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March 16, 2025

Are you in control of your story online?

July 23, 2023

Boost Your Business with a Brilliant Home Workspace

January 16, 2020

Expert Tips for YouTube Video Marketing

May 26, 2019

Entrepreneurship by Sign. Astro ideas for a home based business

March 18, 2019

Networking On Instagram

January 29, 2019

Social Media for Small Businesses

August 6, 2018

How to Create a Business Blueprint

June 10, 2018

Work-At-Home Hacks For People Just Like Me

May 8, 2018

What Are You Creating Next To Grow Your Business?

April 16, 2018

How to Know When to Invest in “That New Thing” for Your Business

February 8, 2018

5 Tips to Establishing Your Digital Identity

January 11, 2018

How To Be a Scientist In Your Business and Why It Helps

December 15, 2017

Is Your Business Ready For Mobile Marketing?

November 1, 2017

Be Unreasonable To Grow Your Business

October 21, 2017

Smart Ways to Use Your Business Card

October 16, 2017

Working well with others

August 7, 2017

Get Your Head In The Clouds: The Benefits of Cloud Technology For Small Businesses

July 20, 2017

Upgrade Your Business With a Mobile-Friendly Website

June 19, 2017

Analyticals don’t rule (But they do ask questions)

Pivotal university mba
June 2, 2017

Create Your Own MBA Program

May 23, 2017

Five Things No One Tells You About Entrepreneurship

May 14, 2017

5 Questions You Should Ask Every Customer

April 24, 2017

The Potential of Change

April 2, 2017

Steve Jobs on Customer Experience

March 28, 2017

How to write an Elevator Pitch

March 24, 2017

Marketing Alchemy: 3 Ways To Turn Marketing Expenses Into Profit Centers

March 19, 2017

Video: Similar Story Telling

March 6, 2017

Even if I have to stop work, my expenses don’t stop …

January 19, 2017

3 Keys to Writing Copy That Attracts and Invites (and Doesn’t Feel Sales-Y and Slime-Y)

January 19, 2017

A simple, effective and modern approach to marketing your business

January 7, 2017

‘Where there’s a WILL there’s a way’

December 20, 2016

Branding quote from Scott Cook

December 12, 2016

Pivotal Network Member Categories

December 12, 2016

Pivotal Business Member Expertise

Your Flagship Product from Pivotal
December 10, 2016

Your Flagship Product

Pivotal - what makes your brand stand out?
December 5, 2016

What Makes Your Brand Stand Out?

November 12, 2016

Want to Build More TRUST – Build a Better JOURNEY

November 10, 2016

9 Attitudes of Successful Business Owners

October 17, 2016

Good Girls Do Sell: The Modern Businesswoman’s Guide to Authentic Selling

March 22, 2013

Secrets for Generating Maximum Attention-Getting Power in Your Ads

March 5, 2013

A simple and low cost way to get the training, guidance and tools you need to boost your income …

December 5, 2012

Fresh input for your business

December 27, 2011

Back by Popular Demand – Self Improvement Gifts 6

December 17, 2011

Join this giveaway and build your list

May 1, 2011

3 things Ita Buttrose can teach us about business

March 29, 2011

212 degree service

March 12, 2011

What women (business owners) really want…

January 31, 2011

What We All Can Learn From China's Business Leaders

January 23, 2011

Filling Boot Camps with Happy Campers

January 7, 2011

Transform your coaching business with this special report

October 12, 2010

Networking Tip – the Elevator Pitch

September 25, 2010

These speakers are business experts

August 11, 2010

Stop Negative Thinking in Its Tracks – 3 Simple Stress Management Tips For a Positive Attitude

July 15, 2010

'Being Cautious Is to Stop Moving': How Innovation and Entrepreneurship Can Bring Societal Change

April 24, 2010

Pivotal Business – Do you think 1 million is out of reach?

April 11, 2010

Turning Problems into Solutions

April 8, 2010

Leveraging Your Videos to Create a Stampede of New Business

March 31, 2010

Branding Ph.D.: The Secret to Becoming the Top-of-Mind Expert on Your Topic So Prospects, Media, and Publishers Call You!

March 29, 2010

Why you should sin more often

March 28, 2010

Win $10,000 worth of help to start a business

March 24, 2010

Want a six-figure week?

March 23, 2010

Power of Nice

March 20, 2010

Unique Ideas Are Not Important to Win

March 9, 2010

Using Pain and Pleasure to Win the Sale

February 25, 2010

The Denny Flanagan Story

February 23, 2010

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

February 22, 2010

Your Brand is Being Created With Or Without You

February 21, 2010

Creating Add-On Options to Explode Your Income During Tough Times

February 17, 2010

Is Your Business Built on a Solid Foundation?

February 9, 2010

Plan today for your most prosperous tomorrow! A 4-step blue print for success.

January 17, 2010

Want more traffic to your websites?

December 24, 2009

Better Customer Service Through Transparency, Tribes, and Talent

November 28, 2009

Business Lessons we can learn from elephants

November 26, 2009

Start Your Own Successful Internet Business From Square One, With a Proven A-Z Program for Making Money Online

November 22, 2009

15 Customer Service Mistakes to Avoid

November 16, 2009

Financial sites you want to know about

November 3, 2009

When leadership becomes a quest

October 26, 2009

How to read a business book

October 13, 2009

Connecting with and selling to power buyers

September 18, 2009

Be Prepared! … from the Little Red Book of Selling

August 12, 2009

Online success

July 26, 2009

Three Ways Employee Mentoring Pays Off

June 19, 2009

Secrets for Generating Maximum Attention-Getting Power in Your Ads

June 14, 2009

Improve Your Millionaire Mindset by Using the Same Daily Rituals Used by Top Entrepreneurs

January 3, 2009

7 Top strategies for Making 2009 Your Best year ever

December 31, 2008

Free Recession-busting video

September 22, 2008

Would earning an extra $900 a month make a BIG difference in your life?

Pivotal Behind the Magic
August 15, 2008

Behind the Magic

July 18, 2008

Turning Leads into Appointments

July 5, 2008

Networking: Wing it and you’ll flap in the breeze

June 24, 2008

Are you *qualified* to start an Internet business?

June 20, 2008

High profit Business Practies that put money in your pocket

June 1, 2008

Mavericks at Work

PERSONAL BEST
December 10, 2016

Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

October 14, 2008

price of success

May 30, 2008

personal best

PUBLIC SPEAKING
December 30, 2025

Public Speaking Tip: Screen Size Approximation Chart

July 24, 2025

For subtlety in your powerpoint, use fade animation

April 27, 2025

The unexpected way to build trust and credibility as a speaker

April 7, 2024

Public Speaking Success Tip – fillers

January 26, 2024

Why should you open your speech with a quotation?

December 2, 2023

Tips for keeping your cool before your presentation

Speaker
November 24, 2017

Frequently Asked Questions – Motivational Speaking

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September 17, 2017

You’re not stuck with your voice

10 secrets to building audience engagement
August 18, 2017

Ten secrets to building audience engagement

July 23, 2017

Build your Public Speaking Presence and Confidence with Muscle Memory

July 21, 2017

How to feel your connection with your audience before you even begin speaking

April 15, 2017

The Pivotal Public Speaking Father of the Bride Pack

April 3, 2017

Create an Engaging Presentation from your Written Speech

January 9, 2017

Make Them Feel it

January 3, 2017

Make numbers work for you

December 12, 2016

Blast Off to Big Results: Openings Set the Tone

November 21, 2016

[Quick public speaking tip] 3 Ways you need to use listening if you are speaking to persuade

November 18, 2016

Quick Public Speaking tip – Gestures, naturally

November 17, 2016

From Anxious to Awesome – A-H-A you can speak with confidence

November 13, 2016

Quotes about Public Speaking

October 29, 2016

5 Steps to Creating the Foundation for a Strong Speech

October 24, 2016

8 Secrets from the Internet that can Help you go Viral as a Speaker

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June 19, 2016

Just for fun – or is it? How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk

May 11, 2016

Um, How to Eliminate your Filler Words

April 28, 2016

[Quotation about public speaking] The first sign of greatness

March 6, 2016

The KISS of life for your speeches

February 28, 2016

The Holy Grail for speakers

February 7, 2016

5 Reasons why it might NOT be best to lead with a story

January 20, 2016

The speaker struggle between "performing" and being "authentic"

January 10, 2016

[Quotation about public speaking] Less is more

October 25, 2015

Go Viral! Use these 8 secrets from viral internet content and go viral yourself – be admired and rehired as a speaker.

October 13, 2015

How to become a better speaker

September 7, 2015

What to do when you present in a boring, repetitive monotone – follow TED speaker Robert's example

August 23, 2015

Speaking and branding lessons from a sandwich board

March 6, 2015

One of the best pieces of advice any speaking coach can give …

January 3, 2015

Create meaning for your audience – be inspired by "The Beauty of Data Visualisation"

December 14, 2014

In public speaking …. Is bigger really better?

November 17, 2014

Just for fun – Dressing for speaking success? For men only

November 2, 2014

Public speaking lessons from a quarry makeover

October 26, 2014

[Quick Public Speaking Tip] You – Me – The Public Speaking Power in Creating "Us"

October 11, 2014

Does public speaking give you a nervous rash? Here’s how to cure it

September 29, 2014

How do you express what cannot be said?

September 16, 2014

For when you really have to get your point across…

September 5, 2014

[Quick Public Speaking Tip] Does your audience know how competent you are?

August 21, 2014

Three vital elements of story for speakers

August 17, 2014

[Quick public speaking tip] Switch audience attention to the words you choose

July 27, 2014

Presentation Secrets for Entrepreneurs Ready to Tell, Sell, and Compel

July 7, 2014

Words – the powerful persuasive potion

July 2, 2014

Are you another boring storyteller?

May 24, 2014

Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact

April 26, 2014

[Quotations about public speaking] "Public Speaking is …"

March 16, 2014

[Public Speaking Quotation] Hiding the art of public speaking…

March 13, 2014

[Quick Tip] KISS – Your next step

February 25, 2014

[Public Speaking Quotation] Know what you want to achieve

February 12, 2014

Turn your anxiety into a great public speech with this free video lesson

January 23, 2014

11 Deadly Presentation Sins: A Path to Redemption for Public Speakers, PowerPoint Users and Anyone Who Has to Get Up and Talk in Front of an Audience

January 3, 2014

Brilliant speech by Tim Minchin to the students at the Uni of Western Australia

December 28, 2013

21 Ways to Make Money Speaking

October 18, 2013

How to communicate what really matters to your audience

September 6, 2013

Quick Tip – Public speaking – variety keeps audience attention

August 2, 2013

The operating system behind any great presentation

June 6, 2013

Pimp my PowerPoint – Eight PowerPoint presentation tips!

May 21, 2013

[Public speaking quotation] Speech versus written language

May 15, 2013

Build your career by making strong, positive impressions on your audiences

April 13, 2013

Presentation Skills Secret

April 7, 2013

Is your audience switching off when you present data? – Part Two

April 5, 2013

The New Rules of Persuasive Speaking

March 29, 2013

Quick public speaking tip – choose your attention-getting introduction

March 23, 2013

Million Dollar Speaking: The Professional's Guide to Building Your Platform

March 3, 2013

Would you aim to speak "unfalteringly with winning modesty"?

February 28, 2013

Turn Any Presentation into a Landmark Occasion

February 24, 2013

Quick Public Speaking Tip – Fillers

February 22, 2013

Public Speaking quote – Audience response

February 20, 2013

Don’t let your public speaking nerves embarrass you

February 18, 2013

One Point per Slide

February 14, 2013

Quick public speaking tip – Use variety to keep attention

February 10, 2013

Use Body Language to add hidden power to the Message of Your Presentation

February 8, 2013

Um. . .: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean

January 25, 2013

3 Ways to Use Prezi Big Pictures to Make a Big Impression

January 21, 2013

Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage and Get results

January 19, 2013

Public Speaking quotation

January 17, 2013

Norman Vincent Peale on public speaking

January 13, 2013

Present like Steve Jobs

November 22, 2012

Steve Ballmer – About PowerPoint …

November 16, 2012

How to Become Persuasive in Public Speaking

November 12, 2012

Public speaking tip: Aid and abet

November 12, 2012

Father of the Bride

October 24, 2012

Keep It Simple

October 18, 2012

Public Speaking tips – What use is information?

October 7, 2012

Quick public speaking tip: your introduction

October 1, 2012

Controlling fear. Commanding attention

September 26, 2012

Public Speaking tip – Your image

September 23, 2012

Public Speaking – 7 Types of Humor You Can Use

September 19, 2012

Public Speaking Tips: Voice Inflection

September 17, 2012

4 easy ways to practise your speaking confidence off the stage

September 11, 2012

Public speaking tip – arouse, focus and keep attention

September 5, 2012

For Pivotal Gold Members this week

September 1, 2012

What to Say When. . .You're Dying on the Platform

August 31, 2012

Public Speaking – 7 Types of Humor You Can Use

August 21, 2012

Avoiding the hated bullet-drenched PowerPoint

August 17, 2012

How to Give an Impromptu Speech

August 16, 2012

Public Speaking Tip: Tighten and focus your presentations

August 14, 2012

Want to make outstanding presentations?

August 9, 2012

Five rules for creating great presentations

July 25, 2012

Public Speaking tip – The Mental Blank

July 23, 2012

Delivering Powerful Presentations with or without Slides 

July 15, 2012

Preparation – your key to confident public speaking

July 4, 2012

Do you know where you are going?

June 9, 2012

3 ways a microphone can contribute to your success as a speaker

June 5, 2012

Presentations in Action

May 15, 2012

Yes. 50 scientifically proven ways to be persuasive

May 13, 2012

No defeat!

May 8, 2012

Public Speaking and Presentations for dummies

May 1, 2012

Technique, Style, and Strategy from America's Top Speaking Coach

April 29, 2012

Quotation about Public Speaking

April 28, 2012

Be confident in becoming a Speaker, not a PowerPointer

April 25, 2012

Overcome obstacles and convey your message with confidence, poise, and persuasiveness

April 22, 2012

Quotation about public speaking

April 20, 2012

Friday freebie – "Ten Secrets to Keeping Audience Attention"

April 19, 2012

Public Speaking success comes from knowing your audience

April 14, 2012

A clear, engaging guide, not only for those speaking to the business world.

April 12, 2012

Thought for Thursday – public speaking

April 5, 2012

Book to Read: Secrets Of Superstar Speakers

March 31, 2012

How to speak on the spot – successfully

March 28, 2012

Visual aid – The Swinging Ball of Death

March 20, 2012

Public Speaking Tip: Extremely Small Customization

March 4, 2012

The Exceptional Presenter

March 3, 2012

In Speaking, "Sell" Is a Four Letter Word

March 1, 2012

Audience feedback!

February 29, 2012

What did you expect when you wrote your speech?

February 25, 2012

“The Top 10 Secrets of Today’s Most Successful Speakers”

February 24, 2012

Is your audience listening?

February 13, 2012

Design perfection

February 12, 2012

This week's "What do you think?" … PowerPoint

February 5, 2012

Developing the Speaker Within You: The Make or Break 10 Seconds

January 31, 2012

Design simplicity

January 29, 2012

Improve Your Public Speaking – 4 Tips for Using Evidence

January 27, 2012

Victory …

January 26, 2012

Dealing with interruptions … as an artist

January 25, 2012

Great Openings. Use a Pertinent Activity

January 22, 2012

Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations

January 13, 2012

Audio Visual Presentations

January 7, 2012

Seated Presentations – Don't be a Sitting Duck

January 4, 2012

Designing Effective PowerPoint Slides

January 1, 2012

Public Speaking: Answering Questions Without Losing Control of Your Time

December 29, 2011

Preparation – vital

December 12, 2011

Public Speaking Techniques for Staying in Control: Effective Recovery From Interruptions

December 4, 2011

Why use Handouts?

December 2, 2011

There's no such thing as public speaking

November 27, 2011

Words …

November 26, 2011

Six Myths of Professional Speaking

November 24, 2011

Storytelling is the Game

November 12, 2011

The Qualities of Top Business Speakers

November 3, 2011

How can you convert a seminar to a keynote?

October 29, 2011

Master every aspect of public speaking with this mind-body system

October 20, 2011

Prepare for public speaking success

October 16, 2011

Build public speaking confidence with your own warm-up routine

October 15, 2011

self-expression

October 14, 2011

Creating visual aids that really work: Designing effective slides using PowerPoint

October 11, 2011

J.K. Rowling's Commencement Address – Grabbing and keeping audience engagement

October 9, 2011

Present like Steve Jobs – inspiring video

October 5, 2011

Words …

October 3, 2011

Incorporate Humour in your next Presentation

October 2, 2011

Speak to win

September 29, 2011

Public Speakers Need To Find Ways To Make Their Words Stick!

September 27, 2011

How to be a Great Speaker – Tomorrow

September 21, 2011

Public Speakers: How to Say, "I Don't Know" From the Platform and Not Lose Credibility

September 19, 2011

Storytelling Secrets from the Masters

September 17, 2011

PowerPoint Lesson on video

August 23, 2011

Grothe … Words have incredible power …

August 22, 2011

My Best Presentation Tricks

August 20, 2011

The Biggest Mistake in Sales Presentations

August 12, 2011

Public Speaking Tip – energy

August 4, 2011

Preparing to Speak in Public

August 3, 2011

From Free to Fee: How Experts Get Paid to Speak

August 2, 2011

Secrets of breaking into a public speaking career

July 24, 2011

Top Ten Ways to Make Money Public Speaking

July 7, 2011

The Makings of an Exceptional Speech

July 6, 2011

How to stop a boorish Q&A Hog in 3 easy steps

July 5, 2011

Applause

June 21, 2011

Uncommon Model for Speaking as Much as You Want— And Being Paid Handsomely for It

June 18, 2011

Tips on Public Speaking: The Seven Secrets You Need to Know

June 17, 2011

Secrets To Sizzling Seminar Presentation

June 15, 2011

All you need is love – the Class of 2011

June 11, 2011

How to be a Great Emcee

June 10, 2011

Sixteen Sensational Storytelling Ideas

June 8, 2011

Why You Should Never Read Your Speech

June 7, 2011

Remember To Use The “Rule of Three” When You Speak

June 6, 2011

Amy Tan on Creativity

June 5, 2011

The Most Important Not-so-secret Secret to Successful Communication

June 4, 2011

Use Stories to Persuade

May 31, 2011

How to Improve Your Presentation Before You Say a Single Word

May 29, 2011

Tell Powerful Stories with Pictures: A National Geographic Photographer Shares Tips for Speakers (WEBINAR)

May 26, 2011

Creative Presentation Agenda Examples

May 25, 2011

Great wits say much in few words …

May 23, 2011

Handling the Audience in Public Speaking

May 17, 2011

How To Use the Power of the Pause in Public Speaking

May 16, 2011

How to conquer the fear of public speaking & other coronary threats

May 11, 2011

Design help for your PowerPoint slides

May 6, 2011

Public Speaking Tips – more hiding places for your notes

May 5, 2011

5 Resources that made me a better presenter

May 4, 2011

How to present data with visuals

May 2, 2011

Let's make a PowerPoint – Oh no!

May 1, 2011

Putting Your Best Face Forward

April 28, 2011

3 Lessons for Public Speaking from the Japanese Tea Ceremony

April 26, 2011

Public Speaking: The First Question You Need to Answer

April 24, 2011

How to Increase Your Sales Even When You're an Experienced Salesperson

April 18, 2011

Don’t Just Present: Inspire!

April 17, 2011

Frank Luntz on 5 Phrases that Maximize Results

April 15, 2011

Can’t-Live-Without Technology Tools for Speakers

April 14, 2011

Be a ROCK STAR Presenter (Pt 1 of 3)

April 12, 2011

How To Respond To Inevitable Distractions in Public Speaking

April 11, 2011

How to Create Emmy-Worthy Presentations That Set You Apart from the Competition

April 10, 2011

Presentations: the single most powerful PowerPoint slide you can use

April 10, 2011

Engage your Audience when you speak

March 31, 2011

Public speaking tip – Make sure image and message support each other

March 29, 2011

Create Clear, Concise and Creative Keynotes:

March 21, 2011

Public Speaking tip – Creating the wow with your voice

March 21, 2011

Speaking Tools Beyond Your Equipment

March 6, 2011

The Gift of Laughter: Dialogues With Great Comedians

February 24, 2011

How to tell a story using numbers

February 22, 2011

Seven steps to more compelling presentations

February 21, 2011

A good introduction/opener

February 20, 2011

Presenting naked?

February 13, 2011

Sunday's sound-byte: How to Create Emmy-Worthy Presentations That Set You Apart from the Competition

February 10, 2011

Presentations – The Single Most Powerful PowerPoint Slide You Can Use

February 8, 2011

Tuesday's tip for public speaking success – creating the image

February 8, 2011

10 Tips for Giving a Great Keynote

February 6, 2011

Your weekend read – Use visual stories to connect with your audience – Resonate

February 3, 2011

Learn to connect with your audience and motivate them … with “Resonate”

February 1, 2011

Public Speaking tip – Define your image

January 26, 2011

The Sales Presentation

January 26, 2011

Tuesday's tip for public speaking success – defining the wow

January 24, 2011

Quotation

January 21, 2011

Friday freebie – warm-up ideas to build confidence before your speech

January 21, 2011

Friday freebie

January 19, 2011

The Power of Pauses

January 15, 2011

6 Techniques to Make Your Presentation Unforgettable

January 11, 2011

Are your messages being heard?

January 10, 2011

How Moses Can Help Speakers Wrap Things Up Successfully

January 7, 2011

Public Speaking – Research first – Audience as well as content

January 6, 2011

10 Essential steps to communicate effectively as a Speaker

December 30, 2010

This week's read – Writing great speeches

December 28, 2010

How to Deliver and Outstanding introduction for a Keynote Speaker

December 19, 2010

How to Tell a Great Story

December 18, 2010

Do you need to be truthful in order to persuade?

December 14, 2010

From Pivotal Public Speaking

December 12, 2010

The 2010 Slideshare Competition Winner – best slideshow!

December 8, 2010

Four Persuasive Presentation Secrets

December 5, 2010

Our words – careless or profound?

December 2, 2010

Effective Solutions For The Problems In Delivering A Speech!

November 27, 2010

Is your expert knowledge ruining the stickiness of your message?

November 24, 2010

Speaking science: Watch your grammar, win an election?

November 23, 2010

Toss the Script ~ The Key to Engaged Public Speaking

November 22, 2010

One of the best quotations on public speaking

November 22, 2010

Gandhi on speech

November 21, 2010

Public Speaking – 5 Powerful Tips for Persuasive and Captivating Presentations

November 12, 2010

From the Pivotal Public Speaking ezine … Impact and Importance of Visual Aids in Presentation Skills

November 12, 2010

Written speech to spoken presentation

November 9, 2010

Using PowerPoint to time your presentations?

November 8, 2010

Storytelling tips

November 6, 2010

Once More With Feeling

November 5, 2010

Friends with Cognitive Benefits

October 31, 2010

Public Speaking – Facts Tell But Stories Sell

October 28, 2010

The 10 psychological stages of public speaking

October 26, 2010

How to Create an Extraordinarily Effective Speech-Marketing Tool

October 24, 2010

Use Speaking to Get More Clients

October 21, 2010

3 Presentation mistakes you have to avoid

October 18, 2010

Organizing a Speech – The Five Steps Required

October 17, 2010

3 Presentation mistakes you have to avoid

October 17, 2010

Busting the Mehrabian myth

October 16, 2010

Organizing a Speech – The Five Steps Required

October 16, 2010

Eye contact is vital in a speech or presentation

October 15, 2010

How to Give a Great Talk

October 14, 2010

Busting the Mehrabian myth

October 14, 2010

Using visualisation to prepare for your speech

October 14, 2010

Calm public speaking nerves by "scouting the territory"

October 11, 2010

So, if learning styles are not as relevant as we thought – what next?

October 11, 2010

Just for fun

October 8, 2010

How to craft a story

October 7, 2010

Eye contact

October 1, 2010

Public Speaking – the Power of Enthusiasm

October 1, 2010

So, if learning styles are not as relevant as we thought – what next?

September 29, 2010

How to Use a Story to Engage Your Audience

September 26, 2010

Writing a speech? Make numbers work for you.

September 23, 2010

Flying With The Butterflies: How To Overcome Your Public-Speaking Nerves

September 23, 2010

How to Become a Sought-After Corporate Spokesperson

September 23, 2010

Public Speaking tip: Does your audience know what you just said?

September 22, 2010

New iPad app useful for speakers

September 19, 2010

From the library – Public Speaking – Voice Power – care and feeding of the professional voice

September 19, 2010

Don't leave the impact of your presentation to chance

September 18, 2010

The Interactive Approach to Doing a Presentation

September 13, 2010

Calm public speaking nerves by "scouting the territory"

September 13, 2010

Learn from the Top Presentation Experts in the World

September 12, 2010

Inspirational Speeches Are About Being Better

September 11, 2010

Speech quotation for the week

September 10, 2010

Converting your written speech to a spoken presentation

September 9, 2010

Impact and Income Beyond the Stage: Leverage Your Speaking Career into an Expert Empire

September 8, 2010

Blast Off to Big Results: Openings Set the Tone

September 5, 2010

Today's read – was (almost) the Bible of PowerPoint

September 4, 2010

Today's blog posts

September 3, 2010

Public Speaking – The Power of Enthusiasm

September 2, 2010

Today’s blog posts

September 2, 2010

Today's blog posts

September 2, 2010

Speaking thought for the Day

September 1, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 31, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 31, 2010

Public Speaking tip – Watch your language

August 29, 2010

Today’s blog posts

August 29, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 29, 2010

Writing a speech? Make Numbers Work for You

August 27, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 27, 2010

Today’s blog posts

August 27, 2010

5 Ways to Make Your PowerPoint Presentation Stand Out

August 27, 2010

PowerPoint Reform: a first chapter

August 26, 2010

Today's ezine – Pivotal personal best

August 26, 2010

Today’s ezine – Pivotal personal best

August 26, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 26, 2010

Today’s blog posts

August 26, 2010

Debunking the myths of public speaking

August 25, 2010

Today's blog posts – Quotation about public speaking, meetings,

August 24, 2010

Today's ezine: Pivotal Public speaking

August 24, 2010

Today's blog posts – teaching and technology, authors, kids online, cataloguing,

August 24, 2010

Today’s blog posts – teaching and technology, authors, kids online, cataloguing,

August 24, 2010

Learn lessons from an academy-award winning slide strategist

August 22, 2010

Today’s blog posts: time management, public speaking, core values, kids on computers, books, children’s book

August 22, 2010

Today's blog posts: time management, public speaking, core values, kids on computers, books, children's book

August 22, 2010

Today's read – Boring to Bravo

August 22, 2010

Today's ezine: Pivotal Network Newsletter

August 21, 2010

Today’s blog posts: for teachers, public speaking, books for adults and for young adults

August 21, 2010

Today's blog posts: for teachers, public speaking, books for adults and for young adults

August 19, 2010

Voice Power. The Care and Feeding of the Professional Voice

August 15, 2010

Public Speaking – Using Your Voice With Power and Impact

August 14, 2010

The Ten Commandments of Speaking according to TED

August 13, 2010

This week's quotation about speech

August 11, 2010

Does your audience know what you just said?

August 9, 2010

The impact of your presentation – don't leave it to chance

August 8, 2010

How to Build a High-Traffic Website and Convert That Traffic to Sales!

August 6, 2010

The #1 Secret for Great Public Speaking That Is Seldom – If Ever – Discussed

July 31, 2010

The Kindle – a public speaking tool

July 27, 2010

Today's sound byte: Public speaking success

July 27, 2010

Tip: You and your visuals

July 25, 2010

Today's quote about public speaking

July 19, 2010

5 Myths About Public Speaking That Are Limiting Your Growth

July 18, 2010

Beyond the Speech: How to Dramatically Increase Your Clients' Results and Your Income

July 17, 2010

How to include pictures in presentations

July 16, 2010

Sales presentation success

July 15, 2010

Tip: Walking

July 11, 2010

Writing a speech? Use visualisation

July 11, 2010

To read: another amazing Dale Carnegie book on public speaking

July 10, 2010

Public speaking is really a one to one communication

July 9, 2010

Public Speaking Audiences Are Your Friend

July 5, 2010

Public Speaking – One Easy Way to Present Better – Get Organized!

July 4, 2010

Let Me Illustrate My Point:Illuminating Your Presentations with Simple Drawings

June 23, 2010

A Short Guide to Effective Public Speaking

June 22, 2010

Tip: Natural gestures

June 20, 2010

Today's quote about public speaking

June 19, 2010

Thought for the Day

June 19, 2010

Give your audience something to flip over

June 15, 2010

Prepare for new or unpredictable speaking situations

June 14, 2010

Mastering the art of public speaking

June 12, 2010

Speaking science: Boost your memory by talking out loud

June 10, 2010

Improving the voice starts with the breath

June 8, 2010

The value of "delivery"…

June 6, 2010

How to banish impromptu speaking blues

June 5, 2010

Training webinar – How to avoid death by PowerPoint

June 5, 2010

Unforgettable Presentations: Using Prezi to Create Stand-Out Speeches

June 3, 2010

Public Speaking Will Be Your Most Important Skill in the Future

June 1, 2010

Public Speaking Guide – Leave Your Best Impression With Your Audience Every Time

June 1, 2010

Today's sound byte: The Seven Principles of Public Speaking

May 30, 2010

Tip:

May 27, 2010

Ah … the temptation!

May 22, 2010

Aims of public speaking

May 18, 2010

10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking

May 15, 2010

Create impact with your presentation

May 13, 2010

This week's quotation about public speaking

May 12, 2010

Three essential body language tips

May 9, 2010

Putting the Power in your PowerPoint

May 8, 2010

How to create a TED talk

May 6, 2010

Public Speaking Tip – For Confidence in public speaking, be prepared

May 5, 2010

This week's quote about public speaking

May 4, 2010

Want to be more persuasive?

May 4, 2010

Grab audience attention for your speech right from the start

April 29, 2010

How to Produce Profitable Public Seminars

April 28, 2010

What not to do with your PowerPoint

April 27, 2010

Who needs a book on public speaking?

April 26, 2010

What should you do when the fire alarm rings during your presentation?

April 24, 2010

Speech Content #1 – The Title

April 20, 2010

Busting the Mehrabian myth

April 14, 2010

The Power of Your Speech

April 13, 2010

What now … Death by Flickr Musak?

April 11, 2010

Public speaking tip – grabbing audience attention

April 9, 2010

Friday freebie – How to write a great speech

April 6, 2010

Good content/Bad presentation?

April 5, 2010

What is Color in Public Speaking?

April 4, 2010

This week's sound byte: Public Speaking Success System

April 3, 2010

The Marketing tools vital to a public speaking career

March 27, 2010

Secret to World-Class Speaking

March 20, 2010

Effective Communication Tips for Today’s Manager

March 18, 2010

“Tell them what you’re going to say. Say it. Then tell them what you said”

March 13, 2010

Engage your audience when you speak

March 10, 2010

Is Twitter a Presenter’s Nightmare or a Dream Come True?

March 9, 2010

Instantly improve your public speaking dramatically

March 8, 2010

Positioning Yourself For More Speaking Engagements

March 4, 2010

Thought for Thursday

February 25, 2010

The Value of Simplicity

February 22, 2010

Public Speaking Fear – Will They Reject My Words?

February 21, 2010

9 Secret Ways to Persuade and Influence People

February 19, 2010

Friday freebie

February 18, 2010

Thought for Thursday

February 17, 2010

The Power of the Mind: Reduce Your Fear of Public Speaking

February 14, 2010

Presenting to Teach and Inform — PowerPoint for Education & Training

February 7, 2010

Seating Strategies to Engage and Involve Your Audience… and Boost Back-of-Room Sales

February 6, 2010

Using Computer Presentation Programs effectively

January 31, 2010

Add to Your Speaking Revenue as a Professional Emcee

January 17, 2010

How to avoid distractions

January 14, 2010

Make Your Voice Your Number One Asset

December 30, 2009

Ballet and Public Speaking

December 20, 2009

Public Speaking – How to Close a speech

December 14, 2009

Anyone can improve the way they are perceived in the market place through networking and public speaking.

November 30, 2009

Free PowerPoint Twitter tools

November 28, 2009

How to listen so that you handle the Q&A session effectively

November 27, 2009

Every speaker must respect the power of a potato

November 26, 2009

Five Rules for Better Presentations

November 24, 2009

Are you host or guest at your presentation?

November 23, 2009

How to Capitalize on Your Uniqueness to Ensure Repeat Business

November 22, 2009

Ten Fatal flaws of public speaking

November 21, 2009

How will you handle your Q & A?

November 19, 2009

Create your key message in a snap

November 18, 2009

The role of a leader in times of tragedy

November 16, 2009

Effective reading for your presentations

November 12, 2009

The single most powerful way to increase your charisma–and audience connection

November 10, 2009

Public Speaking – what should I do with my hands?

November 8, 2009

How to best present the difficult speech

November 6, 2009

Reducing the Pain of PowerPoint

November 1, 2009

Cicero Versus Demosthenes

October 29, 2009

Powerpoint alternatives – from Browsers to Blogs

October 24, 2009

Public Speaking Tip: Use Humor

October 22, 2009

How to use humour effectively in your speeches – harness comedy

October 19, 2009

7 Key Ways to Gesture Effectively

October 16, 2009

Outline Essay Useful Tool For Speeches

October 13, 2009

The 7 Deadly Sins of Public Speaking

October 12, 2009

10 Ways to End Your Speech with a Bang

September 19, 2009

Creating Distinction in the Speaking Industry:How to Make the Marketplace Irrelevant

September 7, 2009

Advice for speakers and presenters – 7 ways to turn a free gig into a financial windfall

August 19, 2009

The bizarre, the unexpected, the fascinating – English phrases

August 14, 2009

Really Effective Communication begins with "S

August 7, 2009

Reconsidering PowerPoint

July 27, 2009

Connecting with your audience

July 5, 2009

Funny Presentation Training – how many errors can you find?

July 1, 2009

Ums and Ahs

June 27, 2009

Presentation Mistakes: The View From the Audience

June 25, 2009

Video – focus your communication

June 24, 2009

How to Add Power or Humor with the Rule of Three

June 21, 2009

Lost in Translation – Tips For Ensuring Your Audience Understands Your Message

June 17, 2009

How to beome a great speaker (with no stress)

June 15, 2009

Use public speaking skills to ace your job interview

June 13, 2009

Why NOT start a speech with "Good evening"

June 11, 2009

Use visual Aids in your next presentation

June 6, 2009

Get Your Audiences Involved and Get More Business

June 5, 2009

Public Speaking – The Power of Words

June 3, 2009

10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking

May 31, 2009

Powerpoint tips

May 30, 2009

The Tipping Point

May 21, 2009

Keeping audience attention? – try interaction

May 20, 2009

Magnify your punch lines

May 11, 2009

Public Speaking – Tips on Selecting the Type of Speech to Use

May 6, 2009

Public Speaking – 3 Ways to Get Them to SEE Your Speech

May 1, 2009

Putting the Power in your PowerPoint

April 19, 2009

How do you know when you’ve prepared enough for a really important presentation?

April 17, 2009

Clean the Wax from Your Words – Using Effective Language for Public Speaking

April 16, 2009

Video – Public Speaking Success Strategies

April 14, 2009

Speech triage — 5 questions to ask yourself to prepare a presentation quickly

April 10, 2009

Top Ten Rules for Effective Presentations

April 3, 2009

The value of practice

April 2, 2009

Preparing to speak – Is it possible to have too much knowlege?

March 30, 2009

10 Public Speaking Delivery Tools That Will Keep Your Audience Hooked

March 28, 2009

Dealing With Presentation disasters

March 25, 2009

Resolution of pictures in powerpoint

March 19, 2009

What do public speakng and billiards have in common?

March 17, 2009

Improve your Public Speaking – 4 Tips for Using Evidence

March 16, 2009

Can colour-blind people see your slides?

March 15, 2009

Dear Speakers

March 15, 2009

Latest book highlighted on the Pivotal Network – Working the room

March 14, 2009

The two elements of a great presenter

March 13, 2009

Book – Relational Presentation

March 13, 2009

How to improve your slides with the rule of thirds

March 2, 2009

Repackaging Your Content: Using New Media for SEO, Thought Leadership and Sales

February 28, 2009

Content is king?

February 24, 2009

SpeakerRate lets speakers get honest feedback

February 23, 2009

Preparing for your presentation

February 23, 2009

Quotation for the day

February 22, 2009

Use your voice to get results

February 19, 2009

Public speaking: A cheap, effective marketing tool

February 18, 2009

Help For Public-Speaking Anxiety

February 17, 2009

Creating effective backgrounds in PowerPoint

February 15, 2009

Opening your presentations

February 14, 2009

Quotation

February 13, 2009

So time is the reason for death by powerpoint?

February 9, 2009

Timing your ending is critical in speeches and presentations

February 8, 2009

Use Professional Acting Skills for Oscar-Level Presentations

February 7, 2009

Putting value on your audience's time

February 6, 2009

Reading out loud

February 4, 2009

DIY Stock Photography

February 2, 2009

Presentation tools

February 1, 2009

The Top 6 fallacies about powerpoint

January 31, 2009

You will never fit everything in

January 30, 2009

Audio Visual Presentations

January 25, 2009

Obama needs Powerpoint?

January 24, 2009

The case of "I" vs "we" in inspirational rhetoric

January 21, 2009

Obama's inauguration speech.

January 10, 2009

How to create a presentation for your speaker

January 4, 2009

Presentation styles, trends and trendsetters

December 27, 2008

Pechu Kucha, an Alternative Format for Presentations

December 10, 2008

Video – Guy Kawasaki – The Art of the Start

December 9, 2008

Book – There's no such thing as public speaking

December 6, 2008

Using maps in presentations

December 4, 2008

Underdressing For Public Speaking

November 29, 2008

7 Tips For The Master Of Ceremonies

November 28, 2008

How to make sure your speech flows

November 26, 2008

Why I love speaking and what I think about the subject

November 15, 2008

A Guide to Public Speaking

November 9, 2008

Video – Authors@Google: Garr Reynolds

November 2, 2008

How to say More Than Words

October 28, 2008

Learn Public Speaking By Picking Up Women

October 23, 2008

Get More Memorable to Get More Business

October 18, 2008

Three Reasons Why You’re Cheating Yourself by NOT Improving Your Speaking Skills

October 16, 2008

Book Review: Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations:

October 13, 2008

Public Speaking: The Power Of Words

October 12, 2008

25 Essential Skills every Public Speaker Should Have

October 7, 2008

PowerPoint Bullets Bye Bye

September 25, 2008

Effective Public Speaking: Audience Contact

September 20, 2008

Why Use Humour in Your Presentations?

September 18, 2008

Video – Designing Effective Powerpoint slides

September 16, 2008

Book Review – New Talkpower

September 14, 2008

Sandra Schrift – On Speaking Points

August 10, 2008

Seated Presentations – don't be a sitting duck

August 2, 2008

Video – Public speaking – movement and gesture from the 1940's

July 29, 2008

Speech Making Success Tip

July 22, 2008

Confident Public Speaking: Check This "Avoid At All Costs" List

July 19, 2008

Help I Have to Give a Speech!

July 16, 2008

Audio Visual Presentations

July 14, 2008

J.K. Rowling commencement address

July 12, 2008

Insert a Youtube Video in Your Powerpoint Presentation

July 6, 2008

How to Make a Fortune in Public Speaking

July 4, 2008

Connecting with the audience

July 1, 2008

We’re in an Epidemic and it’s called PowerPoint!

June 16, 2008

Wake me when it’s over : A guide to no-nap presentations

June 12, 2008

Loneliness – a business proposal

June 2, 2008

PowerPoint – Rearranging shapes in Organization Chart

June 1, 2008

Add Oomph to Your Stories by Bringing the Characters Alive

May 31, 2008

Are You Making These Mistakes in Your Sales Presentations?

May 29, 2008

Looking for a good topic?

May 25, 2008

In the Line of Fire

May 12, 2008

Use Public Speaking to Get More Clients

May 11, 2008

Public Speaking skills are important

May 9, 2008

Make Numbers Work for You.

May 8, 2008

Presenting with PowerPoint templates

March 10, 2008

Voice Power

February 25, 2008

Have You Mastered These 10 Public Speaking Skills?

February 19, 2008

Public Speaking Success Strategies

February 16, 2008

Tips for preparing a wedding toast or persuasive spech

February 7, 2008

Public Speaking

January 29, 2008

Make Money Public Speaking

January 13, 2008

Daniel Hamburger has a PowerPoint secret he wants to share with you.

January 5, 2008

Maximise your presentation skills

December 29, 2007

Individuality

December 22, 2007

You've already got what it takes, or why public speaking experts should shut up and sit down.

November 17, 2007

10 Essential Steps to Communicate Effectively As a Speaker

November 17, 2007

Public Speaking Success Tip

November 16, 2007

Quote for the week

October 18, 2007

A Short Guide to Effective Public Speaking

October 8, 2007

Just for fun

October 2, 2007

How Power Point Killed Public Speaking

September 26, 2007

Seven Key Ways to Gesture Effectively

September 22, 2007

Concluding Your Presentation: End With A Bang, Not With A Whimper

September 18, 2007

The PowerPoint of no return

September 6, 2007

Don't.Read.Your.Dumb.Slides

August 18, 2007

Public speaking FAQ

August 15, 2007

Preparing for your presentation

August 6, 2007

Using Computer Presentation Programs Effectively

August 4, 2007

We’re in an Epidemic and it’s called PowerPoint!

July 27, 2007

Your voice is your most essential tool in presentations

July 6, 2007

Powerpoint backgrounds

June 12, 2007

Gestures

June 4, 2006

Public speaking tip – Remembering new jokes

May 23, 2006

Public Speaking Tip: Add Weight

Father and child, pivotal parenting
May 14, 2006

Three essential body language tips

May 9, 2006

Public speaking tip – the value of Icebreakers

April 30, 2006

Public speaking tip: Shock ’em

April 13, 2006

Public speaking – Adding Golf To Your Topic – even if you’re not a golfer

April 7, 2006

How to wow ’em like Steve Jobs

April 2, 2006

Speaking to ESL audiences

Personal Growth
March 18, 2025

How Hollywood Villains Can Teach Us How To Make Our Dreams Come True

March 10, 2025

Why Confidence Matters

January 28, 2024

3 aspects of imperfection to embrace

August 27, 2023

Not All Distractions Are Bad

August 26, 2023

3 Reasons We Are Afraid to Ask for Help

August 18, 2023

Ten Tips to Strengthen Your Self-Esteem

August 18, 2020

How You Can Thrive in The Emerging New Paradigm

June 3, 2020

Dysfunctional Environments: What Is A Dysfunctional Environment?

May 9, 2020

Covid-19 Is a Call for Renewal

April 23, 2020

Your Attitude’s Impact On Mind And Body During COVID-19 Crisis

April 23, 2020

Coronavirus COVID-19: What To Make Of It and What To Learn From It

February 2, 2020

The Master Key to Landing a Man on the Moon

May 5, 2019

Five Simple Tips for Your Personality and Personal Growth

April 30, 2019

Facing Your Fears

August 11, 2018

Retrain your Brain and Tame Stressful Emotions with Mindfulness

July 12, 2018

The Moment All Confidence Is Born

May 27, 2018

The Voice In Your Head Is Not Who You Really Are – You Are The One Who Observes It

March 1, 2018

Forget About Never Being Made Fun of: Here’s What to Do Instead

February 17, 2018

Overcome Self-Doubt – Lose the Illogical Perspective

November 19, 2017

What Is The Purpose Of Life? The Top 3 Ways To Finding Meaning In Your Life (It’s Never Too Late)

November 3, 2017

Build Your Confidence

October 17, 2017

7 Ways to Develop Emotional Mastery

October 16, 2017

3 Powerful Tips for Making this Your Best Year Ever

September 17, 2017

In Pursuit of Happiness. Easy steps to create happiness

May 30, 2017

Pivotal Books about Attitude

May 30, 2017

Inspiring Videos

May 29, 2017

Stories about Attitude

May 29, 2017

Pivotal Attitude

May 25, 2017

Personal Growth Books

Runners - competition
May 9, 2017

Competition: A Few Positive And Not So Positive Aspects of Competition for Motivational Purposes

pivotal change
May 2, 2017

Change By Choice

April 27, 2017

Talking to Yourself – A Sign of Sanity

April 10, 2017

If I had a dollar

December 24, 2016

The Apple of the Present – A Resolution

December 16, 2016

Crossing the Finish Line – Goal Setting and, Most Importantly, Finishing

December 15, 2016

Reversing Problems

December 15, 2016

The Philosophy of My Father – One Does Not Get Lost The Year His Goat Got Lost

The secret to creativity is getting lost
December 3, 2016

Get Lost: The Secret To Thinking Outside The Box

Thought for the Day
December 1, 2016

Life Quotes

December 1, 2016

Motivational quotes

November 29, 2016

The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)

November 10, 2016

Your Pivotal Thought for the Day

October 29, 2016

A Helpful Quick Guide to Self-Discipline

October 16, 2016

How to be an Explorer of the World

August 8, 2016

The element of surprise

Pivotal stories - Carrot, egg or coffee bean
July 15, 2016

Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

April 22, 2016

Releasing Expectations

April 14, 2016

Teachers and Tornadoes

August 16, 2015

Destiny is Variable

July 2, 2015

I Choose To Laugh

April 5, 2015

When or How Do You Know It’s You Who Needs to Change?

February 20, 2015

Daring to Take Risks

February 8, 2015

Love is a Choice

January 18, 2015

Capital Q

December 19, 2014

Personal Reflections – It’s About The People

November 25, 2014

Productivity and Attitude

October 30, 2014

Let go, Imagine, Venture and Enjoy

October 5, 2014

Willingness

August 24, 2014

Three Ways To Live – The Short View, The Long View And A Better Way

May 25, 2014

Your Wish Is My Command!

May 19, 2014

Keep On Dancing

May 13, 2014

Rejections and Reactions

March 6, 2014

How To Keep A Positive Attitude … When You Don’t Feel Like It

February 13, 2014

How to Make the New Year Successful and Fulfilling: Start With an Attitude Inventory

Pivotal resilience - road
December 27, 2013

Do Set Backs Stop You In Your Tracks?

October 30, 2013

You Are A Super Hero: What’s Your Super Power?

September 22, 2013

10 Wonderful Ways to Ignite Your Creativity

pivotal stories - Kung fu
August 27, 2013

Kung Fu: The Difference Between a Master and a Fool

April 27, 2013

Get rid of any phobia with the Rewind Technique

January 31, 2013

My New Years Resolutions

January 20, 2013

To Get Rid of the Ego, I Watch Myself Fall Right on Through the Fire and Into the My Soul!

January 7, 2013

Eliminate Worry

December 16, 2012

On Confidence (or – Don’t Be Scurred!)

November 18, 2012

How To Be Imperfectly Perfect

November 14, 2012

A few end-of-the-day questions for YOU

November 11, 2012

Take This Word Out of Your Vocabulary!

November 3, 2012

A Piece of Me: Reaching for the Sky

pivotal stories - Kung fu
October 18, 2012

The Beginner’s Guide: Accessing Your Imagination!

September 7, 2012

The Guarded secret

September 5, 2012

Heroes

August 15, 2012

"I Can" Is Courageousness

June 10, 2012

Freedom From the Fear of Feeling Powerless

February 4, 2012

Good Stress, Bad Stress – Easy Tips for Staying Calm

January 24, 2012

Is shyness holding you back?

September 25, 2011

How to Feel Happy Again – 5 Tips For Happiness

December 14, 2010

You can change your attitude and change your life.

October 28, 2010

Your Attitude Makes the Difference

August 25, 2010

A deeper look at stress

Motivation - dare change
April 4, 2010

This week’s video. Inspiring – Dare-Change

June 16, 2009

Smiling: a Simple Way to feel good

February 14, 2009

Score a new start to old problems

Books
September 17, 2021

Booker Prize shortlisted – Bewilderment by Richard Powers

July 17, 2020

Where the Crawdads sing (with Book Discussion notes)

May 25, 2020

Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice

May 21, 2020

The Motion of a body through space

May 18, 2020

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

May 16, 2020

The Survivors

May 15, 2020

A Room Made of Leaves

May 15, 2020

All Our Shimmering Skies

January 13, 2020

Simon Sinek’s favorite reads of 2019

January 13, 2020

Finite and infinite games – a vision of life as play and possibility

January 13, 2020

Word by Word : The Secret Life of Dictionaries

January 13, 2020

Trust First: A True Story About the Power of Giving People Second Chances

January 13, 2020

How to Make a Plant Love You: Cultivate Green Space in Your Home and Heart

January 13, 2020

The Infinite Game

April 11, 2019

Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and you too!

April 11, 2019

WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power and Change the Game

April 11, 2019

Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less

January 27, 2019

Man Booker Prize winning Milkman

August 9, 2018

The Long Road to Mercy

June 6, 2018

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical & Financial Destiny!

March 2, 2018

Free eBooks for a limited time only

February 26, 2018

The latest from Australian author, Tim Winton – The Shepherd’s hut

February 25, 2018

Design for how people learn

January 26, 2018

Parents, children and the search for identity

January 6, 2018

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World

December 30, 2017

Charging the human battery

December 18, 2017

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

December 10, 2017

Pivotal Business Books

November 19, 2017

[Pivotal Public Speaking] How to Write and Prepare a Great Speech

October 27, 2017

Minimalism for Families: Practical Minimalist Living Strategies to Simplify Your Home and Life

August 9, 2017

Dating 101: Principles and Practice

July 22, 2017

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

Pivotal book - You are a badass
July 11, 2017

You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

Lifesaving magic of tidying up
June 26, 2017

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Pivotal Books - The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me
June 17, 2017

Pivotal Packages – Fiction Activites for The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me

Pivotal books - 10-minute mindfulness
June 6, 2017

10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment

May 23, 2017

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

May 15, 2017

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Option B
May 10, 2017

Dare Change

On writing well
May 7, 2017

On Writing Well : The Classic Guide

To Kill a Mockingbird
May 5, 2017

Pivotal Books – To Kill a Mockingbird

April 30, 2017

Pivotal Kids Reading – If Blood Should Stain the Wattle by Jackie French

April 29, 2017

The Power of Time Perception : Control the Speed of Time to Make Every Second Count

April 24, 2017

Catching Courage : How to Stop Hesitating, Take Control Over Your Anxieties, and Believe in Yourself – Use Obstacles to Your Benefit

April 19, 2017

Head Strong : The Bulletproof Plan to Activate Untapped Brain Energy to Work Smarter and Think Faster-in Just Two Weeks

April 18, 2017

The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

April 8, 2017

Man Booker winner, “Sellout” – comic genius!

March 18, 2017

101 Ways to Captivate a Business Audience

January 20, 2017

Free eBook – The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer

January 19, 2017

A simple, effective and modern approach to marketing your business

January 17, 2017

The Book of Joy : Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

January 9, 2017

Goals – the 10 Rules for Achieving Success

January 3, 2017

Daily Routine Makeover – Morning Edition: Morning Tactics and Strategies To Get More Energized, Productive and Healthy All Day

December 29, 2016

Carrie Fisher – Shockaholic

December 29, 2016

Star Wars Original Trilogy

December 29, 2016

Carrie Fisher – Wishful drinking

December 28, 2016

Carrie Fisher – The Princess Diarist

December 19, 2016

Leave YOUR Legacy: The Power to Unleash Your Greatness

December 12, 2016

Rock Solid Leadership

December 10, 2016

Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

December 10, 2016

Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations

December 2, 2016

Book Quotes

November 29, 2016

In The SpotLight. Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing

November 23, 2016

Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals

November 23, 2016

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

November 17, 2016

From Anxious to Awesome – A-H-A you can speak with confidence

November 14, 2016

101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life

November 13, 2016

The Practicing Mind : Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life – Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process

November 11, 2016

Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact 

November 10, 2016

The Organized Mind

November 5, 2016

On Fire. The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life

October 30, 2016

Nevernight… a dangerous new fantasy world and a heroine edged in darkness.

October 28, 2016

Bloom : Navigating Life and Style

October 17, 2016

Good Girls Do Sell: The Modern Businesswoman’s Guide to Authentic Selling

October 16, 2016

How to be an Explorer of the World

October 14, 2016

GRIT. The Power of Passion and Perseverance

September 26, 2016

Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances

Pivotal Book CLub - whenever you read a good book
September 17, 2016

Whenever you read a good book …

September 10, 2016

The book that was the basis for “Sully” the movie directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks

September 9, 2016

How Spiritual Principles and Brain Science Can Put an End to Bad Habits and Addictions Forever

August 7, 2016

A new challenge for Serafina

pivotal book club - space within
June 1, 2016

The Space Within : Finding Your Way Back Home

Pivotal Books - Tiny Buddhas 365 tiny love challenges
May 24, 2016

365 Tiny Love Challenges

April 30, 2016

The Power of Habit : Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

March 28, 2016

Avoiding the Enemies to Happiness

March 14, 2016

Better PowerPoint with Universal Principles of Design

February 14, 2016

Why we do what we do – an alternative to current reward/punishment theory

January 30, 2016

A promise of success – The Official guide to TED Talks

September 2, 2015

Guidance and inspiration for dealing with uncertainty

April 24, 2015

What’s a Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man’s Best Friend

April 5, 2015

Visual language for designers

February 9, 2015

IBM’s cognitive computing system is set to release its first cookbook

February 6, 2015

The Epic Conclusion to Bloodlines

January 26, 2015

Tiny beautiful things. Advice on Life and Love from someone who’s been there

October 31, 2014

Hello from the Gillespies – funny and heartfelt novel about miscommunication and mayhem in a family

October 21, 2014

Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel in nearly a decade

October 15, 2014

Aussie author wins Man Booker! Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

October 11, 2014

A Guide to Spirituality without Religion

October 3, 2014

Your master class in the art of persuasion, taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill.

September 29, 2014

Faery Tale – One woman’s search for Enchantment in a Modern World

September 27, 2014

The latest from George R.R. Martin

September 24, 2014

Presenting with Power … powerful public speaking tips

September 21, 2014

A multidimensional hero in this multi-layered mystery thriller

September 19, 2014

Ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living from Brene Brown

September 16, 2014

For when you really have to get your point across…

September 16, 2014

The Gifts of Imperfection – your guide to a wholehearted life

September 13, 2014

The Paperback revolution

July 27, 2014

Presentation Secrets for Entrepreneurs Ready to Tell, Sell, and Compel

June 7, 2014

Essential reading for anyone whose life had hit a road block

May 24, 2014

Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact

April 11, 2014

How to be a Presentation God

April 7, 2014

The Believe Book

March 2, 2014

You can … Talk Like TED

February 19, 2014

365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life

January 23, 2014

11 Deadly Presentation Sins: A Path to Redemption for Public Speakers, PowerPoint Users and Anyone Who Has to Get Up and Talk in Front of an Audience

January 14, 2014

A Witch’s Aura

December 30, 2013

10 of the best books from the Pivotal Network in 2013

December 28, 2013

21 Ways to Make Money Speaking

December 27, 2013

10 of the best quotations about books and reading from the Pivotal Network in 2013

December 24, 2013

For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived

December 18, 2013

7 Days of Christmas – 15% to 70% off the price of these books

November 27, 2013

Recipe Secrets Exposed

October 27, 2013

Join the revolution and be a … Career Renegade

October 8, 2013

Develop your intuition

September 19, 2013

Create the life you desire, find fulfillment and harness the power within – Life love tarot

September 13, 2013

Divine Feeling Of Reading Books

September 10, 2013

Turning the page …

September 3, 2013

Do You Always Operate at Your Personal and Professional Best?

August 31, 2013

Kate Atkinson at her absolute best – “Life after life”

August 24, 2013

The best of a book …

August 18, 2013

Stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing so

August 12, 2013

The Girls of August – from Ann Rivers Siddons

August 2, 2013

The operating system behind any great presentation

July 9, 2013

Benefits of Reading Aloud to the Elderly

July 6, 2013

Brilliant fantasy – Beyond the Wall of Time

July 3, 2013

Ender’s Game – the movie

June 30, 2013

A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting – Man Booker winner – “The Sense of an Ending”

June 27, 2013

The Power of Stories and the darkness inside each of us – Neil Gaiman’s “The Ocean at the End of the Lane”

June 24, 2013

Return to a classic – The Count of Monte Cristo

June 19, 2013

Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer prize for Fiction – The Orphan Master’s Son

June 10, 2013

So … what would you say are the “best books”?

June 8, 2013

Ten Ways to Strengthen Your Reading Habit

June 5, 2013

Return to a classic – Paradise Lost by John Milton

May 29, 2013

“A groundbreaking new brand of presidential memoir” – Decision Points by George Bush

May 26, 2013

Anyone Who Had a Heart. The Autobiography of Burt Bacharach

May 20, 2013

History, art, codes, and symbols – Dan Brown’s “Inferno”

May 15, 2013

Build your career by making strong, positive impressions on your audiences

May 9, 2013

Learning and thinking for leadership and change – Five Minds for the Future

May 7, 2013

Record of a life-long love affair with the sea – Tim Winton’s “Land’s Edge”

May 4, 2013

Award winning sci-fi in “Windup Girl”

May 1, 2013

A “layered, poignant, and chilling novel of psychological suspense” Beautiful Malice

April 30, 2013

The Wisdom of Your Face: Change Your life with Chinese Face Reading

April 28, 2013

From the Archives – “Dannii. My story” by Danii Minogue

April 25, 2013

Whenever you read a good book …

April 23, 2013

How to Design and Deliver Successful Business Presentations

April 23, 2013

The Denny Flanagan Story

April 21, 2013

What really happens when a city girl becomes a farmer? – “Educating Alice” by Alice Greenup

April 19, 2013

An astonishing novel about redemption and forgiveness – The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult – with a free excerpt, discussion notes and recipes

April 16, 2013

Man-Booker winner – The Finkler Question – full of wit, warmth, intelligence, human feeling and understanding

April 13, 2013

… the quietest and most constant of friends

April 10, 2013

For your book club – The Confession by John Grisham

April 4, 2013

Life transforming ideas

April 1, 2013

For your book club – Water for elephants

March 29, 2013

Book into Movie – Great Expectations

March 27, 2013

Change is good. You go first

March 23, 2013

Million Dollar Speaking: The Professional's Guide to Building Your Platform

March 22, 2013

The Power of Discipline

March 19, 2013

A moving exploration of loss and mourning – “The Lovely Bones”

March 16, 2013

Poignant, hilarious, opaque, diamond-clear – “You & I” – Tait Black winner

March 13, 2013

Soul secrets

March 10, 2013

This is not fantasy. Reading it will change your life. “Proof of Heaven”

March 5, 2013

Free eBook – retro science fiction

March 2, 2013

Books so alive …

February 28, 2013

Turn Any Presentation into a Landmark Occasion

February 27, 2013

A compelling story of a daughter uncovering her mother’s secret past – Forgive me

February 24, 2013

Straightforward and mouth-watering Italian recipes – Nigellissima

February 8, 2013

Um. . .: Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean

January 31, 2013

Reading for enjoyment

January 23, 2013

“Best mystery of the decade” Book Club suggestion – Case Histories

January 21, 2013

Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage and Get results

January 18, 2013

Breathtaking … Winner of the Orange prize – The Song of Achilles

January 15, 2013

The Denny Flanagan Story

January 3, 2013

Change is good … you go first

January 1, 2013

This week’s bestseller – Ken Follett’s latest

December 31, 2012

… reading should be man intensely alive

December 16, 2012

Free book excerpt – Attitude is everything

December 9, 2012

Bird by bird : some instructions on writing and life

December 9, 2012

A simple secret to stop procrastination

December 2, 2012

Focus your ideas for a speech on: The Back of the Napkin

November 29, 2012

Thought for Thursday – “books so alive”

November 28, 2012

The Simple Blessings of Christmas

November 26, 2012

The Little Coffee Shop in Kabul

November 18, 2012

Assuage your troubles

November 14, 2012

From the archives – “Dead or Alive” by Tom Clancy

November 13, 2012

This collection of stories was a debut for Wells Tower in 2010

November 12, 2012

” even in the perfect family, you never know what is going on behind closed doors”

November 12, 2012

November 11, 2012

At Home with the Templetons by Monica McInerney – book club discussion

November 10, 2012

From the archives – Ken Follett’s “Fall of Giants”

November 9, 2012

The untold story of the Sandakan Death Marches of the Second World War – Sandakan by Paul Ham

November 7, 2012

From the archives – The Four-Hour Body

November 6, 2012

Books – magic!

November 4, 2012

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man …

October 31, 2012

From the bestselling Maggie Stiefvater – for teens – The Raven Boys

October 27, 2012

Winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction 2012 – Foal’s Bread

October 27, 2012

Winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction 2012 – Foal's Bread

October 18, 2012

From the Pivotal Books archives – Indigo sky

October 13, 2012

From the archives – The Lincoln Lawyer

October 12, 2012

Visual communication – how to create and use charts for successful executive presentations

October 12, 2012

The Organized Teacher: A Hands-On Guide to Setting Up and Running a Terrific Classroom

October 8, 2012

Books as capital

October 5, 2012

Teaching books

October 2, 2012

Fiction activities for Matilda by Roald Dahl

October 1, 2012

Controlling fear. Commanding attention

September 26, 2012

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

September 24, 2012

Fast and Fresh Recipes for Wellbeing

September 22, 2012

We read to …

September 19, 2012

Focus: A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction

September 11, 2012

… a good children's story

September 11, 2012

… a good children’s story

September 7, 2012

From the author of Tashi and Horrendo's Curse – "Louis beside himself"

September 7, 2012

From the author of Tashi and Horrendo’s Curse – “Louis beside himself”

September 5, 2012

For Pivotal Gold Members this week

September 3, 2012

Kids' bestseller from John Grisham

September 3, 2012

Kids’ bestseller from John Grisham

September 1, 2012

52 marathons, 52 weeks, 42 countries – "Run Like Crazy"

September 1, 2012

52 marathons, 52 weeks, 42 countries – “Run Like Crazy”

September 1, 2012

What to Say When. . .You're Dying on the Platform

August 30, 2012

Miles Franklin winner for 2012 – "All that I am"

August 30, 2012

Miles Franklin winner for 2012 – “All that I am”

August 28, 2012

Just released: "Odd Apocalypse. A Novel"

August 28, 2012

Just released: “Odd Apocalypse. A Novel”

August 25, 2012

Coming soon – a groundbreaking novel

August 24, 2012

The Ability that Will Change You Forever

August 22, 2012

From the Pivotal Book Club Archives: the winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and an addictive mystery

August 14, 2012

Want to make outstanding presentations?

August 14, 2012

Learn from 12 of Australia's finest coaches

August 14, 2012

Learn from 12 of Australia’s finest coaches

July 23, 2012

Delivering Powerful Presentations with or without Slides 

July 18, 2012

Hope Can Be Found In Unexpected Places

June 5, 2012

Some instructions on writing and life

June 5, 2012

Presentations in Action

May 29, 2012

How to read body language

May 26, 2012

Get motivated … achieve

May 15, 2012

Yes. 50 scientifically proven ways to be persuasive

May 8, 2012

Public Speaking and Presentations for dummies

May 1, 2012

Technique, Style, and Strategy from America's Top Speaking Coach

May 1, 2012

You can have everything in life you want if …

April 29, 2012

Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy, or How Love Conquered Marriage

April 25, 2012

Overcome obstacles and convey your message with confidence, poise, and persuasiveness

April 15, 2012

Weekend reading – bestseller – a Jack Reacher novel

April 14, 2012

A clear, engaging guide, not only for those speaking to the business world.

April 7, 2012

Weekend read – Gods without men – just released

April 5, 2012

Book to Read: Secrets Of Superstar Speakers

March 18, 2012

For early readers – Brett Curzon’s “Bill the Fish”

March 15, 2012

From the library – a modern fairy tale – “Power and Majesty from Australia Tansy Roberts

March 12, 2012

Magical historical fiction – The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

March 7, 2012

Her Father’s Daughter – Culture and family ties

March 4, 2012

The Exceptional Presenter

March 1, 2012

You can count on blue dog – for the iPad

February 24, 2012

Re-write the corporate rule book with Re-Imagine

February 6, 2012

Coming soon – the latest from Jason Bourne

January 31, 2012

2011 Caldecott winner – A Sick Day for Amos McGee

January 22, 2012

Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations

December 26, 2011

The Six-Figure Speaker: Formula for a Six-Figure Income As a Professional Speaker

December 16, 2011

Adopt a Book for Christmas

December 2, 2011

There's no such thing as public speaking

November 29, 2011

Ten Ways to be a Better Dad

October 29, 2011

Master every aspect of public speaking with this mind-body system

October 17, 2011

Creativity through a "Whack on the side of the head"

October 11, 2011

Strong fathers – strong daughters

October 10, 2011

Action novels for kids

October 2, 2011

Speak to win

August 2, 2011

Secrets of breaking into a public speaking career

August 1, 2011

The Geography of Bliss

July 16, 2011

There’s hippopotamus on our roof eating cake – trailer and fiction activities

July 11, 2011

Trailer for Jodi Picoult’s “Sing You Home”

July 7, 2011

From the pre-loved department – a textbook – Foundations of Computing

July 7, 2011

Down to the Sea Again, Impersonating Writers

July 3, 2011

The Seven Blessings – a Fable

June 29, 2011

Orange Award Winner – The Tiger’s Wife

June 14, 2011

For Young Adults – “Uglies” by Scott Westerfield

June 14, 2011

Beat Your Nerves and Communicate at Your Best in Any Situation

June 12, 2011

Preloved – Goodnight Nobody

June 11, 2011

How to be a Great Emcee

June 9, 2011

For release later this year – from David Baldacci

June 7, 2011

There is a real library for magic in Manhattan [Video]

June 2, 2011

Read the book of the movie, Lincoln Lawyer

May 31, 2011

Bestseller for kids – Artemis Fowl

May 31, 2011

Brian Dettmer’s Deconstructed Vintage Books

May 16, 2011

How to conquer the fear of public speaking & other coronary threats

May 7, 2011

Edgar-winner Coben’s 10th Myron Bolitar novel (after Long Lost) is a perfect 10

May 5, 2011

Winton’s debt to unlikely ‘saviour’

May 4, 2011

Read it 2011

May 3, 2011

20 Classic Novels You Can Read in One Sitting

May 2, 2011

Reveal your favourite literary pseudonyms

May 1, 2011

10 top royal love stories

April 30, 2011

Robert Louis Stevenson gets his revenge on sneaky literary agent – 120 years later

April 29, 2011

Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray published

April 28, 2011

Recently released – the author says this is “far and away the greatest story in Australia’s history, if not the world’s.”

April 26, 2011

AbeBooks’ Top 10 Most Expensive Sales in March 2011

April 22, 2011

Book of the Year for Younger Children in the 2010 Australian Book Industry Awards

April 20, 2011

Film Trailer released for “The Help”

April 18, 2011

Don’t Just Present: Inspire!

April 18, 2011

Books – the new Prozac?

April 17, 2011

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother – Provocative?

April 13, 2011

Death of a detective

April 11, 2011

Jude Law in talks for “Anna Karenina”

April 11, 2011

Jude Law in talks for "Anna Karenina"

April 10, 2011

Coming soon – “compellingly original”- When we had wings

April 8, 2011

The survival of the Australian bookshop

April 5, 2011

Harry Potter and the electronic book set to net JK Rowling £100m

March 31, 2011

These are not sexy, angsty vampires, and they are not old-school, evil Nosferatus, either

March 30, 2011

Beautiful book from Australian children’s illustrator – All Through the Night

March 29, 2011

212 degree service

March 14, 2011

Ten of the Best – Irish authors

March 13, 2011

For your children’s book club – a new slant on an old fairy tale

March 11, 2011

The Future of Publishing?

March 10, 2011

Has your teenager caught up with The Maze Runner yet?

March 8, 2011

Interview with Ita Buttrose: Etiquette and High Tea

March 7, 2011

This week’s classic old favourite is from Nancy Cato

February 24, 2011

The Power of committing to writing and paper … “Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It “

February 20, 2011

Presenting naked?

February 20, 2011

The Power of Focus

February 19, 2011

Your weekend read – for managers – First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently

February 18, 2011

Today’s Book Club Read – The Lake of Dreams

February 18, 2011

Today's Book Club Read – The Lake of Dreams

February 17, 2011

Books for flood-stricken school

February 10, 2011

Thought for Thursday – the safety of books

February 10, 2011

From Pivotal Inspiration – Choose to Finish Strong

February 8, 2011

Books & Bars: L.A.’s Thirst for Literature (and Style)

February 6, 2011

Your weekend read – Use visual stories to connect with your audience – Resonate

February 6, 2011

Today’s read won the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize of 2010

February 6, 2011

A Touch of Grace

February 3, 2011

Learn to connect with your audience and motivate them … with “Resonate”

January 25, 2011

Today’s bargain – Heart-shaped box

January 25, 2011

Booklists for kids

January 24, 2011

The greatest gift you can leave your children

January 23, 2011

Your weekend read – classroom discipline

January 23, 2011

Diary collection – what fascinating reading!

January 21, 2011

Fame, fortune and words

January 19, 2011

Sink your teeth into … Spirit Bound

January 17, 2011

Today’s read: a bestseller – The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

January 16, 2011

Close Deals with the Right People: Faster and with Less Effort

January 16, 2011

An unforgettable story

January 13, 2011

The Simple Secret to Stop Procrastination

January 12, 2011

15 Australian classics

January 11, 2011

Managing Manga in Your Library

January 11, 2011

Today’s read – a Miles Franklin Award Winer

January 9, 2011

A bountiful year for book lovers

January 8, 2011

Like Father – like son – reading

January 6, 2011

Can a Book Save Your Life?

January 5, 2011

Like Father Like Son

January 4, 2011

8 Sci-Fi Technologies That Are No Longer Just Fiction

December 4, 2010

21 No-Nonsense Book Marketing Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank

November 28, 2010

Free book extract – Attitude is everything

November 23, 2010

Christmas shopping – Clothbound classics

November 22, 2010

Today’s read – a classic – on George Eliot’s birthday

November 22, 2010

Today's read – a classic – on George Eliot's birthday

November 15, 2010

From Pivotal Inspiration – what may be a life-changing read

November 12, 2010

Inspiring read – The Power of Attitude

November 12, 2010

Today’s read – just released – the latest Stephen King

November 12, 2010

Today's read – just released – the latest Stephen King

November 11, 2010

Trailer for the new adaptation of Jane Eyre

November 2, 2010

Trailer for James Patterson’s latest – “Crossfire”

November 2, 2010

Trailer for James Patterson's latest – "Crossfire"

October 31, 2010

What is prayer?

October 28, 2010

From the kids blog – Inkys, Where the Wild Things are, Text to voice

October 24, 2010

How to Create an Extraordinarily Effective Speech-Marketing Tool

October 23, 2010

The Inkys are Australia’s only teenage choice book award

October 23, 2010

The Inkys are Australia's only teenage choice book award

October 17, 2010

A new fairy tale from Graeme Base

October 16, 2010

Today’s read – the Gene Thieves

October 16, 2010

Today's read – the Gene Thieves

October 16, 2010

Keep a watch for the Autobiography of Mark Twain – 100 years after his death

October 14, 2010

Today's read: The Power by Rhonda Byrne

October 14, 2010

Today’s read: The Power by Rhonda Byrne

October 10, 2010

Today’s read: the book behind the movie “Social Network”

October 10, 2010

Today's read: the book behind the movie "Social Network"

October 1, 2010

Pivotal Books: Truth has won in the 2010 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards

October 1, 2010

Pivotal Books: Truth has won in the 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

September 27, 2010

Most mentioned in the Australian media this week : Lisa Lang’s Utopian Ma

September 26, 2010

Fiction activities for Stone Soup

September 25, 2010

The Future of the Book

September 24, 2010

The latest in the Hunger Games trilogy

September 24, 2010

Books in a digital age

September 24, 2010

For your Book Club – Fishing for Stars

September 23, 2010

There’s a new Rascal from Paul Jennings

September 23, 2010

There's a new Rascal from Paul Jennings

September 13, 2010

How Books and Reading make a Difference in Our Lives

September 11, 2010

King George VI and his speech therapist from Australia

September 8, 2010

Today’s quotation about books and reading

September 5, 2010

Today's read – was (almost) the Bible of PowerPoint

September 3, 2010

Today’s must-read – a whodunnit from Jodi Picoult

September 3, 2010

Get reading in Australia promotes reading and books

September 2, 2010

Today’s blog posts

September 2, 2010

Today's blog posts

September 2, 2010

This will grab our heart and not let go

August 31, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 31, 2010

Study: E-books take longer to read than print

August 29, 2010

Today’s blog posts

August 29, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 29, 2010

For your Sunday – Inspired Faith

August 28, 2010

Today’s must-read “The Pacific” was made into a miniseries for television

August 27, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 27, 2010

Today’s blog posts

August 27, 2010

Books in a digital age

August 26, 2010

Today's ezine – Pivotal personal best

August 26, 2010

Today’s ezine – Pivotal personal best

August 26, 2010

Today's blog posts

August 26, 2010

Today’s blog posts

August 24, 2010

Today's blog posts – teaching and technology, authors, kids online, cataloguing,

August 24, 2010

Today’s blog posts – teaching and technology, authors, kids online, cataloguing,

August 22, 2010

Today’s blog posts: time management, public speaking, core values, kids on computers, books, children’s book

August 22, 2010

Today's blog posts: time management, public speaking, core values, kids on computers, books, children's book

August 22, 2010

The value of books – old and rare ones

August 22, 2010

Today's read – Boring to Bravo

August 22, 2010

Today's ezine: Pivotal Network Newsletter

August 22, 2010

Today's read: The Simple Secret to Stop Procrastination

August 21, 2010

Today’s blog posts: for teachers, public speaking, books for adults and for young adults

August 21, 2010

Today's blog posts: for teachers, public speaking, books for adults and for young adults

August 21, 2010

E-reading: Revolution in the making or fading fad?

August 15, 2010

Today’s must-read – a tense love story with a haunting ending

August 14, 2010

Thought for the Day

August 13, 2010

10 Facts About Books You Won’t Read in a Book About Books

August 11, 2010

Diary of a disappointed book

August 9, 2010

Miles Franklin Winner for 2010

August 7, 2010

Today’s must-read – “a searing and intimate drama” – Union Atlantic

July 25, 2010

Have you read Lunch in Paris yet?

July 24, 2010

Finding the best online literary criticism

July 22, 2010

What does success mean to you?

July 19, 2010

Today's read: A Book that changes lives

July 11, 2010

Mindset: the New Psychology of Success

July 11, 2010

To read: another amazing Dale Carnegie book on public speaking

June 24, 2010

The future of books

June 18, 2010

Heart of Darkness – Watch the book trailer

June 17, 2010

Of all the places to read a good book ….!

June 15, 2010

Today’s read – action/adventure

June 13, 2010

Today’s read: The Original of Laura

June 11, 2010

A complex man, a famous musician – read his biography

June 11, 2010

Thought for the day – reading

June 10, 2010

How do you judge a book by its cover if it doesn’t have one?

June 9, 2010

Books are dead? Ask Rick Riordan …

June 8, 2010

What to read next: Barbara Kingsolver’s Lacuna

May 30, 2010

Change your mind set, change your life

May 27, 2010

101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life

May 18, 2010

10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking

May 15, 2010

Making Troublemaker: An Interview with Alex Evanovich

May 8, 2010

2010 Eisner Nominations Encompass Wide Range of Works

April 27, 2010

This week’s award winner

April 11, 2010

Turning Problems into Solutions

March 25, 2010

American Idol Winner David Cook Tattoos “The Dash” on Arm

March 23, 2010

Power of Nice

March 11, 2010

Ford County is the best writing that John Grisham has ever done

March 10, 2010

How to design a book cover (Timelapse)

March 7, 2010

Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book

March 6, 2010

Reading: Harvard Views of Readers, Readership, and Reading History

March 4, 2010

Thought for Thursday

March 4, 2010

Best Sci-Tech Books of 2009

February 28, 2010

Is your Genius at Work? 4 Key Questions to Ask Before Your Next Career Move

February 19, 2010

Friday freebie

February 19, 2010

Friday freebie

February 18, 2010

Thought for the Day

February 18, 2010

Riveting biography: Ayn Rand and the World She Made

February 17, 2010

Best books of the nineties?

February 12, 2010

Irresistibly compelling – Under the Dome by Stephen King

February 12, 2010

Looking for conversation starters?

February 12, 2010

The Gift of an Ordinary Day

February 7, 2010

Could we call “Love Story” a classic, or is it trash?

January 24, 2010

Short takes – 24 spring memoirs

January 23, 2010

What people are requesting at Unalaska Public Library

January 22, 2010

A page-turning mix of science fiction and noir thriller

January 15, 2010

A compelling tale of love, ambition and the destructive power of obsession – The Story of Danny Dunn

January 14, 2010

Sixth installment of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. And Another thing …

January 13, 2010

The economic impact of Harry Potter

January 10, 2010

One of the most successful viral videos of 2009. A whole new way of looking at books

January 10, 2010

Key to reaching your goals? Motivation – and this is a great motivationalresource

January 9, 2010

‘Avatar’ = ‘Pocahontas’ In Space

January 8, 2010

Asterios Polyp wins fourth annual PWCW Critic’s poll

January 6, 2010

Harry Potter, Internet transform book industry

January 4, 2010

A novel that echoes in the mind long after the last page is turned – the latest Diana Garbaldon

December 31, 2009

Find the answers to your problems in a book?

December 30, 2009

A unique history of Australia’s people

December 29, 2009

What to Read Now. And Why

December 20, 2009

To consistently win at the negotiating table you need to master the art of gaining and maintaining leverage.

December 15, 2009

Amazing stories of courage and determination

December 8, 2009

From the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII’s court – Wolf Hall, Mann Booker winner

December 7, 2009

dazzling inventivenes from Peter Carey in Parrot and Olivier in America

December 5, 2009

Are You Ready? Sherlock Holmes Opens Christmas Day

December 4, 2009

Auction of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book

November 29, 2009

This story has been described as “appalling, brave and funny”

November 25, 2009

Award-winning, wide-ranging, inventive, deeply moving short stories

November 20, 2009

Dinah Birch praises Robert Darnton, a passionate defender of the printed word.

November 18, 2009

Say you’re one of them – an amazing read – for your book club, or just for you

November 16, 2009

Sidney Sheldon’s Mistress of the Game

November 15, 2009

Fueled by Mayan legend, movies and books speculate on what will happen Dec. 21, 2012

November 15, 2009

Books: Dickens found joy in ‘A Christmas Carol’

November 13, 2009

Hot, flat and crowded

November 10, 2009

Do Twice as Much in Half the Time

November 9, 2009

Revealed: the secrets of nonverbal communication

November 7, 2009

Fine just the way it is

November 5, 2009

Novels and novelists quizz

November 4, 2009

The How of Happiness

November 4, 2009

Your next book club suggestion

November 3, 2009

Must read – Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella

November 2, 2009

Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 Best Books of 2009: The Reviews

October 30, 2009

For your book club – The nearly happy family

October 29, 2009

Can we send you a free book?

October 28, 2009

Your next book club read – try Middlemarch

October 26, 2009

How to read a business book

October 26, 2009

National Coalition Against Censorship Salutes Judy Blume

October 24, 2009

What comes after Vampires – The end of the world as we know it?

October 24, 2009

Staying well with guided imagery – today’s read

October 21, 2009

Must-read – Clive Cussler’s Medusa

October 19, 2009

This year’s Miles Franklin winner – Breath by Tim Winton

October 15, 2009

Must-Read … a masterpiece novel

October 14, 2009

Must-read – the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

October 12, 2009

Must-read … The Fixer-upper by bestselling author, Mary Kay Andrews

October 9, 2009

Must-read – the Boat by Nam Le

September 27, 2009

An International crystal ball? The next 100 years predicted.

September 11, 2009

New York Times Bestselling author, delivers her most powerful and provocative story to date

September 6, 2009

Get Lost. In Books.

August 21, 2009

Reading Attention-Span Demanding Books In A Digital ADD World

August 19, 2009

The bizarre, the unexpected, the fascinating – English phrases

August 17, 2009

Where will you buy your eBooks?

August 15, 2009

Imagination and passion from this bestseller

August 13, 2009

The Art of Penguin Science Fiction

August 12, 2009

Hugo awards announced. Neil Gaiman scores another award!

August 8, 2009

Books for Dudes

August 2, 2009

Wild Mary – fascinating, scandalous and passionate

July 25, 2009

Red 5 Hits with iPhone App

July 23, 2009

Amazon, Archaia to release Kindle Graphic novel

July 15, 2009

Psst! Secrets of a Best-Selling Hack: Basic Rules for Writing Fiction

July 14, 2009

Gentle stories of love, music and change from this bestseller

July 12, 2009

Books for boys in the juvenile justice system

July 10, 2009

Long-Lost Graham Green work

July 7, 2009

Today’s must-read is fast-paced – Lost and Found

July 3, 2009

Once upon a digital time

July 1, 2009

Graphic Novel Lifts Curtain on Modeling Business

June 30, 2009

Illustrator Fills In Photographer’s Tale Of War

June 27, 2009

Today’s must-read is a Pulitzer prize winner – Olive Kitteridge

June 24, 2009

Today’s must-read is an eco-thriller – Zodiac

June 23, 2009

Editorial: The Book Is Not Dead

June 18, 2009

Rowling’s Originality Under Question Again

June 16, 2009

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June 14, 2009

The Two Worlds of Annie Barrows

June 10, 2009

Today’s must-read – The Snowball

June 8, 2009

Today’s must-read – Always looking up

June 7, 2009

Year-round inspiration

June 7, 2009

How to reinforce a positive attitude

June 6, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – Wilbur Smith’s latest

June 3, 2009

10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking

June 1, 2009

Book – 101 great ways to improve your life

May 30, 2009

Obamas Will Preside Over National Book Festival

May 22, 2009

One of the voices behind audio books

May 21, 2009

Today’s must-read is a must for cricket fans

May 20, 2009

Can you face reality reading on the beach?

May 19, 2009

Today’s must-read is a collection of stories

May 18, 2009

Sydney Writers’ Festival The Big Read

May 15, 2009

Today’s Must-read is an absorbing, addictive, dark thriller

May 14, 2009

National Black Book Festival Will Attract Wide Audience

May 10, 2009

Worst mothers in literature

May 9, 2009

What to read next? – here is the answer

May 8, 2009

Short Takes: 50 Summer Memoirs for the Beach, Backwoods, or Flu Bunker

May 2, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – All that happened at Number 26

May 1, 2009

Putting the Power in your PowerPoint

April 27, 2009

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April 26, 2009

Today’s must-read … Three cups of tea

April 22, 2009

Today’s must-read … Sea of Poppies

April 17, 2009

Today’s watch and read – Watchmen

April 16, 2009

2008 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced

April 14, 2009

To build the life you want, create the work you love

April 14, 2009

Today’s must-read – more charming fun in Shopaholic ties the knot

April 11, 2009

Happily ever after

April 10, 2009

Today’s must-read – Confessions of a Shopaholic

April 8, 2009

Academics Poised To Pounce on Google Book Search Settlement

April 7, 2009

Today’s must-read … The Other Queen

April 3, 2009

Book – staying well with guided imagery

April 2, 2009

Today’s must-read – Killing Jodie

March 30, 2009

Today’s must-read – The Wordy Shipmates

March 29, 2009

Apple approves e-book after dirty words removed

March 28, 2009

Atlas Shrugged is absurd but strangely compelling

March 26, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – Letter to my daughter

March 25, 2009

The latest booklists from Pivotal Kids

March 24, 2009

Today’s Must-read – The Slap

March 22, 2009

Latest must-read – A fraction of the whole

March 21, 2009

Voice Power : Using Your Voice to Captivate, Persuade, and Command Attention

March 21, 2009

A Visit to Crusoe’s Island

March 15, 2009

Latest book highlighted on the Pivotal Network – Working the room

March 14, 2009

Today’s Must-read – The Lost Dog

March 13, 2009

Book – Relational Presentation

March 10, 2009

Latest children’s books reviewed at the Pivotal Network

March 6, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – Under a Blood Red Sky

March 5, 2009

2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize shortlist announced

March 3, 2009

Stay hungry?

February 28, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville

February 23, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – The Reinvention of Ivy Brown

February 22, 2009

Is your Genius at work?

February 18, 2009

Today’s Must-read – The Six Sacred Stones

February 15, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – Obenewtyn by Isobelle Carmody

February 14, 2009

A ‘Da Vinci Code’ follow-up:

February 12, 2009

Today’s Must-Read

February 8, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett by Colleen McCullough

February 6, 2009

Latest Must-Read – The Trout Opera by Matthew Condon

February 4, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – The Secret Scripture

February 1, 2009

What Books Inspired Our New President?

January 31, 2009

Today’s Must-read – The Hour I first believed

January 29, 2009

Book – Sorry by Gail Jones

January 27, 2009

Today’s Must-Read – Frantic by Katherine Howell

January 25, 2009

New initiative for Encyclopedia Britannica

January 24, 2009

Darwin: a graphic biography

January 23, 2009

1000 novels everyone must read

January 15, 2009

Capes and tights save publishing

January 10, 2009

Review Spotlight: Short Takes—11 Diet and Fitness Manuals

January 4, 2009

Diary of a Bad Year

January 4, 2009

The White Tiger: A Novel

January 3, 2009

Eat this, not that

January 3, 2009

Modern and Creative Bookshelf Designs

December 31, 2008

The Front

December 29, 2008

Honour Thyself

December 11, 2008

The birthday present

November 14, 2008

To Love, Honour and Betray (Till Divorce Us Do Part)

November 11, 2008

Book review: 101 Ways to Captivate a Business Audience

November 4, 2008

Pride and Prejudice

November 1, 2008

City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments)

October 28, 2008

Nation

October 26, 2008

The Other Hand

October 25, 2008

Devil Bones

October 24, 2008

John Adams

October 23, 2008

A Lion among men

October 22, 2008

Home

October 20, 2008

Positive Thinking Every Day

October 16, 2008

Book Review: Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations:

October 2, 2008

The Six-Figure Speaker: Formula for a Six-Figure Income As a Professional Speaker

September 18, 2008

Teaching Kids With Learning Difficulties in the Regular Classroom

September 17, 2008

Garner wins Qld Premier’s literary award

September 16, 2008

Book Review – New Talkpower

September 14, 2008

Book Review -The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion

September 8, 2008

Socks away! Roald Dahl’s wartime sex raids

September 5, 2008

Influencer: The Power to Change Anything

September 4, 2008

Book Review – 10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking

September 2, 2008

Philip Pullman’s choice

August 7, 2008

Every Monday Matters

August 7, 2008

Looking for the perfect gift? Give a book!

July 31, 2008

Planetwalker. 22 Years of Walking and 17 Years of Silence

July 29, 2008

3 Questions that will change your life

July 29, 2008

‘Red Rubber Ball’ Bounces into Youth Market

July 25, 2008

Mobile picture books

July 22, 2008

Hypocrisy and the Politics of Politeness

July 18, 2008

Latest booklists for kids

July 14, 2008

Setting the Table – the Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

July 5, 2008

Self-publishing secrets – How to publish your own Best-seller

July 2, 2008

10 Creative Ways to Recycle Old Books

June 26, 2008

Finish strong

June 24, 2008

Activities to go with fiction

June 23, 2008

Is Your Genius at Work?:

June 19, 2008

You’re Too Kind : A Brief History of Flattery

June 6, 2008

Rose Tremain wins Orange Prize

May 21, 2008

Teaching someone to handle a Book

May 19, 2008

Book Review – A World Too Near

May 5, 2008

Word Origins … and How We Know Them

May 2, 2008

Lost “Love” rediscovered L’Engle novel arrives

April 20, 2008

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