Business Communications Skills Tip – Words Have Power
How are your words shaping your world? The words we use impact not only those around us, but our own well-being andability to deal with challenges. The current challenges we face in our daily lives can be spoken about in…
Want to Stand Out In Virtual Meetings? 5 Communication Habits That Will Help You Succeed
In today’s climate of frequent virtual meetings it’s as important to be able to communicate well online as it is in person. After all, succeeding in your career is about more than just talents and abilities, it’s about getting noticed…
W.A.I.T. – Why Am I Talking?
W.A.I.T… Why – Am – I – Talking? I love this acronym! It reminds me to consider what I’m saying and whether its the right thing to say in the moment. These are some of the questions that sit with…
Walking Coaching – Executive Coaching With A Twist
Walking Coaching Tired of virtual meetings? Here’s something different. There is nothing like a good walk to help clear your mind, boost your energy, and help you consider best options for moving forward. I was working on a project some…
Responding to Requests
Responding to Requests. How often do you get asked to do something? If you are like most, it would be at least once a day, but likely numerous times throughout the day. This makes responding to requests effectively an important…
Making Requests
How many requests of others do you make in a day? How many in a week? How many in a year? We can’t function in life alone. Making requests are a a vital part of communicating and working with others…
Motorbikes and Metaphors and Analogy in coaching
You may be wondering how motorbikes connect to coaching. In many ways, they don’t connect. But, I want to share the story of how one of my clients used something he was familiar with to explore something more complex –…
Building Trust and Connection – In A Virtual Environment
I’ve been providing virtual coaching and training for the past 14 years and while the technology has changed in that time (now we have video and I have to look presentable) and some things require more attention, many of the techniques…
Business Communications Skills – Tip – Practice makes perfect
Becoming a better communicator is entirely possible. But just wanting to be better doesn’t make it happen. Like learning to play an instrument, or any other skill, it takes effort and practice. The good news is, practice leads to improvement…
Are We Stuck With Our Bad Communications Habits Forever?
Communicating well, like any other skill, is something that we can learn to do. And something that we can get better at with practice. I’ve often come across a misguided belief that we are either born good communicators or bad…