Carole Lewis Articles
How are your words shaping your world? The words we use impact not only those around us, but our own well-being and ability to deal with challenges. The current challenges we face in our daily lives can be spoken about in numerous ways. Describing them as a ‘battle’ a ‘war’ or a ‘disaster’ impacts how […]
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What is important to you – tasks or relationship? It can be so tempting to focus on the many ‘tasks’ we want to complete. Yet, the quality of our lives and careers are wholly linked to the quality of our relationships. So is our ability to complete the many tasks we have in our minds
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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 for those talents and abilities. And in order to get noticed, you need to communicate
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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 this: Is what I’m about to say necessary for the situation? Is what I’m about
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In this short video Carole explains how our communication is a lot more effective when our body language matches our spoken word. Carole invites you to try an experiment with her to illustrate her point.
Video – What is your Body Saying? Read More »
In this short video I explain, with examples, how the words we choose to use can impact our mind and our world.
Video – How Words Shape Our Mind and World Read More »
While it’s no surprise that preparation is important, what is often forgotten is that different types of conversations require different types of preparation.
Business Communication Skills Tip – Be Prepared Read More »
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 part of being a good communicator. So, how can we respond to a request
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How often do you consider your body posture when communicating? What difference does it make? Here’s a quick experiment. Stand up straight and strong, lengthen your spine, put your head up, spread your arms and say out loud: “I can’t do it, I’m not confident enough to do this? I don’t know what I’m doing”
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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 effectively Yet, often we miss the mark. Things we ask for don’t get done, or
