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Comment on Power of Persuasion: Look Like a Big Fish Part III by Frank Damelio

Frank Damelio — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:51 +0000

Nick Allain,

This is a brilliant comment and excellent addition to the discussion. Thanks so much! I never knew gmail was trendy and Yahoo was less so. You rock!

Comment on Public Speaking: 19 Deadly Delivery Mistakes by Lee Foshay

Lee Foshay — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:06:03 +0000

Frankie,
Excelent reminder, you obviously have seen me present…
Kind regards
lee

Comment on Public Speaking: 19 Deadly Delivery Mistakes by Doris Klietmann

Doris Klietmann — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:48:29 +0000

Frank,
I just love the article – it is so true. I found myself “guilty” of having made some of the “Deadly Delivery Mistakes”.
Thanks so much for your advice – you are always on top of things.
Best,
Doris

Comment on Public Speaking: 19 Deadly Delivery Mistakes by Laura Briere

Laura Briere — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:00:54 +0000

Frank, as always, your advice is dead on. I’ll be sharing this with my friends. How many do you think I’m guilty of? I value your opinion!

Comment on Power of Persuasion: Look Like a Big Fish Part III by Nick Allain

Nick Allain — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:13:18 +0000

I think you’re certainly on the right track about this. However, you may also want to consider company context. Right now I’m doing work for a company where your email address denotes seniority. For example, the head of the company is Al@companyname.com whereas I am nicholas.allain@companyname.com. Anyone familiar with the company would understand that anyone with a firstname@companyname.com is a top dog.

In some industries (specifically entertainment), it may be off-putting to have a period in the email address. You can think of a period as a tie. If you wouldn’t wear a tie, don’t use the period (my rule of thumb). For this reason, I like to keep several email addresses.

Finally, a small note about “freebie” addresses and please excuses my generalizations. In tech circles there’s a class structure to these services. Gmail is used by people who are trendy, cool, and surgically attached to their email accounts (Google has the best spam filter of the free services and you rarely have to worry about someone with a gmail address losing your email). Yahoo is mainly older crowds with less technology reflex (“if it works, why change it?” attitude). Lastly, there’s the old AOL email addresses which make their human counterparts look like dinosaurs.

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Comment on Public Speaking: Special Delivery by Tierra Ortiz-Rodriguez

Tierra Ortiz-Rodriguez — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:05:52 +0000

Excellent reframing, Frank! Treating public speaking like a performance not only gives you insight into what engages your audience, it opens you up to having fun with the material you’re sharing. I can’t wait to put these tips, including the 19 deadly delivery mistakes, into practice!