Lunch with Two Busy Ladies

It isn’t easy getting two of the busiest women I know together on the same day for lunch. With some careful planning, long-time friends Linda Anger, Lin Klaassen, and I were able to meet last week at my home and we sure had a lot of catching up to do!

On the top of the list was celebrating Anger’s newly published, “Sweeping the Floors of the Full Crumb Café”. This book of contemporary poetry, essays and short fiction invites the reader to a “metaphorical eatery where the door is always open and the food is always fresh”.  More details about the book can be found here

She clued us in on her latest project about the secrets we keep from each other and from ourselves. What kind of secrets? She is asking us to share any secret about our self-worth, our weaknesses, and our relationships. 

Anger (pictured on left) encourages you to send your sex fantasies, porn, or any secrets that would be offensive to the average person elsewhere. Secrets that answer the questions: what are people ashamed of? What are the “…if you knew the truth, you wouldn’t want to be my friend” secrets? What have people whispered to you when they start with “Don’t tell anyone”? She promises to keep your response totally confidential, and will never reveal your name. You can contact her at info@thewriteconcept.com

When not writing books, Anger is the President of The Detroit Working Writers  and the Owner of The Write Concept

Face Reader Lin Klaassen (pictured on right) can now add “cover girl” to her long list of accomplishments. She was highlighted in a wonderful article in the September-October 2014 issue of “Women 2 Women Michigan”, written by Elaine Stenger, Ph.D., touting her expertise as one of the top face reading experts in the world and is featured on the cover of the magazine. The full article can be viewed here.

The 3,000 year old method of face reading, commonly called physiognomy, has been scientifically validated to be 92% accurate and has a wide variety of applications, such as in jury selection, law enforcement, business hiring, dating, and in playing the game of poker. Klaassen travels the country as a keynote speaker and teaches workshops on this ancient art to corporate groups or organizations.

She is currently putting together webinars to feature basic face reading to singles actively dating that want to identify compatible or worrisome characteristics of their date as well as to poker players hoping to up their game. Her website is loaded with information on everything you could ever want to know about face reading, including how to get personal reading.

It Happened Again! Guest Blogger Lin Klaassen Offers Some Advice

I’m not kidding when I say it happened again at another networking event that I was at a few days ago. Not once, not twice but three times. I was engaged in three different conversations and was rudely interrupted mid-sentence each time by a different person. And during two of the interruptions, I was ignored like I was invisible, while the interruptee talked only to the other person. C’mon people. . . .

Who better to give us some insight into how to solve this apparently common problem than guest blogger, Lin Klaassen, of Face Reading by Lin. She offers some suggestions on how to politely approach two people that are engaged in conversation by observing their face and body language.

“You should begin to approach slowly until you are in their peripheral vision and watch to read their reactions. Most people will instinctively turn towards you and most people read this as an invitation to approach. WRONG. They are only being polite.

Look to the feet for the truth. The face is the most expressive part of the body and the least honest. As we go through life, we train ourselves to respond in a socially acceptable manner, which is often far from how we are truly feeling. The feet are wired in our instinctual survival patterns and are the most honest part of the human body.

Both people have now turned a foot towards you. This is a signal that they are both comfortable with you joining them.

Always look at the feet of both people. If only one person has turned a foot towards you, do not approach. The person who has not turned a foot towards you will resent you approaching.

Just smile and keep walking. As the event continues, watch for them to go their separate ways or create an opportunity to walk by again and gauge your welcome at that time. Often, if they are winding down, they may both be ready for you to approach.”

For more fascinating face reading observations and workshops, visit Lin’s website at www.facereadingbylin.com. You can also hear my interview with Lin at http://tinyurl.com/d4njnfx

Maurer Marketing Minutes #40-Cliff Suttle-“How to become meeting Royalty”

Maurer Marketing Minutes #40-Cliff Suttle-"How to become meeting Royalty"
In his upcoming book, “How to Become Meeting Royalty”, Cliff Suttle, owner of Excite Your Audience, points out that meetings can be one of the most productive things you can do in your business, if they are run well. In the third installment of our three-part interview, Cliff tells how to act as the translator between clashing personalities in the meeting. Find out more about Cliff at his website www.ExciteYourAudience.com, or call him at 248-348-1023 or email him at Cliff@CliffSuttle.com.

Cliff Suttle-“The Anti-Elevator Speech”
Cliff Suttle-Public Speaking

Maurer Marketing Minutes #31-Linda Kleist-Identity Graphic Design

Maurer Marketing Minutes #31-Linda Kleist-Identity Graphic Design

According to Linda Kleist, Marketing Director at Identity Graphic Design, business owners need to pay close attention to their visual brand. “Brand” is a buzz word and in this case, represents the face of your business. Your logo can help or hinder the business, as it is the first impression that you project out into the world. You can reach Linda at 586-558-9795, email Linda@IdentityGraphicDesign.com or at her website www.IdentityGraphicDesign.com.

Direct download: MMM-31-Linda_Kleist-Marketing_Director-Identity_Graphic_Design.mp3

Maurer Marketing Minutes #1-Face Reading by Lin-Lin Klaassen

Maurer Marketing Minutes #1-Face Reading by Lin-Lin Klaassen

Today’s Maurer Marketing Minutes features Lin Klaassen, one of the top five face reading experts of our time. For the past 18 years, she has been known as an innovative author, trainer, teacher, speaker, jury consultant and entertainer. When she first started out, people told her “Face Reading By Lin” wasn’t the right name for her business. They said it was “too long” and not “catchy enough”. In our interview, Lin tells how she didn’t take their advice.

It’s not too difficult to find Lin! Visit her website at www.FaceReadingByLin.com, contact her on Facebook: Face Reading By Lin, You Tube: facereadingbylin, LinkedIn: Lin Klaassen or email her at FaceReadingByLin@aol.com. Or contact her at 586-773-4230.

Direct download: MMM-1-Face_Reading_by_Lin-Lin_Klaassen.mp3