Does the thought of a Sixty Minutes’ reporter at your doorstep make you sweat? (It should!)
Do public speeches make you nervous?

What about the all important presentation to your shareholders? (You have a few moments to make a convincing argument. It’s do or die sometimes.)

How many times has an athlete or political candidate said something on camera that they wish they could retract?

Did you know that from the time you enter a room, you have approximately ten seconds to make (what may turn out to be) a lasting impression! Ten seconds!

Your entrance is carefully observed.

Are you slumped over? Are your shoes dull? Are your eyes nervous and wandering? Is your belly hanging out of your skirt or pants? Are you a wallflower? Is your nose suspended from the ceiling?

Your posture, your handshake, the placement of your name tag, your steady and interested eye gaze, all feed into how seriously you’re taken and yes, all factor into ‘moving up the corporate ladder’.

The positive manner in which you handle email, speak on the telephone, manage dissension within your department, can all be learned tools that can enable you to more effectively mobilize your team.

Do you wanna know a dirty little secret? Many CEO’s use a wine list as a testing ground.
Yes, indeed. Handing the wine list to you, they will carefully make observations about you . . . whether you’re honest or not (How, you ask? Something to think about.) and how you treat the service staff.

They will observe you under pressure. Coaching boosts your confidence. And . . .

Confidence equals respect. Respect equals power!

You don’t have to be a tall, imposing figure to command respect. Your body language and mannerisms, the way you utilize the art of small talk, your style of dress, combined with a healthy knowledge of your company, product or service can catapult you to statuesque levels beyond a yardstick!

A few tweeks here and there can absolutely improve self-esteem, eliminate certain nuances, and turn around the way you’re accepted or perceived.

Accomplished business executives, professional athletes, award winning novelists, actors and winning political candidates all need (and the many successful ones, receive) media and image consulting.
Professional media/image coaches and consultants work to hone your speaking and presentation skills.

You will be the same person… only better!

I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have regarding image and media consulting.

Sherry Thomas
http://www.breathlessvideo.com
http://www.ThePalmBeachSchoolofEtiquette.com

You have chosen one of the most fashionable types of wedding cake. Cupcake wedding cakes have become increasingly popular over the last year.

Now why is this? Well the answer is simple, individual tiers of cupcakes make the most beautiful and fun wedding cake statement. Brides, grooms and guests love them for so many reasons…

Retro - These little cakes have become popular with a generation of people who can remember them from their childhood. Just like those memories of our favourite sweets, which bring back calls of ‘Oh, I remember those.’

Cute - These adorable little cakes are just so cute when decorated and boy do you have a choice of decorations. These cakes can be topped with butter cream whirls, fresh strawberries, cute daisies or colourful sprinkles to name just a few options.

Colours - Because the choice of topping or decoration is so vast, it is easy to coordinate these little cakes into your colour scheme. You could opt for the beautiful pastel range, plain and elegant white or a more vivid colour palette such as hot reds or chocolate browns. Whatever your colour theme there is bound to be a cupcake topping to complement.

Flavour - Due to the unique nature of having individual wedding cakes it enables you to have a cake of many flavours. There is no rulebook out there on cupcake wedding cakes. You might decide to have all the same flavour of cakes, you might opt for two flavours or you might be unable to decide and have a cake of many flavours, the choice is yours. Some of the sponge flavours available for wedding cupcakes are: carrot, lemon, banana, vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon and many more.

Versatility - Because of their individual nature these cakes are very easy to transport, display and serve. They also enable guests to choose a cake flavour if yours is made up of different flavours.

Size - Cupcakes mainly come in two sizes: small which is a traditional cupcake size and large which is more of a muffin size. Couples choose to either have all the same size or both!

Cost - Choosing to have a cupcake wedding cake is an inexpensive wedding cake option, so if budget is an issue these cakes will offer you a perfect budget solution.

The only other decision you have to make is how to display your beautiful little cupcakes. The most popular way to display cupcake for a wedding is on a tiered cake stand this is often referred to as a cake tree. It enables you to create the image of a tiered wedding cake and displays these cakes off to their full beauty.

If you would like to have a traditional photograph of the bride and groom cutting the cake, have a small cake sitting on the top of the tier for this purpose.

For more ideas on cupcake wedding cakes visit www.wedding-cake-advice.com. You will also find information wedding cake stands and making your own wedding cakes.