by Maureen Steele | Jul 22, 2019 | Communication skills for leaders, Interpersonal Communication, Non-verbal Communication
How do you feel about silence in a conversation? Some of you reading this are thinking: “Great, more opportunities for me to talk!” Others are more likely thinking: “That doesn’t happen very often”. Then there are those who probably feel uncomfortable with any sort of...
by Maureen Steele | Jul 22, 2019 | Personal Mastery
Do you find yourself saying “Yes” when what you really mean is “No”? As a consequence, you end up being overloaded with tasks and projects, fuming silently that your “to do” list is too long and unwieldy while everyone around you is happy. After all you are doing more...
by Maureen Steele | Jul 22, 2019 | Communication For The Future, Mastering Workplace Challenges
A flash of inspiration seems to happen instantaneously but it is not quite as simple as that. Our brains work quite differently to achieve this moment compared to when we need to think analytically. What neuroscientists and researchers into creativity have uncovered...
by Maureen Steele | Apr 16, 2019 | Interpersonal Communication, Presentations And Public Speaking
When you can see your audience during a presentation, you can pay close attention to their non-verbal signals and gauge their reactions much more accurately than in a virtual presentation. In a teleconference call you know they are there but you cannot see their...
by Maureen Steele | Apr 16, 2019 | Presentations And Public Speaking
If you are a regular reader of our Training Box newsletters, you will need no convincing about how important it for the presenter to be sending out the right non-verbal signals in order to make a positive impression on the audience. Non-verbal signals of course are...
