Positive Business Relationships
Think about the most successful business person you know. Place an image of them in your mind; speaking with a potential client, delegating a task to an employee, speaking to a partner in a board meeting. One thing should be clear about their demeanor; they [...]
It used to be that people only needed to sharpen their communication skills for phone conversations and face-to-face appearances. For many, these scenarios were bad enough, especially public speaking. Nowadays, even in small groups and one-to-one settings, effective communication is getting tougher. Times have changed. [...]
Pros and Cons The office grapevine has always reminded me of the game ‘Telephone’. Imagine you whisper something in someone’s ear, and they whisper it to another person and that person tells another person and so on. Imagine you start with, “On Saturday Sue gave Mark [...]
Phone etiquette for today’s busy world Have you ever been put on hold and then couldn’t remember who you called? Have you dialled someone and then had to stop and think about the reason you made the call? We are often so busy and wrapped [...]
What makes a movie bad? Many elements can affect the quality of a movie, but they all boil down to one thing: if the audience doesn’t believe enough to get carried along, it’s a bad film. What is the one thing that is guaranteed to [...]
