by Liz Hecht | August 2025 | Preparing Effectively
In This Issue: The Power of the Pause | Tough Questions | Q&A Prep Even the most skilled presenters can lose the plot during Q&A. By rambling without answering the question. By erupting into a sudden blizzard of “ums” and “uhs” that betray lack of conviction....
by Liz Hecht | May 2025 | Preparing Effectively
In This Issue: FOMC Lessons | “I Don’t Know” | America’s Bank The stakes are very high whenever U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks about the state of the economy and related Fed decisions. Because Mr. Powell’s words can move markets, every nuance is...
by Liz Hecht | February 2025 | Philosophical Beliefs
In This Issue: The Fullness of Time | Vintage Analysis | When A long-term view. Buy and hold. Forever stocks … Almost all active asset managers, when asked about their competitive advantage, will use passive-sounding, undifferentiated language like this. This issue of...
by Liz Hecht | December 2024 | Communicating with Distinction
In This Issue: More and Better | A Balancing Act | Measuring Quality Investment marketing can be a fun and fulfilling career offering the opportunity to learn about diverse investment strategies in vastly different world markets. But investment...
by Liz Hecht | September 2024 | Practical Considerations
In This Issue: Achieving Connection | Being Clear | Additional Resources Lost in Translation is a great movie about two strangers who meet and forge an unlikely connection while living in a Tokyo hotel. Lost in translation also is something you want to avoid when...
by Liz Hecht | July 2024 | Communicating with Distinction
In This Issue: A Sense of Direction | Transitions | The End Aristotle noted long ago that stories must have a beginning, middle and end. “Although this may seem obvious,” writes Aristotle translator Philip Freeman, “many stories fail terribly at being whole and...
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