Key to Success: Edit Ernest-ly

The first draft of anything is sh-t. –Ernest Hemingway Write, read aloud, edit, repeat…repeat…repeat… When writing a speech, whether a short toast or a 30-minute lecture, make the time to read the speech aloud and edit and edit and edit. Even Ernest Hemingway acknowledged that not even a genius can write a perfect first draft.


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Beware the Baijiu!

Found this interesting tidbit from the U.S.-China Business Council on toasting etiquette in China: Toasting: Toasting is an indispensable component of the Chinese banquet and it begins when the principal host offers a welcoming toast. Toasts are typically short (2 to 4 minutes) and may consist of a simple welcome, a brief statement filled with


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If You Can’t Say It, Write It

Wedding toasts, as we’ve previously discussed, can be nerve wracking for the one expected to deliver this emotionally charged two minutes. The key issue is usually due to the pressure you put on yourself to perform perfectly and to summarize a lifetime of memories into less than 500 words. That’s when my clients turn to


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