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How to Turn LinkedIn Connections into Clients featuring Jacqueline Grant
In this episode of Conversational Currency, we celebrate National Chess Day and examine the history of Chess and how Chess develops the mind, body, and spirit. In our Community segment, we acknowledge the work of Reginald Gant and the launch of his new community. The...
10 Ways to Increase Average Order Value in 2020
The key benefit of increasing average order value is that you make more money from each transaction. Thus, making your store more profitable. Often, when a customer shops online, they’ll only buy exactly what they’re looking for. However, with some of the average...
What is the Small Business Administration?
Small businesses in American have undergone rapid growth in the past 20 years. It's important to understand the vast amount of resources available to the small business communities in the United States. One powerful resource is the Small Business Administration. The...
3 Practical Tips to Build Your Business While Working in an Office Setting.
Are you dead tired after working a full day in the office? Are you motivated to build your side projects once you leave the office only to get home and lose that momentum? The top struggle for freelancers, contractors, and full-time employees is finding the time to...
Reputation is Currency: How to Transform Your Network into a Power Circle
Have you ever attended a networking event and felt completely awkward and out of place? Have you tried to read a book or take a course to try to be "more interesting"? You are certainly not alone. Networking in professional settings is broken for several reasons. If...
SharePoint’s Modern UI Best Practices with Richmond’s SharePoint Community (Recap)
When your mission is dialed in and you are committed to a certain path, there are moments along the journey that remind you why you took the first step to begin with. Richmond's Microsoft SharePoint community has been a staple within my career since the earlier days....
3 Easy Tips to Improve SharePoint Adoption of Modern Sites
Is it more important to create solutions or ensure that your user community gains value from the solutions that have been created? When the story of adoption is told across organizations, we often find the latter. Many companies invest heavily into customization and...
3 Ways to Tailor Your Public Speaking Delivery for User Group Audiences
What are the fundamental differences between Microsoft User Group audiences and attendees at community conferences such as SharePoint Saturday? On the surface, it may be perceived that one audience is the same as any other. No changes to make and simply focus on your...
2 Simple Strategies for Microsoft Technical Speakers to Improve the Quality of Presentations
Glossophobia is the technical term for the fear of public speaking. Would you believe that it impacts up to 75% of the US population? Submitting technical sessions to deliver before a technical audience provides an additional layer of anxiety. Technical demos that...
2 Not So Common Hacks to Boost Your Resume in 2020
Freelancers, Contractors, and full-time Employees are in the business of applying for new opportunities. Many Freelancers may apply for new positions 15-20 times per year. Here are a few hacks that you won't find everywhere but from my experience of helping...