Having worked for over three decades with people at every level of the business world, I’ve witnessed many aspects of the corporate experience. I’ve observed CEOs, managers, directors, vice presidents and presidents in sales and marketing, design and development, finance, legal and operations departments. The main problem I was hired to solve?- poor communications and presentation skills.  I believe this problem is largely a manifestation of peoples’ fears of expressing their personalities and emotions—ultimately, of being themselves at work. 

What creates these fears? I believe they stem from the contradictory messages corporations send their employees, who are expected to be businesslike and reflect the image of the corporation, yet at the same time encouraged to feel like they are individuals and a vital part of the “family.” Businesses and corporations often simultaneously pull workers in and push them away...

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