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Remember: The Customer Is Not Your Friend (Yet)

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Businesses, company, Conversation, customers, Friendly, Interests, Relationship, risenetworks.org

(By Geoffrey James) “If you aren’t the best at what you do, figure out how to become the best. If your company isn’t the best,

7 Steps to an Inspiring and Memorable Speech

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 RISE NETWORKS1 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community Connection, Conversation, Delivery, Inspiring, Speech, Standard, Story, Structure

(By Bill Murphy JR.) “Personally, I enjoy giving updated versions of my “standard” speech about the five key things any entrepreneur must understand in order

4 Unexpected People You Need on Your Mentor Team

June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Advice, burden, Candidates, Conversation, Heroes, leadership, Mentor, risenetworks.org

(By Dorie Clark) “Just because you don’t know someone personally, that doesn’t mean they can’t be your mentor. Reading biographies or even watching documentary films can

The One Skill Everyone Needs Yet Nobody Has

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Communication, Confidence, Connection, Conversation, leadership, Presentation, risenetworks.org, Skill, Storytelling

(By Carmine Gallo) “Telling stories is the single best way to make an emotional connection with your listener. Stories inform, illuminate, and inspire. So few leaders

Are You Nervous? 5 Tips For Better Public Speaking

May 19, 2015May 19, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Communication, Conversation, public, Public-Speaking, risenetworks.org, Speaking

(By Jenn Godbout) “When addressing a crowd, make eye contact with different audience members for 3 to 5 seconds each (when talking to one person, 7

8 Killer Opening Lines to Use at Your Next Networking Event

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak career, Contacts, Convention, Conversation, Group, learning, Networking, Opening Lines, risenetworks.org, Speech

(By Jessica Henderson) “The goal is to meet as many people as possible, so you have to be tactful about when to break away. Try

Is Technology Turning Us Into Cowards? When To Talk Instead Of Type

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Information Technology, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Communication, Conversation, facebook, risenetworks.org, Social media, Technology

(By Margie Warrell) “The irony is that as much as our devices allow us to connect us never before, we are becoming more and more disconnected

6 Habits of Great Connectors

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Attention, Connectors, Contribution, Conversation, entrepreneurs, Friends, habits, risenetworks.org

(By Ilan Mochari) “When you walk into a room, see the new faces not as strangers but as friends you have yet to meet, Carnegie

15 Business Etiquette Rules Every Professional Needs To Know

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Business, Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Business Etiquette, Conversation, Introduction, Professionals, risenetworks.org, Rules, Skills

(By Vivian Giang) “Standing helps establish your presence. You make it easy for others to ignore you if you don’t stand. If you are caught off

The Importance of Being Fluent in the Language of Texting

February 21, 2015February 21, 2015 RISE NETWORKS0 Comment Rise Networks Community, Youth Speak Communication, Conversation, Expediency, Expression, Fluency, Language, Rise National Youth Forum, risenetworks.org, Texting

(By Dr. Peggy Drexler) “There is wide concern that eloquence has fallen victim to expediency, that the thoughtful phrase has been replaced by the fascicle contraction,