Paula Pace, M.S. – Professional trainer, speaker, consultant, and author

Improve company communication with the help of a professional trainer and author. Paula Pace, distinguished speaker and author, offers hands-on training workshops.

Spit It Out!

“You know, like, I was thinking, like, maybe we should, like, talk to the team, like, you know what I mean?” 
I talked last week with a young professional who told me her pet peeve was people who use the word “like” incorrectly in a sentence.  She had no problem when the word fit, but those [...]

Five Years From Now

What you know today is not what you will know five years from now.  That’s a given.  What isn’t a given is what you will know, how much you will know and the quality of what you will know.  Yet all three – what, how much and the quality – is up to you. 
It’s interesting [...]

Optimism

 I’m reading two different books; one is about being a better leader and the other is about being who you are.  Both claim to have the secret to a happy and rewarding life and I am enjoying the read.  Both books are extremely optimistic and it’s worth taking a look at the direction each is [...]

Do You Do This?

Last week I suggested we take a lesson from Bill Gates – slow down and think, or consider before we act.  This advice reminds me of two phone calls I’ve had with service providers– one recently and one several years ago.  After both calls I found myself wishing the person lived closer to me so [...]

Wing It or Write It?

In my classes, at least one participant will approach me during the first break to tell me he or she just can’t write a presentation; rather they wing it, or they speak off the cuff.  Some go so far as to say they are always successful with this. But in my classes, no one gets [...]

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