by Jean Franzblau Consulting Blog | Oct 6, 2009 | From the Speaker's Circuit
At 7:00am, my prayers will either be answered or not. This is when I will find out if the assistant assigned to help me with my seminar has experience. I’m expecting over seventy people to attend today and guiding a newbie makes double work for me. “Hello, Jean. My...
by Jean Franzblau Consulting Blog | Oct 6, 2009 | From the Speaker's Circuit
Groggy from the flight that spanned the globe, I was on line to give my luggage away for yet another journey that would stretch from the east coast all the way to the west. I opened my backpack to get out my passport and heard a clatter. My blue mouth guard container...
by Jean Franzblau Consulting Blog | May 29, 2009 | From the Speaker's Circuit
Gifts get dropped in my lap. My client, SkillPath, asked me to give a seminar for the Pine Mountain Lake Association in Groveland, California near Yosemite. I’m a city girl with a heart for the mountains, so I was essentially paid to be in paradise. I was put up in a...
by Jean Franzblau Consulting Blog | May 21, 2009 | From the Speaker's Circuit
I’d like to offer a new tip for the road warriors among us. When living in a hotel room, it’s easy to miss the comforts of home. Even something as simple as bathroom air freshener might seem a luxury. A friend from my women’s group introduced me to a product that...
by Jean Franzblau Consulting Blog | May 7, 2009 | From the Speaker's Circuit
I had the opportunity to give a seminar for the United States Marine Corps last month; something truly wonderful happened there. The group was going through a series of self reflective questions. In small groups, attendees where discussing what they had written. I...
by Jean Franzblau Consulting Blog | Apr 7, 2009 | From the Speaker's Circuit
“How are you going?” I said to the ticket agent as I prepared to get on the plane back to LA. I’ve become good at greeting people the Aussie way instead of “How are you doing?” “I’ll miss saying that” I told her as a misty, sad feeling came over me. Sitting at a...
