Posts Tagged ‘Communication skills’
Newer Entries »Laughing at Adversity and the Icelandic Volcano
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
As you’ll know from my previous blog post, I’ve been stranded in CA for an additional week thanks to the Icelandic volcano eruption. At the time of writing this, I’m still in CA.
Tags: coaching, collaboration at work, Communication skills, decision making, experiencing resistance, Inspired Entrepreneur, motivation in business, Nick Williams
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Communicate Confidence
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Confidence, as we all know, is an inside job. What about those times when we have to communicate – perhaps a presentation, speech, or difficult conversation – and we don’t feel confident? How can we acquire confidence, and project confidence when we communicate?
Tags: Communication skills, Confidence, Leadership Skills, Presentation skills, Presenting Tips, public speaking, Tips for presenting
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Communication Skills Tip #5: Losing Control of the Group
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Trainers, facilitators and presenters frequently worry about ‘losing control of the group’. This assumes that they were ever in control of the group in the first place! Groups have their own dynamics and our role, as the ‘person in charge’, is to work with those dynamics and influence the group for results.
Tags: Communication skills, facilitation, group dynamics, Presentation skills, Presentation Tips, Presenting a workshop, Tips for Coaches, Tips for presenting, trainer, training
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Comms Tip #4: Breathe Correctly
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Breathing correctly is the easiest way to dramatically improve your speaking ability and your enjoyment of speaking. Getting this right will help you appear more confident, communicate more effectively, and feel calm and controlled as you do it. The key here is to breathe deeply in your belly. Here are two great exercises.
Tags: breathing exercises, Communication skills, leadership, Preparing a great presentation, Presentation skills, Presentation Tips, public speaking, self improvement, Tips for presenting
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Communication Skills Tip # 3: What I Meant to Say Was…
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Consider this statement: “the meaning of the communication is the response you get”
What does this mean? It means that regardless of what I meant to say, the only useful information is what you heard. When we take responsibility for our own communication, we become more flexible in generating new ways to communicate. Notice the responses that you get when you communicate. This feedback will provide you with lots of information about any gaps between what you meant to say and what the other person or people actually heard. You can use this valuable feedback to make corrections in your performance and get more of what you want.
Tags: Business and communication coaching, Business communication, communicating clearly, Communication skills, linguistics, misunderstandings, neuro linguistic programming, NLP, NLP presuppositions
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Comms Skills #2: What NOT to do when you’re presenting!
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Usually, when I write these tips, I’m in favour of advising what to do, rather than what not to do. However, on occasion, I spot a spectacular example of what not to do that perfectly illustrates why it’s not a good idea to do it. And so – ta da – today’s tip is…don’t write your speech notes on your hand. Please. Just don’t. It doesn’t make you look smart.
Tags: Communication skills, leadership, Leadership Skills, motivation in business, Preparing a great presentation, Presentation skills, Presentation Tips, Presenting a workshop, presenting mistakes, Sarah Palin's Tea Party Interview, self improvement
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Communication Skills Tip #1: Meet the Needs of Your Audience
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Have you ever been to a presentation that was disappointing? In what way did it disappoint you?
Most of us, when we think about presentations, put performance pressure on ourselves. Actually, giving the right talk for the audience is more important.
Tags: Communication skills, Preparing a great presentation, Presentation skills, Presentation structure, Presentation Tips, Presenting a workshop, Tips for Coaches, Tips for presenting
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Kate Warren is the founder of Brightlife. She is a leader in the field of personal and professional development, and is a sought-after speaker, teacher, and coach. Kate is passionate about helping people to unlock their personal and professional potential. She is an NLP Master Practitioner, a Certified NLP Coach, a Master of Group Leadership Dynamics, and the U.K.'s first certified WealthyMind™ trainer. In 2008 her business success was recognised when she was invited to join ‘Courvoisier the Future 500’, an elite group of the 500 rising stars of British business.
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