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Frances Cole Jones

Frances Cole Jones

About

Frances Cole Jones founded Cole Media Management in 1997 to helpclients identify and cultivate their inherent strengths and, through these,develop the powerful communication skills that enhance personal andprofessional performance. Writing The Wow Factor and How to Wow has been herway of reaching a wider audience, “My goal is to have every person who picksthese up, put them down feel more confident in their ability to present theirbest self --in any situation.”

Prior to founding Cole Media Management, Frances worked at St.Martin’s Press, Viking Penguin, Doubleday, and Broadway Books as an editor ofcommercial nonfiction, working on popular psychology, parenting, self-help andhow-to books. The experience of helping authors translate their ideas intobooks that retained their unique voice is what makes her valuable to herclients. “There’s no point in my writing a perfectly crafted sound bite that youhave to strain to remember,” Frances says. “You have to sound likeyou—authenticity is integral to trust.”

As President of Cole Media Management, Frances’ clients haveappeared on The Today Show, Good MorningAmerica, Oprah, C-SPAN, CNN, Squawkbox, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live,The Discovery Channel, The BBC News, E! Entertainment, Access Hollywood,Project Runway, Top Chef, ESPN, Extra! Fox and Friends, The View, Cashin’ In,QVC and others. Clients' print interviews have appeared in publicationsincluding The Wall Street Journal, TheNew York Times, Forbes, Newsweek, Vogue, W, O Magazine, Town & Country,Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, etc.

The scope of their work includes preparation for television andprint interviews, IPO road shows, meetings with potential investors, andinternal meetings with partners, sales staff, and in-house personnel. They alsoprovide presentation skills seminars and speechwriting for clients.

Frances also writes for WomenOnBusiness.com, Intent.com,DivineCaroline.com, and Executive Travel.

Her first book, HOW TO WOW, was published by Ballantine in 2008.

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">“Whether you’re starting out, or starting over, </span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">The Wow Factor</span></span></strong><em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span></em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">delivers.”—Keith Ferrazzi, author of </span></span><em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;">Who’s Got Your Back</span></span></em><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></span><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-size:12px;color:#111111;"><span style="color:#0000bf;"><br /></span></span></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;line-height:normal;"><em><span style="font-size:14px;font-style:normal;color:#666666;line-height:15px;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#0000bf;"> &quot;Jones' shrewd book will give the nervously employed that requisite competitive career edge.&quot; <strong>-TIME Magazine</strong></span></span></span><br /></em></span></span></div>