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Newsletter Archive

Below you’ll find back issues of my free e-mail newsletter, “Boosting Business Performance.” Each issue opens in a new window.

I hope you find these tips and resources useful! I value your questions, ideas, and comments, so please contact me any time to ask a question, contribute an idea, or make a suggestion. Enjoy!

Here’s to your business success,
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Adele Sommers, Ph.D.
Business performance specialist and award-winning author, educator, and speaker

Date Feature Article
April 2013 Overcome Audience Overload with Presentation Design Best Practices (Part 3)
April 2013 Overcome Audience Overload with Presentation Design Best Practices (Part 2)
March 2013 Overcome Audience Overload with Presentation Design Best Practices (Part 1)
February 2013 Use These 10 Tips to Add Art, Science, and Story to Your Presentations
January 2013 Rally the “Project Diamond” to the Rescue!
Dec. 2012 Go Beyond Brainstorming with a Breakthrough Follow-up Technique
Nov. 2012 What’s on Your Meeting Agenda?
October 2012 Eight Sure-Fire Tips to Achieve Stellar Customer Service
Sept. 2012 Ten Tips for Writing Outstanding Business Articles
August 2012 Estimating Is an Incredible “Mind Game” (Part 2)
July 2012 Estimating Is an Incredible “Mind Game” (Part 1)
June 2012 Make Tough Decisions Easily with This Handy Tool
May 2012 Using Surveys and Samples to Populate Puzzling Persona Profiles
April 2012 Seven Ways to Use Information Design to Create Remarkable User Experiences (Part 3)
March 2012 Seven Ways to Use Information Design to Create Remarkable User Experiences (Part 2)
February 2012 Seven Ways to Use Information Design to Create Remarkable User Experiences (Part 1)
January 2012 Using Self-Assessments to Prime Your Prospects
May 12, 2011 The Eighth Annual PolyHouse: Another Miracle in the Making
Apr. 28, 2011 A Summary of the 12 Powerful Estimating Strategies
Apr. 14, 2011 Twelve Ways to Improve Your Estimating Accuracy (Part 3)
Mar. 31, 2011 Twelve Ways to Improve Your Estimating Accuracy (Part 2)
Mar. 17, 2011 Twelve Ways to Improve Your Estimating Accuracy (Part 1)
Mar. 3, 2011 What’s Holding You Back? Tips on Managing Your Biggest Constraints
Feb. 3, 2011 How "Engaged" Employees Can Turbocharge the Bottom Line (Part 2)
Jan. 20, 2011 How "Engaged" Employees Can Turbocharge the Bottom Line (Part 1)
Dec. 23, 2010 Tips for Making Training Stick (Part 2)
Dec. 9, 2010 Tips for Making Training Stick (Part 1)
Nov. 25, 2010 Two Powerful Ways to Boost Employee Proficiency
Oct. 28, 2010 Using Video-Sharing Sites to Boost Your Marketing Campaigns
Oct. 14, 2010 Five Low-Cost Ways to Capture Video Content
Sep. 30, 2010 Pump up Your Promotions with Simple Marketing & Educational Videos
Sep. 16, 2010 Tips for Meeting Yourself in the Middle with Your Project Scheduling
Sep. 2, 2010 Try Any of These 50 Ways to Get to Yes!
Aug. 19, 2010 Even More Tips on Predicting Irrational Consumer Behavior
Aug. 5, 2010 Tips on Predicting Irrational Consumer Behavior
Jul. 22, 2010 The Power of Presentations to Propel Your Purpose
Jul. 8, 2010 Quality in Perception vs. Quality in Fact
Jun. 24, 2010 A Seven-Stage "Maven" Marketing Approach
Jun. 10, 2010 How Strategic Is Your Business Planning?
May 27, 2010 Finding Funding for Your New Client Projects
Mar. 18, 2010 10 Tips for Annihilating Obstacles and Hassles
Mar. 4, 2010 Keeping Your Products and Services Simple and Sweet
Feb. 18, 2010 What’s on Your Meeting Agenda?
Feb. 4, 2010 Envisioning the Future with Imagination
Jan. 21, 2010 Mining the Gold in Your Customer Database
Jan. 7, 2010 Overcoming Overload: More Tips for Overcoming "Decision Gridlock"
Dec. 24, 2009 Getting Unstuck: Tips for Overcoming "Decision Gridlock"
Dec. 10, 2009 Don’t Let Information Gaps Sap Your Business Success
Nov. 26, 2009 Does Your Organization Walk Its Talk?
Nov. 12, 2009 How to Avoid Disconnects that Frustrate Employees and Alienate Customers
Oct. 29, 2009 Using Storytelling Techniques to Spice Up Your Project Outcomes
Oct. 15, 2009 Stretch Your Talent Base with Electronic Support Systems
Oct. 1, 2009 Seven Strategies for Nurturing Personnel Talent
Sep. 17, 2009 Can Your Products Pass the "Midnight Test"?
Sep. 3, 2009 Does Audience Gender Influence Your Persuasive Message?
Aug. 20, 2009 Shifting Your Mindset Creates the Conditions for Success
Aug. 6, 2009 How Pursuing Your Passions Propels Your Professional Purpose
Jul. 23, 2009 Ten Foolproof Steps for Writing Articles that Inspire and Tell
Jul. 9, 2009 Tips for Launching a Newsletter Publishing Campaign