5 Ways to Improve Office Communication
Good office communication is not an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp or military intelligence. In fact, I’ve learned some of my best communication habits from former bosses. And no, that’s not only because...
View ArticleFocusing the Message
I’ve been playing with a number of interesting techniques lately to develop powerful, focused messages. The Elevator Speech Most of us are now familiar with the “elevator pitch”, a 30 second summary of...
View ArticleHow Your Speech Habits Can Hold You Back
Are you familiar with “My Fair Lady,” the musical/movie based on the premise that if you can teach a guttersnipe to talk like a lady, she’ll get treated like one? As a kid, the romantic rags-to-riches,...
View ArticleMiscommunications: Listen to What You’re Saying
I’m having a discussion with someone, and they just don’t seem to get it. Everything is so clear in my mind, so obviously they’re not as smart as me – otherwise they’d know what I’m saying. There’s...
View Article5 Tips for Making Your Point
Following are 5 quick tips for making your point: (1) be direct, (2) be consistent, (3) reinforce the message, (4) help people remember the message, and (5) be done. Making your point can be achieved...
View ArticleSpill Chick? Beyond Spell Check: 10 Tips for Ensuring Error-free Copy
Most people have seen this floating around the internet: Eye halve a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea. Eye strike a key and type a...
View Article6 Keys to Clear Writing
We may, at long last, be on the way to a paperless office, and e-mails and tweets might have replaced office memos, but that doesn’t mean clear writing is a last century skill. In fact, it’s more...
View ArticleCommunication
Communicating well in the workplace can really help you shine. There are three main ways we communicate: verbally, written and…this is one people often forget…non verbally. Making sure you express...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Verbal Communication: Five Things to Consider
Fair or not, how professional you are to others is often a matter of perception and nothing affects others’ perception of you more than your verbal and written communication skills. This two-part...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Written Communication
Communicating well via written word is more important than ever, when teams are spread around the country or even world, and the majority of our work takes place through email or other forms of written...
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