Articles
Dear Friends,
For your success, professional development and hopefully, enjoyment, this section is packed with articles, columns, and a constantly growing supply of other resources from thought leaders in effective communication, public speaking and presenting, persuasion and influence, training and development, and various aspects of social intelligence.
In the column below, you will see--grouped by month--Harrison Monarth's regular column Across the Pond for the Learning & Development profession in the British Training Journal. His monthly column for the magazine keeps L&D professionals in the United Kingdom abreast of current issues in training and development in the United States.
Articles and quotes in other magazines include our series on persuasion and influencing techniques in Start Your Business, the UK's most popular business magazine for entrepreneurs as well as our team's contributions to other lifestyle and popular magazines such as Men's Health, FHM and others from the areas of management, politics and business.
The column to the far right displays quick links to more of our growing database of resources and articles. Please read, print out, download, forward and send this material to anyone in your organization you think might benefit. And if you would like to be notified when we add new articles, special reports and other resources for your successful professional development, simply add your name and email address in the appropriate sign-up box to the right on this page and we'll send you a quick note--once a month--that new material is available. Of course we will never share your email information with anyone.
We also welcome your input, and if you have any suggestions for topics you would like us to write about or relevant research you would like us to elaborate on in the fields of persuasive communication, speaking and presenting, personal influence and social intelligence, please feel free to send us a quick email to info@gurumaker.com and we'll get right on it. Thank you for visiting and please contact us if you feel we can help you or anyone in your organization communicate important messages more effectively and speak and present to persuade in order to get powerful results.
June 2009
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Harrison Monarth explains how America's L&D professionals get up and close and personal with employees |
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Harrison Monarth asks, Can you Read Yourself Fit for Leadership? |
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When the Going Gets Tough, American Training Professionals Go Into Business for Themselves, says Harrison Monarth |
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FEBRUARY 2009
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Lust, longing, passion and flirtation — it’s all just basic chemistry. |
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Harrison Monarth divines some of the topics of conversation for L&D professionals in the USA |
JANUARY 2009
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How the world’s power players learned to harness the power of charisma. |
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The cloud of recession could have a silver lining for flexible freelance trainers who offer value for money, says Harrison Monarth |
DECEMBER 2008
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The concept of “irony” is almost impossible to succinctly define on the fly. (Try it out loud sometime; notice how you sound like a presidential candidate in the midst of a televised debate.) But these three words just may suffice: 'tis the season.
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American trainers are boarding the e-train but the destination is still foggy, says Harrison Monarth |
NOVEMBER 2008
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Harrison Monarth asks whether $37 billion in employee misunderstandings is a communications gap or a full-blown crisis
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OCTOBER 2008
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This month, Harrison Monarth asks how you train an 800lb gorilla.
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'Entrepreneur' may just be one of the toughest job titles in the world. To succeed, more than a good idea and seed capital are needed. Read the full article (Part 1)
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A stagnant US economy has Indians speaking German and Americans revisiting diversity issues, says Harrison Monarth |
AUGUST 2008
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It occured to me when writing this article, that, in terms of influencing our fellow man, and woman, many of us are masters in the art already. Read the full article (Part 1)
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JULY 2008
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Harrison Monarth gives us his regular flavor of L&D life on the other side of the Atlantic. This month he enrolls at the corporate university.
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JUNE 2008
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In a regular new feature, Harrison Monarth gives us a flavor of L&D life on the other side of the Atlantic. This month he reveals how green is the new black for corporate America
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“The entrepreneur, sales professional, political candidate, in short, anyone with an agenda who understands how to choose and position carefully crafted statements and sensory-based words, is a force to be reckoned with. And not simply because they tell a good story. These are the people who know how to create powerful context with their messages, influencing in no small measure how others think, feel and behave in response.”
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Read Harrison Monarth’s quotes in FHM, Britain’s most popular men’s magazine, on public speaking and the myth of imagining your audience naked.
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MAY 2008
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In a regular new feature, Harrison Monarth gives us a flavor of L&D life on the other side of the Atlantic. This month he looks at what's on the agenda at one of America's leading conferences |
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“Newsflash for all you lovers of rhetoric and cliché: familiarity does not breed contempt. Quite the contrary, in fact. In the world of business (especially marketing), politics and, if handled correctly, interpersonal relationships, familiarity more often tends to breed success. And, if done correctly, it will every time.”
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APRIL 2008
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MARCH 2008
 As seen in The Guardian |
Most of us feel shy or self-conscious when we have to present to a large group. But with a little advice, anyone can conquer their fear of public speaking, learns Catherine Quinn. You have prepared for days, your slides are in perfect order, and you have mentally rehearsed every question that might come at you. But the minute you step out in front of your colleagues, your mouth goes dry, your knees tremble, and you can barely stammer out a sentence.
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 As seen In Mens's Health |
Public speaking has to be one of life's tougher tasks. Yet thanks to work presentations and best man's speeches, we're all likely to experience that moment when a room that's packed to the rafters falls silent and all eyes focus upon you... waiting for the show to begin. |
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One of the best opening lines ever written for a book: “Life is difficult.” It comes from M. Scott Peck’s iconic tome on the pursuit of mental health and happiness in a crazy world called “The Road Less Traveled,” and ten million copies later, after eight years on the bestseller lists and having inspired more weekend seminars than Anthony Robbins and Tommy Hopkins combined, it remains a viable tool for all who seek to improve their ability to cope. Few argue this is not true – life really is difficult. But here’s the paramount challenge at the root of it all, the elusive holy grail of truth that keeps the “how-to” industry in the black: life is also illogical. And the reason for that stems from the very human inclination to cling to what we believe at all costs, sometimes in defiance of all that is rational and good or even sane. Read the Full Article (Part 1) |
FEBRUARY 2008
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JANUARY 2008
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DECEMBER 2007
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We’ve all heard the fable about a certain Pied Piper who played his instrument and
effortlessly led the town’s rats toward a swan dive off a cliff. One goes, the rest
will follow. This social phenomenon has been referred to as “herd mentality,” a
type of behavior that savvy businesses and the professions can tap into with the
“Claqueur” approach: Get a couple of people in an audience to “applaud” and the rest
will soon do likewise.
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NOVEMBER 2007
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OCTOBER 2007
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SEPTEMBER 2007
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JUNE 2007
 As seen in CBS News |
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