Chapter One
A Bevy of
Speech Topics
When I was younger, I worked for three different firms in
management consulting over a total of nine years. With my
second firm, in my fourth year in the profession, 16 of the
24 staff consultants were fired. I was among the "lucky" eight. That experience
taught me to develop
career advancement skills. As a part of this
development process, I spoke to groups outside of work (at breakfast
meetings, during lunch, and after work). I wrote articles. I took steps that
would make me indispensable on the job.
I developed a personal set of behaviors and strategies for success. I had
no idea that I was going to be a speaker, nor did I have any idea that I was
going to be an author. Unknowingly, I was living my future material.
I had been developing career advancement strategies for myself, and I
realized that if the strategies had helped me overcome obstacles, then
surely they'd be of benefit to someone else. Th ...
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