Rob Biesenbach
Communications pro, actor, author
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Recent Posts
- 5 Life Lessons I Learned From My Cat
- 5 Lessons from The Great Gatsby School of Writing
- The Art of the Bad Apology (And a Lesson from Bill Clinton)
- To Be a Better Writer, Accept Edits with Grace (5 Steps)
- Sterling’s Gold: 7 Lessons for Success from Mad Men
- The Myth of Body Language
- I’m Not Angry
- 3 Quick Tips for Presenters and Public Speakers
- The Secret to Being a Better Editor (Plus 5 Essential Tips)
- Stop Misusing This Everyday Word!
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- Media Relations (4)
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- Obstacles to Communication (5)
- Presentations/Speeches (50)
- Promotion (1)
- Proofing (1)
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- Relationships (2)
- Review & Approval Process (13)
- Show, Don't Tell (19)
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- Uncategorized (5)
- Using Humor (9)
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- Working with Lawyers (7)
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My Other Stuff
Tweets
- If Mad Men episodes were created by committee, last night's show would never have been seen. And that's why committee suck. 9 hours ago
- Can't wait to read the anti-yahoo Tumblrs nyti.ms/17RD1g4 Yahoo pays $1.1 billion for Tumblr 1 day ago
- Among the terrible things presidents have asked marines to do over the past decade, holding umbrellas ranks pretty low. 2 days ago
- Even Bob Woodward has forgotten what Watergate is all about. He should read his book bit.ly/17GGLko via @TPM 3 days ago
- Walmart, Gap not looking good vs. competitors on Bangladesh worker safety accord lat.ms/12GKIzT @latimes 3 days ago
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Tag Archives: Job interview
The Secret to Finding Your Soulmate: Show, Don’t Tell
From finding the perfect mate online to delivering a killer presentation to nailing a job interview — it’s all about “show/don’t tell.” Here I break it down for Stefan Holt on NBC Chicago this past weekend. With references to The … Continue reading
Posted in Book, Emotion, Presentations/Speeches, Show, Don't Tell
Tagged Job interview, Ricky Gervais, Steve Jobs, The Office
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Nail That Job Interview — the Ricky Gervais Way
A job interview, like every other interaction, is a performance. If you want to succeed, you need to put your heart and soul into it. As usual, Hollywood provides a lesson in how to do that. Among the many classes … Continue reading
Job Interviews: 10 Questions to Help You Stand Out From the Crowd
“Don’t hire anyone you wouldn’t want to run into in the hallway at three in the morning.” – Tina Fey, Bossypants This has always been my approach when interviewing people for a job. Not that my kind of work would … Continue reading
