by Maureen Steele | Jun 30, 2016 | Communication Essentials, Influencing Skills, Interpersonal Communication
Words not only express ideas and contain information but many also transmit emotion. Just try reading the words below, one line at a time and see how they make you feel. Happiness Healthy Success Celebration Misery ...
by Maureen Steele | Jun 30, 2016 | Influencing Skills, Interpersonal Communication
Metaphors and analogies are very powerful tools in communication. If you can encourage people not just to hear you but to see, feel and experience what it is you are talking about then your message will be stronger. This kind of enhancement also means that listeners...
by Maureen Steele | Jun 30, 2016 | Influencing Skills, Interpersonal Communication
When your goal is to be influential and get people on your side, choosing your words carefully is critical if you want to shape the way people respond to you. Careful repackaging of words and expressions that for some could have negative connotations is a skill that...
by support | Nov 8, 2014 | Interpersonal Communication, Skills For Personal Business Success, Training Box Occasional Blog
“The medium is the message.” Marshall McLuhan The contacts made in business networking will be useful in a number of ways such as growing your business, reaching new clients or in reinforcing your own professional reputation. However, like all marketing...
by support | Apr 30, 2014 | Interpersonal Communication
“Without mindful listening it is simply not possible to extract what is important from what is said and to make the kind of connections that are needed for innovation.” Cristina Bianchi / Maureen Steele writing in Coaching for Innovation What is mindful...
by Maureen Steele | Oct 24, 2013 | Interpersonal Communication, Written Communication Skills
Communication is commonly talked about in terms of a cycle. In any communication, the principal characters are known as the sender and the receiver: Ideas exist in the sender’s brain as electrochemical neuron systems, not words. Encoding is what happens when we...
