Start your own networking club

Organize a local networking club just for healthcare professionals. Invite professionals in fields such as home health, insurance, hospitals, long-term care, ambulance services, and medical equipment.

Guest speakers at each monthly meeting can cover topics such as chiropractic medicine and Medicare Part D.

Your group may wish to hold social events or get involved in charity with a golf event.

Use annual membership dues for expenses such as a Web site, buying office supplies, and paying a part-time coordinator.

— Reported in the Cincinnati Business Journal, www.bizjournals.com/Cincinnati

No bouncing ball!

When you speak, do you look like a tennis ball bouncing from one side of the tennis court to the other?

Constantly moving from one side of the room or platform to the other can be very distracting to your audience. And, too much movement while speaking may project you as a hyper and/or nervous presenter.

What to do? Stand with confidence in one spot, and utilize smaller movements as needed to animate your talk. Occasionally, it may be appro-priate to move about the room or platform — just be sure of your reason for doing so. For example: You may want to walk toward the audience for greater interaction with one of your listeners.

Next time you deliver a chiropractic presentation, use this public speaking tip to talk your way to the top!

— Larry Duboff, DC, Chirospeakers
www.chirospeakers.com

Don't let technology trip you

Learn the basic operations of the software and "hard" technology you use in your practice. If a key staff member is absent, you can still run your business.

— Successful Manager's Handbook, Personnel Decisions, Int., www.personneldecisions.com