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 […]
Who is Albert Mehrabian? If you need to know one thing about human communication skills it’s this: Albert Mehrabian. So, who is Albert Mehrabian and why do you need to know about him? Briefly, he is an American Psychologist best known for his work on the relative importance of verbal and nonverbal communication. In 1967, […]
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 […]
The ability of communication skills clearly is the basis of successful team-work, and this is the key to making life easier, more pleasant and ultimately, more productive. whether in our personal or professional lives. One powerful way of learning to be effective in challenging conversations is role-play. By simulating conversations which are based on real-life […]
In these uncertain times, it’s easy for anxiety to take hold, leaving us feeling overwhelmed, anxious and sometimes even paralyzed. Our amygdala takes over and we can get stuck in a pattern of fight, flight or freeze. When fear sets in, we often breathe shallowly, or even forget to breathe, heightening our anxiety and stopping […]
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