by Trish Springsteen | Feb 25, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking
One of the major barriers to good communication is our ability to listen properly. There is a significant difference between hearing and listening, and they are often confused.Sitting outside in the early morning with our cup of coffee, we can often hear the morning...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 21, 2008 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place – George Bernard Shaw The most natural way to communicate your ideas and opinions is through speech, the spoken word. Unfortunately the result may not be what we anticipated ~ remember...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 19, 2008 | Business, Leadership
It has been 12 years since the task force on Leadership and Management Skills delivered its verdict in The Karpin Report. This Report was to lay out the changes through training required to prepare Australian Managers and Leaders for the year 2010.The result of the...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 15, 2008 | Communication, Training
Welcome to our new look ~ and we much appreciate the work done by Amanda Cockle from Designs in Digital for bringing us up to date. And while we are giving credit where credit is due, we would also like to thank David Wicks from dmwcreative at www.dmwcreative.com.au,...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 7, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking
There’s a very popular addition to the language around at the moment. It is used by a majority of speakers from TV and radio presenters, public speakers and possibly members of your family.It is unfortunately taking over all our conversations and threatening to...