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By
Barbara Pachter
Posted: June 8, 2010 at 9:04 am | Comments 4 Subscribe to this author's RSS feed 
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The woman was well-educated, well-groomed and spoke like a professional. Yet when asked about herself, she did not speak of her accomplishments or would put herself down. When asked why, she responded, “I don’t want to sound like I’m bragging.”
Many people don’t talk about or post their accomplishments or they discount themselves with statements like, “Oh, what I did was no big deal.”
In the business world you can limit your chances of success when others don’t know what you do or what you have accomplished. Tactful self-promotion is a business skill. You do not want to sound like a braggart, but you do want to toot your own horn when appropriate.
Here are 5 suggestions to promote yourself successfully: 
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8.19.2010 | Develop Your Work-Fashion Sense
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The connection between clothing choices and career success is undeniable - are you outfitting yourself for upward movement?
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8.16.2010 | Communicate, Connect, Succeed
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I recently returned from the Toastmasters International Convention in Palm Desert, California, where I was honored to receive the Toastmasters Golden Gavel Award.
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8.13.2010 | Get Noticed: The Right Way
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Work Her Way Expert Jana Barnhill, the past President of Toastmasters International, has some advice for those who wish to get noticed for the right reasons.
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6.8.2010 | Promote...Yourself.
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If you don't speak well of yourself, who will?
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5.27.2010 | Is Imperfection Your Problem?
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We see multi-billion dollar industries around each one of these "perfect ideals," and the list goes on. As a result, imperfection is not only our foe, it feeds our fear that we will be unsuccessful if we aren't perfect.
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