In Your Best Life
O, The Oprah Magazine. May 2005.
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.

Have You Had Your Brag Today?  by Elise B. Zito.
Go Girl, College Bound Network. November, 2004.
Peggy Klaus, creator of BRAG! Connections Corporate Outreach, a program that seeks to empower teens, is fired up about motivating young people to brag, brag, brag! This may sound strange, considering the negative stigmas attached to bragging in our society. If you do so, you're conceited and self-absorbed, right? Wrong! In a recent interview, Klaus insisted, that you "absolutely must be able to brag in order to achieve your goals." She believes that with an understanding of the right way to boast, teens can develop the confidence needed to succeed. Her program introduces teens to professionals who've gone through their own share of struggles and can offer helpful advice. Teens are encouraged to speak proudly about their interests and achievements.

The Art of Bragging: How to Sell Yourself to Schools, by Paul D. Rosevear.
College Bound Network. September, 2004.
As a college applicant, you are both the salesperson and the product, so you've got to market your assets like your education depends on it. And it does! But how do you find the perfect balance between humility and a huge ego when you are flaunting your accomplishments during the college application process? Peggy Klaus talks about how to self-promote without coming across as arrogant.

In Real World, Squeaky Wheels Land Good Jobs.
Chicago Sun-Times. May 4, 2004.
Is your son or daughter looking for work or applying to school—unsuccessfully? Are they heading out for yet another job or admissions interview? Consider the possibility that your advice not to boast about their accomplishments may be failing them. In today’s world, they need to learn how to self-promote in interviews and networking.

Helping Your Kids Succeed, live interview with Coach Judy.
Single Parenting 101, WBZT-AM, West Palm Beach Florida.
June 3, 2004. www.judyromanoff.com

Bragging! by Sara Resitad-Long.
Glamour Magazine. April 2003.
Think being a show-off will only earn you groans at the office? Maybe so—if you walk around proclaiming what a genius you are. But bragging done right can do you a world of good in the workplace. This article offers four smart ways to boost yourself and brag (the right way, of course!).

Bragging Rights.
Family Circle. October 1, 2003.
Creating a “bragologue”—a short, enthusiastic, continually updated story showcasing strengths and accomplishments—is the key to success on job interviews or in networking situations according to Klaus, who shows readers how to create their own.

Drumroll, Please: It Is All About You, by Jennifer Gill.
Working Mother Magazine. September 2003.
Working Mother features Klaus who talks about why self-promotion is so vital for women and how they can put themselves in the spotlight without coming off as pompous and annoying.

“Bragging Rites,” by Sara Reistad-Long.
Time Out New York. August 7-14, 2003.
Are Peggy Klaus’ BRAG soirees enlightening New Yorkers—or dooming them to cocktail party hell? Even assertive New Yorkers have been learning more about the art of self-promotion in a successful series of BRAG parties. The article interviews Klaus and participants, as well as telling how the popular BRAG parties and workshops came to be.

Don’t Blow It: Trumpet Your Triumphs, by Olive Keogh.
London Sunday Times. July 13, 2003.
The Irish are known for their blarney, but even they find it difficult to brag. Keogh uses examples from Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, to argue that in today’s business environment, where rapid change can radically transform an organization overnight, you simply must let other know what you are accomplishing—in ways that ingratiate instead of grate, of course!

Bragging Rites, by Kristen Kauffman.
The Dallas Morning News. September 1, 2003.
With the job market tighter than ever, self-promotion is absolutely essential. Klaus’ popular “brag” parties and workshops—one of which was held in Dallas in partnership with Menttium—helps professionals overcome their bragging inhibitions without looking and sounding like a walking billboard. Kauffman interviews Klaus as well as several men and women who attended pre- and post- events about their bragging transformations in this Work-Life cover story.

BRAG! Review.
Publishers Weekly. April 21, 2003
Publishers Weekly describes Brag! The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It as full of real-life anecdotes—culled from Peggy Klaus’ 10 years of conducting training seminars—that show off the transformative effect successful bragging can have on a career (including the author's own), while deflating any fears readers may have of coming off as phony, arrogant or obnoxious. The review says that Klaus writes persuasively and with an authentic tone.