Posts Tagged ‘communication skills’
Business Communication Skills: How to Sound Confident Over the Phone
Communicating over the phone comes with a host of questions that can cause uncertainty. Here we offer 4 Do’s and Don’ts for resolving those questions.
Read MorePRESENTATION SKILLS: How To Capture Your Audience's Attention
If you lose your audience’s attention when you speak to them, you’re wasting everyone’s time, including your own. Here are 6 ways to capture and sustain their attention from start to finish.
Read MoreCommunication Skills: How Do You Project Confident Presence To Executive Clients?
Meeting with executive clients can create anxiety that diminishes your presence and reduces their perception of you. Here’s how to turn that around.
Read MoreCOMMUNICATION SKILLS: How To Be a Good Listener
Sometimes we create an unintended impression before we even open our mouth. Here’s one of the most common causes of that, and what you can do about it.
Read MoreDoes Your Executive Team Model the Communication You Want Company-Wide?
Does your Executive Leadership Team model the communication you expect from the rest of the company? ELTs are their own microcosm, which can benefit from the “sibling intimacy” or fall into bad patterns of in-fighting and unfair play. Learn how to get the ELT communication you want.
Read MoreDo Your Professional Relationships "Orbit" Around Positives or Negatives?
Human beings in relationships tend to orbit around our counterpart’s patterns. We don’t get to choose what patterns they have, but we do get to choose what patterns we orbit around.
Read MoreBeyond Competition: Could We Be Evolving Toward More Collaborative Models?
Recently completing a TEDx Talk on authentic communication, Dean asks, “What next?” as he shares an interesting conversation pointing toward “collaborative models” for society, a deemphasis on competition, and what Bees, Ants, and Termites could teach us about working together.
Read MoreWork-Life Balance: Is Networking Always Working?
Does there have to be a divide between work and life? Can we network in our off-hours without turning it into work? Help us chew on these questions.
Read MoreNetworking Skills — How to Not Look Stupid
When we network, we want to come across as intelligent and informed. But we can’t know everything, so opportunities to look stupid can pop up at every turn. Here’s how to stay on top of those opportunities.
Read MoreHow to Ask for Help – 5 Tips
Making requests and asking for help can be a tremendous challenge, both intellectually and emotionally. Here are 5 tips to do it in a way that feels good and retains the strength of your reputation and your relationships.
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