http://seminar.com.au Townsville Business Coach & Business Builder Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:03:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://seminar.com.au/testing-pop-over-video/ http://seminar.com.au/testing-pop-over-video/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:18:59 +0000 Business Coach James Hooper http://seminar.com.au/?p=633 Just testing a new toy that makes a video pop out when a mouse moves over a keyword. Test keyword for video is [textAd1].  Hopefully a youtube video will load when you mouse over asthma. 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Adverts must cease on Wednesday night – due to the “media black-out”  - a bizarre rule that somehow helps the voters to be less “affected” by advertising.  Or something like that… Anyway – the political advertising [...]]]> http://seminar.com.au/australian-politics-advertising-frame-games/feed/ 0 http://seminar.com.au/do-you-roll-your-eyes-when-someone-says-business-coach/ http://seminar.com.au/do-you-roll-your-eyes-when-someone-says-business-coach/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:03:40 +0000 Business Coach James Hooper http://seminar.com.au/?p=230 In the old days when the term “Business Coach” was a bit of mystery to business owners, a coach could say “I am a business coach” – and there was sufficient novelty for people ask “what’s that?” This could then lead to a useful discussion on value.  This “novelty” affect wore out about 5 years [...]]]> http://seminar.com.au/do-you-roll-your-eyes-when-someone-says-business-coach/feed/ 0 http://seminar.com.au/people-cant-resist-what-they-cant-detect-julia-gillard/ http://seminar.com.au/people-cant-resist-what-they-cant-detect-julia-gillard/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:23:46 +0000 Business Coach James Hooper http://seminar.com.au/?p=233 Has Our First Woman Prime Minister Been Dabbling in “Secret Black” Arts of Persuasion? Over the last several decades there have been many claims about conscious and non-conscious communications. Claims about how much of our communication comes “visual, auditory or kinesthetic” modes led to the boom in the so-called “Body Language” popular knowledge. When we [...]]]> http://seminar.com.au/people-cant-resist-what-they-cant-detect-julia-gillard/feed/ 0 http://seminar.com.au/the-map-the-territory-and-you/ http://seminar.com.au/the-map-the-territory-and-you/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:11:35 +0000 Business Coach James Hooper http://seminar.com.au/?p=184 Today I was having a think about planning.  Having a ‘think’ is something I find enjoyable, and for me usually comes as a result of getting all the “ducks lined up in a row” – with the “reward” of having a bit of a loaf – and a “think”. I have been listening to and [...]]]> http://seminar.com.au/the-map-the-territory-and-you/feed/ 0 http://seminar.com.au/did-you-get-paid-for-your-story/ http://seminar.com.au/did-you-get-paid-for-your-story/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:00:59 +0000 Business Coach James Hooper http://seminar.com.au/?p=181 It seems that the wave of people wishing to be paid speakers is building again.  The idea of appearing on stage for either a huge fee or being able to drive people to run to the rear of the room to buy your products – is infectious. Can “normal” people actually achieve this? The answer [...]]]> http://seminar.com.au/did-you-get-paid-for-your-story/feed/ 0 http://seminar.com.au/being-sorry-wont-get-you-into-heaven/ http://seminar.com.au/being-sorry-wont-get-you-into-heaven/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:40:09 +0000 Business Coach James Hooper http://seminar.com.au/?p=174 “Being sorry won’t get you into heaven…Get happy, son. Get that old spring into your step and stay on your toes” Today I came across an old, tatty copy of “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Robert Heinlein.  As I skimmed through it – lots of rather interesting and provocative ideas jumped off the pages. [...]]]> http://seminar.com.au/being-sorry-wont-get-you-into-heaven/feed/ 0