• Likable Dale Kloefkorn is an affable, gracious family man who has a free spirit and sported a rock 'n' roll hairstyle. But after nine years as a data analyst he was laid off. "Nightline" arranged for him to meet with straight-talking super coach Peggy Klaus, who wrote "The Hard Truth About Soft Skills." Kloefkorn was in for some tough love when he spent a four hour session with Klaus, which Nighline taped. View the segment here.

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• O, The Oprah Magazine: In Your Best Life
  BRAG! Connections makes an appearance in the May, 2005 issue of O Magazine. This innovative, cross-generational program pairs aspiring teens or disadvantaged young adults with seasoned corporate workers to teach critical networking and self-promotion job skills.
  
  
  
  

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• Fortune Magazine: Show Off, Without Being A Blowhard
  Anne Fisher
  With companies restructuring after mergers, more and more middle and senior managers are required to reinterview (with new management) to be "hired." If ever there were a time to learn the subtle science of self-promotion, this is it, explains Peggy Klaus in an interview with Anne Fisher, Fortune's popular "Ask Annie" columnist. Klaus notes "It's no use counting on anyone else to tell the big cheeses how great you are. Your boss is probably too worried about this own future to be taking much care of yours."
  

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• The Wall Street Journal: Women Managers Learn to Promote Themselves
  Joann Lublin
  Peggy Klaus presents her new workshop, "Bragging Rites and Wrongs," in Minneapolis, Minn. Effective self-promotion can significantly help anyone land a coveted job or advancement. But because few women hold high-profile posts, many are uncomfortable pushing themselves out front. In the interactive presentation, Peggy coaches midlevel managerial women on the importance of knowing how to blow your own horn.
  

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• The New York Times: The Company was Downsized, Now You're Upsized
  Melinda Ligos
  As the economy weakens, employers tighten their work forces. Many remaining employees will find themselves catapulted into the jobs of their bosses, or even their bosses' bosses. Those surviving the corporate ax face unexpected problems amidst new career opportunities. This article includes advice from Peggy Klaus on how to deal with this unusual situation.
  

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• Business Week: She's Gotta Have It
  Michelle Conlin
  She has Everest-size ambitions, a flawless track record, and an uncanny knack for strategy. "I'd love to promote her," the CEO says. "But she just doesn't have 'it'." 'It', in this case, is executive presence, something that corporate communication coach Peggy Klaus teaches her clients to have.
  

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• Enlightened Power Jossey-Bass, April, 2005
  How are women transforming the practice of leadership in the 21st century? Enlightened Power is a first-of-a-kind book that answers this question and forever changes the traditional notions on the topic. Featuring the accumulated wisdom of 40 influential contributors from a variety of disciplines, the book provides a unique perspective on how women are transforming leadership in business, the media, education, politics, and culture—across the nation and around the world. Peggy Klaus authored a chapter entitled Good Girls Don’t Brag, Do They?
  
  

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