This little known speech may be Obama’s best

In my view, the best three speeches Barack Obama has delivered, in no particular order, are the:

(1) Eighteen minute, 27 July 2004 Democratic National Committee (DNC) Convention speech, that launched him onto the national stage in the United States.

(2) Eighteen minute 4 November 2007 presidential victory acceptance speech

(3) Thirty-seven minute 18 March 2008 A more perfect union, speech about the issue of race in U.S. delivered during Obama’s first presidential election campaign. Here is information about the speech and what prompted it.

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How to approach the job market with confidence

Warning: This is a longish post. It is long because there are specific steps you can follow.

Recently, some of my clients in certain industries, overseas and in Australia, have told me that they have been made redundant or that they are fearful they might become redundant.

If you have been made redundant or are fearful of being made redundant here are some ideas and techniques to approach the contemporary job market with confidence.

In your search for a role, contact people from companies you may want to work for, for an ‘advice coffee’.  Below is information on the advice coffee process and on a job interview process:

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Want an engaging conversation? Make sure to ask these two questions

In this 41:26 minute episode from the podcast Clear + Vivid – John and Julie Gottman: Welcome to the Love Lab hosted by Alan Alda, I learned the first question and a follow- up question to ask a person you don’t know or don’t know that well – after you’ve discovered their field of endeavour or job role.

You can use these deceptively powerful questions, when for example, you’re seated next to a person at a dinner party, or at pre-dinner drinks event or at a networking function et al.

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