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Hal Warfield

Hal Warfield is a speaker, teacher and coach. Write him at warfieldh@gmail.com. Or read additional self-development and business articles at http://www.introvert.cc and http://www.halwarfield.com. Hal is also VP of Business Development at http://www.marketstrategy.cc where he specializes in business development strategies for small businesses.

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» What Else Can a Virtual Assistant (VA) Do for Me?

By Hal Warfield | Published 10/18/2008 | Business Life , Outsourcing , Virtual Assistants | Rating:

I recently used a VA (Virtual Assistant) for the first time. I'm a writer and speaker on numerous topics and I needed help getting some of my articles published. Not published in the traditional sense, but having them placed in "Article Banks" where they are picked up and re-published around the web in newsletters and other sites.

Not that I couldn't do it myself, but I lacked the time and focus to keep at it in a consistent manner. Enter Karen Braschuk of Office Support 911.

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» Shrink Your Technology – How to Work Anywhere, Anytime Out of a Backpack

By Hal Warfield | Published 10/8/2008 | Business Life , Business Software | Rating:

Years and years ago, as payment for a consulting job, I got an early NCR laptop. I bought a HUGE briefcase to hold the thing. Ever since then I've been on a quest to pack a complete office into a single, easy-to-tote bag. Not a laptop bag or briefcase or tote with wheels and a handle – a simple shoulder or messenger bag. This is how I did it - with some ideas on how you can too.

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» A Simple Guide to Writing (and Giving) a Speech

By Hal Warfield | Published 09/24/2008 | Marketing Tools , Copywriting , Public Relations | Rating:

Nearly as dreaded as snakes and spiders, public speaking ranks high in causing fear in many of us.

Whether your motivation is a desire to learn or simple necessity, here is a really simple guide to writing and giving a speech.

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» Using Google Alerts as a Sales Prospecting Tool

By Hal Warfield | Published 09/22/2008 | Target Market , Marketing Strategy , Marketing Tools , Sales | Unrated

As some of you know, I'm the highly introverted (INFP) who is also a Sales and Marketing director for a company that sells both nationally and internationally.

So, this tells us that I really, really, really dislike sales prospecting - at least in the stereotypical 'pick up the phone and cold call' 'sales hunter' way. I'm always looking for ways to find prospects in unorthodox ways.

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» Cold Calling for Introverts

By Hal Warfield | Published 08/15/2008 | Referrals , Marketing Strategy , Marketing Tools , Sales | Unrated

In her book, The Introvert Advantage, Marty Olsen Laney talks about the defining moment when she embraced the fact that she was an introvert. It came in the form of a statement, “Oh, there’s nothing wrong with me, I’m just an introvert!”

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» I CAN’T Find His Email Address! Simple Methods of Finding Email Addresses Online

By Hal Warfield | Published 08/12/2008 | Marketing Strategy , Marketing Tools , Sales | Rating:

In this day and age, the old maxim is true – it’s not what you know, it’s whom you know. But often times you can use what you know to find someone you need to know. What does this mean?

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» Rut Busting: How You Got Into a Rut and How to Get Out

By Hal Warfield | Published 08/3/2008 | Business Life | Unrated

WordNet defines a rut as a groove or furrow (especially in soft earth caused by wheels) or a monotonous routine that is hard to escape; as in "her job made her feel that she was stuck in a rut".

What is this thing that we call a rut? Is one man's rut another man's rapture?

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