Headquartered in San Jose, California, Cisco has operations spanning the Americas, EMEA, and the Asia-Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC) regions. And Peers and Players has professional actor/coaches in all those regions, so we were a perfect fit to roll out organization wide standards, with an understanding of unique cultural norms. Providing the delicate balance of practice and useful coaching on…
Role play is possibly one of the most controversial methods used in business training for one simple reason. Most people hate it! There are several reasons for this: People generally don’t like being singled out to do something in front of their peers that they have no training or inclination towards (understandable). Universally there are […]
Have you ever wondered how to gain greater impact when communicating to others? Try this role play exercise with a friend: Stand opposite each other, shake hands and say “hello”. Now try it again and this time do something different with your eye contact. In one instance, maintain eye contact with your partner while you […]
On average, 4 million Americans were quitting their jobs each month in 2022! Sure, things have picked up again since covid, but this trend is not limited to the United States alone. The pandemic, remote work and self-reflection led people to re-evaluate their priorities at work, and their life as a whole. The Microsoft Work […]
Extemporaneous, by definition, means “spoken without preparation; impromptu.” For many, the idea of having to deliver a speech or presentation without extensive preparation can be even more daunting than speaking when they have hours, or even days to prepare. You can’t always prepare the speech, practice and hone it, but you can practice the skills […]
“I was so nervous as I faced the audience that my right leg started trembling uncontrollable. When I shifted my weight to my left leg it shook even harder. I didn’t know what to do with my hands, eventually deciding to put them in my pockets because they shook so hard I looked like someone […]
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