How to master presentations and become a more confident communicator
Posted On June 27, 2018
Jerry Seinfeld once said that if most people had a choice at a funeral, they’d rather be in the casket than give the eulogy. Indeed, many of us are terrified of public speaking. Simply communicating, when asked to do it in front of a large group of people, can by paralyzing – but it doesn’t have to be. Our guest in this episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston” is Lou Solomon, an author, TEDx speaker, adjunct college business instructor, founder of Charlotte-based Interact Authentic Communication, and an expert in interpersonal communication and presentation skills. We know that, even as… Read More
Categories: Podcast, Training IndustryPresentation Skills: The MOST important communication tool any of us can have.
Posted On June 27, 2018
Since humans began interacting they’ve needed to know how to persuade each other. Whether one on one or one to thousands, it’s a learnable skill that each of us need handy at any given moment. Lou Solomon of Interact Authentic Communication takes us through what we need to know and why some people can break ALL the rules and still be effective. Check out this episode!
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With unemployment cratering, the challenge now is to fill open jobs
Posted On June 21, 2018
People shouldn’t have much trouble finding a job right now. Unemployment in the U.S. was 3.8 percent in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics– an 18-year low. That’s great, right? Of course, if you’re a worker. If you’re an employer looking to hire, it presents a problem: Filling out a workforce. And filling it out with the right people. Our guest in this episode of “What’s Working with Cam Marston” is Ed Castile, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Workforce Development Division, for the state of Alabama and Director of AIDT– Alabama Industrial Development Training. His job is to help… Read More
Categories: Podcast, Training Industry, WorkplaceWhat education can I get so that I never need to look for another job again? Ed Castile knows.
Posted On June 20, 2018
Ed Castile is the director of Workforce Development for the State of Alabama Dept of Commerce. There are 24,000 jobs avail right now in the state and not enough people to fill them. Ed is in charge of prepping today’s workforce to meet tomorrow’s job needs. And he knows his stuff. You’ll see… Check out this episode!
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Millennials finding it tough to bounce back from Great Recession
Posted On June 16, 2018
We grouse about their participation trophies and helicopter parenting. We stereotype them as overly entitled and self-absorbed. We laugh about their reactions to pop culture standards from before they were born. But instead of mocking millennials, we should perhaps be worried about them. A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis found that many millennials have never gotten over the Great Recession of the late 2000s. The study found that the net worth of a typical family whose head was born in the 1980s, the front edge of the millennial generation, was 34 percent below expectations, and lost… Read More
Categories: Blog, Financial Services, Generation Y / Millennials, Wealth
Did God create the Internet?
Posted On June 13, 2018
It’s an intriguing question, and one that our guest this week on “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” Scott Klososky, examines in a book by the same title. As a technologist, Klososky is concerned with what technology is doing to us, whether its benefits to society outweigh its drawbacks, and whether we are concerning ourselves with its consequences as we should. He shares his thoughts on these topics with us, but he also delves into a technological topic that should be a lot more immediate to business owners – cybersecurity. It’s not just rogue hackers attacking governmental entities and corporations anymore…. Read More
Categories: PodcastHuman Firewalls, Mafia 2.0, Spearfishing, and other threats. Scott Klososky talks cyber-security.
Posted On June 13, 2018
Cyber security is a threat to all of us, not only to big business, or huge databases. Scott Klososky teaches me about human firewalls, Mafia 2.0, spearfishing, and other threats. He brings the reality of these threats to me in a way I had never considered. And Scott admits that the internet is more good than bad, but only by a wee bit. Check out this episode!
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Demystifying your paycheck: Who FICA is and why he’s taking your money
Posted On June 6, 2018
During an NBA career that spanned two decades, Shaquille O’Neal made more money per season than most of us will ever see in our lives. But when he got his first paycheck, he had a revelation with which most of us can relate: “Who the hell is FICA?” he famously asked. “When I meet him, I’m going to punch him in the face.” Michael Roe had a similar revelation, visiting his manager’s office after receiving his first paycheck to complain about being shortchanged. The experience inspired Roe to educate himself about personal finance and ultimately to create The Financial Millennial… Read More
Categories: Financial Services, Podcast, WealthDemystifying your paycheck and why you want to punch FICA in the face
Posted On June 6, 2018
Michael Roe teaches folks how to understand their paycheck and why the amount they think they should be getting and what actually shows up is so different. He’s a big fan of budgeting and being honest about your expenses. It’s sage advice for new entrants into the workplace as well as some of us veterans, too. Check out this episode!
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When it comes to change, slow and steady wins the race
Posted On June 2, 2018
Change is difficult. It’s often necessary in business to usher in new leadership, to reverse an undesirable trend, to take advantage of new opportunities, or simply to keep up with or a step ahead of the competition. But we humans are naturally reluctant to accept change, predisposed to prefer the known status quo to the unknown. The result is often a workforce that is pulled kicking and screaming into the company’s new reality, retreating into the defensive position of protecting its jobs, and slowing and complicating the process with its recalcitrance. But my guest in this week’s episode of “What’s… Read More
Categories: Podcast, Work, Workplace