by Henry DeVries | Oct 4, 2010 | How-To Articles
One of my mentors is Patricia Fripp, an award-winning keynote speaker, business presentation expert and speech coach to executives and celebrity speakers. She has great advice for consultants about working stories into your speeches, articles and book chapters. “Get...
by Henry DeVries | Sep 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of the best things professionals and consultants do to boost credibility and find prospective clients is to teach at a university or college extended studies program. I have taught marketing and public relations at the University of California San Diego Extension...
by Henry DeVries | Sep 15, 2010 | How-To Articles
If you are like many independent professionals and consultants, trying to find new clients can be frustrating. Maybe you are struggling with your marketing message. Or maybe referrals aren’t paying off like they used to. Maybe you are concerned about wasting time and...
by Henry DeVries | Sep 13, 2010 | How-To Articles
Can your writing grab attention like this? A Harvard professor used to begin his series of lectures with a sentence that took his students by the throat: “Caesar Borgia murdered his brother in-law for the love of his sister, who was the mistress of their father,...
by Henry DeVries | Sep 10, 2010 | How-To Articles, Uncategorized
Bill Plympton, a legendary Oscar ®-nominated director, is an animation artist I admire. He is a professional writer and artist who is an expert at marketing himself. He asked me to help promote his new film and I am happy to do it. I have seen a preview of...
