Overall Goal
Since none of us want to waste time and money by not learning useful materials, consider this. If you study, apply and ask questions, you should make rapid progress and improvement in your...
View ArticleTo Assure Success
Since we are all different from each other, because we need one another it is imperative that we find a way to remain forever wrapped in our own skins but still able to accomplish great things...
View ArticleWho Do You Think You Are?
A question we must ask ourselves over and over again. The reason is simple: we are constantly changing and growing. What we used to think of ourselves is no longer appropriate in many areas. For...
View ArticleWords Are Powerful
We often hear folk say, "Talk is cheap." In many ways, that is correct. But, it tempts us to ignore the power of words. Take a look at this example found on YouTube and you'll get another impression...
View ArticleWho are you?
Tough question for many of us. "I am what I am," some say. "That's what I am and you'll have to take it or leave it." On the other hand, if our genes, life experiences and thoughts have a bearing on...
View ArticleKeep In Mind These Four
When you are previewing your day include some thought (and preparation) for the various contacts you expect or imagine coming your way. It is possible that the most important form of human...
View ArticleTeams and Groups
When we stop to think about it, a great deal is accomplished when folk get together and work toward a common goal. I'm certain we have that concept somewhere in our mind. It's important that each...
View ArticleHow Things Work
These are the steps of which to be aware when working within a group: orientation, conflict, emergence and reinforcement, and they are discussed in Communications: Principles for a Lifetime by Beebe,...
View ArticleWhat You'll Need To Know
One of the most feared things in life is to have to make a public address. It isn't that we're stupid, it is instead that we don't want to make a mistake in public and have others think of us as...
View ArticleTwo Important Items
These items are key, in many respects, to surviving a speech in front of an audience: 1) Knowing, and 2) A concern for the listener that approaches being a missionary. Knowing: you will realize that...
View ArticleIntroductions
We should consider introductions to be a major contributor to the success of most communication. That applies to interpersonal communication, small group communication and public speaking...
View ArticleConclusions
Oddly enough, many of the things that you would include in your introductions should be included in your conclusions. Both introductions and conclusions should be brief, compared to the body of the...
View ArticleNonverbal Communicaiton
Recently, I was reviewing some of the things published in 2008. This brief discussion of nonverbal communication fits our situation today just fine. In all honesty we should spend far more time...
View ArticleCheck It Out Before Using It
This is better late than never. Life isn't easy or simple. We have to think and work much of our time to avoid making even simple errors. Here are some tools to help us avoid pitfalls. This...
View ArticleStage Fright
It is generally agreed that we all prone stage fright. That it has an impact on us is clear. We have a tendency to rank it very high among life's concerns. Yet, without clearly coordinated efforts...
View ArticleTools You Should Use
Your boss has the job of keeping things in balance. That simply means that his/her job is to maintain or control the costs of doing business. You, as an employee, are one of the costs of doing...
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