Time to Check the ‘Other’ Box: Avoiding Facebook Charges for In-Box Messages
Sure. I’d seen the tweets. I’d heard the social media stories. But it finally happened to someone I know in real life … and that made it real for me. Facebook has started charging $1 to send an in-box...
View ArticleHugSpeaker Places 1st in Oratory at TAPPS District Competition
AUSTIN, Texas (February 4, 2013) — HugSpeaker Becca Howard impressed the judges at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) District Academic Meet last Saturday. The freshman from...
View ArticleMake Every Member of Your Organization a Brand Ambassador
RT @SpringsBusiness: Check out the March deals @HugSpeak http://t.co/nnjVPmPGrF << Thanks for sharing our e-letter! -> Congratulations to HugSpeak's amazing intern @reganopel for growing our...
View ArticleSay No to Bad Re-Brands: Anne of Green Gables is NOT Lolita
Re-brands are tricky things. On the one hand, they can breathe life into stale, out-dated, or faltering concepts. On the other hand, they can ignite the fury of the faithful, subject those responsible...
View ArticleBranding, Advertising, & Public Speaking: Love for Our Guest Bloggers!
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Today we’re showing some love to the great guest bloggers who have contributed insightful and informative posts to HugSpeak in the past year. We’d love to know which is...
View ArticleHugSpeaker Speaks Out at Rally Against Relationship Violence
AUSTIN, Texas (February 14, 2013) – Many high school girls spend Valentine’s Day swapping candy and flowers with friends and boyfriends. Leslie Solcher did something entirely different. The high school...
View ArticleWhy I Coach Students – Public Speaking Skills are Life Skills
Most of my days are spent with business people, communicating business messages, solving business problems. But when the work day is over, the weekend comes, or sometimes even during an off period, I...
View ArticleCompetitive Speech to Real World Activism: Leslie’s Story
Leslie Solcher participated in HugSpeak’s Summer Student Speech Workshop last summer. This is the story of what she has done with the speech she created. *** On February 14, 2013, I got an amazing...
View ArticleSpeech Impediment is No Impediment to Speaking Success: Wes’s Story
In this post, high school senior Wes Neely shares how public speaking helped him come to terms with a life-long speech impediment. *** Hello. My name is Wes. I am former Jedi apprentice of the Speech...
View ArticleHugSpeak Daily 2013-03-28
RT @AutumnMcRey: Eleventh Hour Content Strategy http://t.co/UUlDx9wPMS #highered << Along the lines of our discussion tonight… @ErinMFeldman -> Delighted to meet @ErinMFeldman of WriteRight...
View ArticleHugSpeak Daily 2013-03-29
Have a presentation or an interview coming up? Put your best foot forward with customized, one-on-one coaching! http://t.co/gVAX3GxjQF -> DON'T MISS OUT: Early bird prices on June student workshop...
View ArticleHugSpeak Daily 2013-04-01
"Impressed with how far I have come…how different, succint, & clear I sound. — HugSpeak Interview Coaching Client http://t.co/21bfu038e6 -> 5 People-Meeting Tips for New Situations...
View ArticleHow Google Convinced Me to Try Bing (Why Every Message Counts)
I love Google. I was an early-adopter of the search engine, can’t live without my Gmail account, and even actively use Google+. As a Google-lover, I’ve been amused by Bing’s persistent attempts to woo...
View ArticleFreshman HugSpeaker Places 2nd in State in Oratory
AUSTIN, Texas (April 7, 2013) — Becca Howard, a freshman from Regents School of Austin, placed 2nd in Original Oratory at the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 2013 State Academic Meet...
View ArticleRealtor Showcases Custom Market Research on New Website
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (April 9, 2013) Realtor Lauren D. Collier has launched a new website chock-full of helpful information about real estate transactions in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak...
View ArticleHugSpeakers Place 2nd & 4th in TAPPS State Oratory Meet
AUSTIN, Texas (April 9, 2013) — Jessica Skansi and Brittany Gaither, juniors at Veritas Academy in Austin, placed 2nd and 4th respectively in Division 2A Oratory at the Texas Association of Private...
View ArticleKill Automated Tweets (or Kill Your Brand): Twitter Etiquette in Times of...
There are those that think automated tweets are the worst thing a business can ever do. I don’t happen to be one of them. Smart social media strategy includes the limited use of automated tweets...
View ArticleWhy Twitter is Different: Twitter Etiquette in Times of Tragedy
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings and last night’s tragic fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, there are lots of discussions about the role of social media during times of tragedy...
View ArticleCato Institute Claims HugSpeak Intern for the Summer
AUSTIN, Texas (April 22, 2013) – University of Texas sophomore Regan Opel is a crucial part of the HugSpeak team, but her role will be temporarily reduced this summer as she heads to Washington, D.C....
View ArticleStern to Stunning: Tips for “Too Serious” Speakers
A lot of clients come to me because a supervisor wants them improve their public speaking and presentation skills. In many cases, their company or organization pays for the coaching as an investment...
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