sales representatives persuading customers to buy, to mid-level managers persuading workers and upper management to produce, we spend almost every business day involved in some form of persuasive communication. Improving our ability to persuade others is vital to our...
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Calling all Dale Carnegie fans! Dale Carnegie local franchisees have announced their search for Dale Carnegie’s Biggest Fan. The winner of the contest will receive an iPad2! It’s easy to enter: Determine how Dale Carnegie has most impacted you or your company. Chances are the benefits you received from taking your Dale Carnegie course...
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There’s a lot of competition for jobs these days and it’s likely your resume is getting lost in a flood of resumes. If you’re certain you could demonstrate your value to potential employers if you could only get in front of them…if you want to dramatically increase your chances of getting hired…then follow these...
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Sometimes it’s hard to believe that everybody in the world gets the same 24 hours a day, seven days a week. How do people like Donald Trump or Oprah Winfrey manage their empires with the same limited time afforded to them as we have? The truth of the matter is, of course, that we...
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Does it sometimes seem that you never accomplish what you set out to do? Very few of us are spared this feeling of ineptness. Part of the problem may be that you know you should set some goals but you don’t know how to get started. Here’s an easy way for you to...
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Are your prospects using social media? Are you properly engaging them via social networking tools? Used properly, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter can help you generate leads, improve customer loyalty and build awareness for you and your business. A whole new set of tools awaits today’s busy business and sales professional; you just need to...
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Of course, the D.C. area has been kind of a center for politics for years. But as it turns out, more international companies are making themselves comfortable in the D.C. area to be close to that political center, as well. A story in the Washington Post earlier this week discussed how, considering all the...
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