Tweets from experts with inspirational business ideas.
This lens contains triggers from people with great insight into attitude, consulting, marketing, and sales. All are great thinkers in their area of expertise. All are consultants, writers and speakers. Some provide training as well.
Tweets from:
- Pat Ferdinandi (Chief Thought Translator)
- Patricia Fripp (Chief Speaker)
- Jeffrey Gitomer (Chief Salesman)
- Seth Godin (Chief Marketer)
- Garr Reynolds (Chief Presenter)
- Alan Weiss (Chief Consultant)
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Squawks from ThoughtTrans
Writer, Consultant, Speaker, Business Architect specializing in improving the communication between business and technologist.
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- ouch...scarlet (solomon island eclectus parrot) sprained her ankle! How the heck does one help her heal that?
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- It's not the number of followers…it's the quality of followers.
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- RT @ThisIsSethsBlog Seth's Blog: Fallback for the 2% http://bit.ly/6qzt5K
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- RT @oscarberg: "The application itself is not a goal - it's an obstacle between the user and the goal" Robert Hoekman jr, "Designing the ...
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- RT @BentleyGTCSpeed: How often do clients hear from you? Better often and short than random and lengthy.
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- How big is the gap between mediocrity and how good you are?
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- RT @WorldSpeakers World Famous Professional Speaker Jim Rohn past away 12/5/09. ~ http://JimRohn.com
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- Loved @PFripp Advanced Speaking Class...Strongly recommend her training, coaching, and advice.
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- @TCagley C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!
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- RT @BentleyGTCSpeed: If most don't market during "busy" holiday, then you can stand out easily. Clients/customers don't take all Decembe ...
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- RT @CarylF: BizWeek Says Beware of Social Media Snake Oil; I say new media continues to scare traditional outlets, ad agencies http://ow ...
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- @dwwright99 dwwright99 5 Reasons Investing in Requirements http://bit.ly/4VmnYu (from IBM) <which is 2nd to relationship building
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- RT @oscarberg: The recipe against long-term unemployment is to help the unemployed into a work-related social context where they feel valued
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- RT @tetradian: RT @rlimbanda, @GuyKawasaki: How to Discover Your Life's Purpose http://tinyurl.com/yfhlkss <also re-use Q's to find b ...
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- Job titles don't say how good you are. Your passion for the work says it.
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- RT @BentleyGTCSpeed If fee is too high, value is too low. Don't lower fees. Increase value and manifest it.
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- RT @ThisIsSethsBlog Seth's Blog: The first transaction http://bit.ly/5gskvw <<so true
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- RT @tetradian @oscarberg @JohnReaves @Brainzooming Periodic Table of Corporate Behavior: http://bit.ly/wSfKB <atoms&molecules of behaviour
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- RT tetradian @oscarberg Brilliant! Love this post. http://j.mp/69iWfz #e20 /via @ITSinsider
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- RT @alexbfree: Top 10 RSS & Syndication technologies of 2009 http://su.pr/3o0zoF
Patricia Fripp
Speaker, Executive Coach, Trainer specializing in speaking skills and speech writing

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- Public Speaking: Habits are like railway tracks. They take a long time to lay them. When in place they take any where you want to go.
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- Public speaking: World Champions Edge Mark Brown says "Adjectives & adverbs are powerful descriptors." Wow! This is why I am part of WCE.”
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- Public speaking: Ask yourself "If I had one sentance rather than 30 minutes what would I say?" That helps you clarify your central theme.
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- @thoughttrans Thanks for the plug. Fripp
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- Public speaking international audiences: The P's of success do not work when the audience is spanish and chinese.
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- Public speaking international audiences: brevity, specificity, pause, no jokes, sports analogies, no USA TVs. Before talk to Interpreters.
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- Public Speaking: Act confident & sincere. If you appear nervous or unsure, you may seem devious or incompetent.
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- Effective Meetings: World Champions Edge Craig Valentine teaches PAL approach. Purpose? Agenda? Length? Let everyone know prior to meeting.
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- Presentation Advice: Watching Bono sing with Mick Jagger. Collaborating creates something that never existed. Experience & innocence =magic.
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- Hiring tip: Ask yourself, “What am I offering this person besides money?” Money is not everything to Gen-X or Gen-Y. – www.Fripp.com
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- Public Speaking: Selling Yourself and Your Ideas to Senior Management - http://shar.es/aEFFo
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- Working with the incredible professionals at PR/PR. They are major sponsors at NSA and getting me plenty of print.
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- Walk in music at a convention makes an incredible difference. Here at Amway Achievers convention as support for speakers. Great event.
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- Why do so many executives wait until the day before a big speech to finish their script? This has to be a high priority...why wait?
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- One mistake my corporate speech coachng clients make is to write their speech in PowerPoint. PP is called a visual aid not a scripting aid.
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- Spoke at a Toastmasters District conference. My associate commented that apart from the guest speakers nobody knew how to use a microphone.
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- Lily Tomlin at the MGM Grand Las Vegas was amazing. At 72 she is a brilliant and flexible role model.
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- At my 2 day speaking school in Vegas. Great crowd for all over the country. Fripp team heroes Guy Burns, Greg Lay, John Kinde, Bill Parker.
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- At my Las Vegas home I feel calm. I am in the world yet feel not part of the world.
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- @J_Ota_ I think my brother wants more time with his wife.
Jeffrey Gitomer
Writer, Thinker, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant specializing in Sales and Attitude
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- Only 17 days until Christmas. What are you giving YOURSELF? gitomer http://bit.ly/4py9LO
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- Getting 11 hours of new information ready for Boot Camp http://bit.ly/56B5tB Still a few seats left. gitomer
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- New Jersey: It's an attitude. And today at my seminar 500 people had a great attitude and a great day. Laughing and... http://bit.ly/78rmPc
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- It's not a sale until you deposit check & check clears. Until money's in the bank, it's not a sale, it's just bragging. gitomer
Seth Godin
Writer, Thinker, Consultant, Speaker specializing in Marketing and Business Growth
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- Seth's Blog: How to protect your ideas in the digital age http://bit.ly/82eVgD
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- Seth's Blog: What's it like? (The sad story of the hot pepper) http://bit.ly/5Ue8Ql
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- Seth's Blog: The first transaction http://bit.ly/5gskvw
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- Seth's Blog: Over the top http://bit.ly/6fhz4O
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- Seth's Blog: Within reason http://bit.ly/74P6Yx
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- Seth's Blog: Is it too late to catch up? http://bit.ly/8GUpoF
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- Seth's Blog: Get a review copy of my new book http://bit.ly/5VGKS7
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- Seth's Blog: How to be a great client http://bit.ly/8jaBiq
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- Seth's Blog: Shocking Tiger Woods video (exclusive) http://bit.ly/65m2KO
Garr Reynolds
Presentation Designer, Author, Speaker, Consultant on designing memborable presentations.

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- A few words on science, reason, & superstition by my favorite science presenter: Carl Sagan http://post.ly/EWub
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- すごい!鉄道模型めっちゃ好き!Ms. レイノルズ introduces Christmas train at Hilton http://post.ly/EHG9
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- Amazon says PZD released about Dec 27 or so: http://snipurl.com/tk3uj @jeremydhoinne new book release ?
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- If you speak German you may enjoy this keynote-style presentation at JAX http://snipurl.com/tk3pv
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- With clutter ubiquitous, emptiness gets attention. (Talk about white space!) Japanese poster. http://post.ly/DrOx
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- See you at the Apple Store in Ginza (Tokyo) Dec 15, 7:00pm http://post.ly/DleA
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- "Nearly every writing problem you have can be solved by making things simpler." — John Scalzi http://tiny.cc/wGpPf ('06 PZ post)
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- I'm from a Pumpkin Pie state, :-) rt @surekhapillai love NYT's interactive graphs on what's cooking on thanksgiving http://bit.ly/77dJD3
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- Arigatou, Anand! @AnandRajan fascinating! I just finished reading Garr Reynolds’ ideas on presentation http://bit.ly/4HotxB
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- Wow! Loads of high-quality LIFE photos for personal use. Bookmark this: http://images.google.com/hosted/life
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- Christmas arrives at the Osaka Hilton http://post.ly/DcuD
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- Playing with trains at the Hilton. http://post.ly/Dcu2
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- Best Hans Rosling TED talk yet (from TEDIndia)! Predicts when India and China will outstrip US. http://snipurl.com/tezup
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- Ricky Gervais & the Art or Chatting Up a Woman (scene from Extras) http://post.ly/DMvE
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- Ricky Gervais + Elmo interview: The Sesame Street outtakes. http://post.ly/DIXR
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- More Pie Chart hilarity from graphics department at Fox News :-) http://snipurl.com/teagd
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- Reminder: You need time off the grid. Take care of yourself. (slide) http://post.ly/DDMd
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- With author Todd Leonard at #jalt2009 http://post.ly/D62d
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- The New School from NY http://post.ly/D5sx
Alan Weiss
Consultant, Writer, Speaker, Trainer specializing in million dollar consulting
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- My 2010 teleconference series huge discount expires Dec. 31: http://tinyurl.com/yz3ggxc Great holiday gift!
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- How often do clients hear from you? Better often and short than random and lengthy.
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- @TenOneDesign I ordered Autograph on Nov. 14 #T1W815. Can you stop tweeting long enough to fill my order or refund my money?
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- "Hook" audiences or readers in the first 90 seconds. "Warm up" before the game, not once it starts.
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- If most don't market during "busy" holiday, then you can stand out easily. Clients/customers don't take all December off!
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- Celebrities, politicians, executives, all vulnerable—to lousy judgment.
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- 2009: How many new ideas, products, services, have you created? Are you evolving faster than your customers?
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- Invest in best people first. They provide more growth than remedial work for all the rest.
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- @localtail Way to go!
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- 101 Questions for Any Sales Situation: http://tinyurl.com/yefjcs9
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- If fee is too high, value is too low. Don't lower fees. Increase value and manifest it.
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- Output not input. You don't conduct workshops, you improve performance.
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- "What would you require to agree to proceed today?" Ask the prospect before too long, save yourself time and money.
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- "They have no money" means you have not established a valuable priority.
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- Space Shuttle no longer front page news. Are you? Clients aren't drawn to old methodology and ideas.
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- PatFerdinandi PatFerdinandi Jun 25, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
- Thanks! I organized this so I could keep them longer and see the pattern from these "chiefs."
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- Jun 24, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
- You picked some good people to follow. It helps me focus on these tweets (longer than tweetdeck). I'll check back weekly. Thanks for setting this up.
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