A guest blog post by Coen Tan Imagine this. After a very filling buffet dinner, you agree to head over to your friend’s place for a chat. There, your friend’s mum has just baked some fruit cakes and is enthusiastically bringing them to you. You [...]
If you don’t already know about the power of verbs, it’s good that you’re reading this - because verbs are very powerful. There is something about writing that makes us express ourselves more formally than we would do when speaking. For example, you might chat [...]
by Marianna Pascal Marianna conducts regular public workshops with STTS Training. Find out more at http://www.sttstraining.com/calendar.html I recently had an unpleasant encounter with a sales clerk at a shoe store. She was serving me while I tried to find the right size of a gorgeous [...]
Thanks to Andrew Bryant, CSP for this week’s guest blog post. Andrew is speaking at ASSAP 2014, the Asian Summit for Secretaries and Admin Professionals, in Singapore on 22 April 2014. For more details visit http://www.sttstraining.com/ASSAP/programme.html Self-leadership is, at its simplest, the ability to influence [...]
Are you a people person? It may surprise you, but there is only one answer: Yes you are! You need people skills in every aspect of your life, from personal or professional relationships and networking, to getting along with your in-laws during the holidays. [...]
