Ruth Drizen-Dohs, Author at Ruth Drizen-Dohs Speech Coaching

June 7, 2017

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO DIGITAL

A funny thing happened on the way to distributing one of DDCC’s prized digital newsletters. The employees asked for it in print too. DDCC’s original assignment was clear: Interview, write, design and produce a compelling and visual digital employee newsletter for 300 recipients inside this

August 23, 2016

CAN HE CHANGE…PLEASE?

Every once in a while, I receive an assignment from a Fortune 500 company to provide Communications Coaching to an executive who’s gone rogue. Here’s the usual profile: “We have an officer who is extremely bright and is responsible for a very large P &

August 22, 2016

Attitude of Gratitude

Gratitude works three ways. Here at DDCC, we are forever grateful for our clients—but of course. Their choices are abundant, and when they choose our team to help, we feel a great sense of responsibility and accountability toward their trust and their goals. When our

April 22, 2016

Is He Comfortable or Not?…..You Make the Call

Comfortable. It’s one of the best words ever. When a C-level executive appears comfortable while giving an important presentation, the audience gives him or her other attributes too. Leaders are comfortable; so are visionaries. Comfortable implies confidence, connectivity, warmth and approachability. It also conveys knowledge.

February 23, 2016

CHECK OUT MY KITCHEN WALL

Every time I went to the mailbox I hoped I would find one…one of those cool holiday cards with photos of friends and families afar wishing me a wonderful holiday season. I opened them up with glee like presents, and smiled at the faces staring

February 23, 2016

IF I AM NOT FOR ME; WHO WILL BE FOR ME?

It’s not every day that we are the featured interview in such a great online publication. So I gotta brag a bit. Isn’t that what DDCC does for companies every day…help them communicate with public relations campaigns, stand out collateral, social media, websites, distinctive branding,

February 23, 2016

WE’RE KEEPING AT IT FOR YOU

That one house on your street…you know the one. It’s overgrown with dry weeds, its paint is chipping and the roof is missing a tile or 20. It brings down the value of every house on the block…including yours. I was walking past that house

February 23, 2016

AN INVITING INVITE IS ALL THAT

Prohibition, smoky back rooms, moonshine, flapper dancers, cigarette ‘girls’ and men in wide ties and stylish brims. Our team at DDCC was recently asked to take you back to the feel and style of a “Speakeasy” evening for a client’s annual fundraising event. Creating an

February 23, 2016

WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT…

I finally gave in. The buzz was out there. And as it turned out, I was ready. I’m talking about beginning my binge this weekend on the Netflix sensation, “House of Cards.” I’d been hearing great things about it on the radio and in the

February 23, 2016

CONTEXT, CONTEXT, CONTEXT

One of our clients had a tough year. The decline in oil prices hit this private company hard, and the president was charged with passing on some tough year-end compensation numbers at the annual shareholders meeting. Our DDCC team was asked to create a presentation