by Trish Springsteen | Sep 15, 2010 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
I read somewhere that words were the way we made sense of the world around us. And the fluency of our communication is the only difference between animals and humans.But then someone else posed the philosophical question “Do words create our reality or does our...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 12, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
Due to a slight problem I have been computer-less for the weekend. The weather and the arthritis were not conducive to gardening; and the library is still in such a state of flux that reading is somewhat guilt-ridden. I was therefore thrown on the mercies of the...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 11, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
A question we are frequently asked is how do I make my presentations stand out? How can I put the WOW into my presentations? Here are 5 techniques you can use to make your presentations shine.1. Have a great opening to catch the audience’s attention. Look at using...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 8, 2010 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
According to research in 2008* workplace stress was costing the Australian economy $14.81 billion a year. Stress related presenteeism and absenteeism was directly costing Australian employers $10.11 billion a year and 3.2 days per worker were being lost each year...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 5, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
Like Mehrabian before him, Allan Pease created a new concept on the mystery of how we communicate – and I feel, like Mehrabian, his ideas have sometimes been misinterpreted.In Body Language – How to Read Other’s Thoughts by their Gestures* he explains the various...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 3, 2010 | Communication, Personal Development
I am sure we have all had moments when we thought …”It seemed like a good idea …”. Perhaps a time when you decided to go ahead with a project or idea and then find yourself in the middle of chaos wondering just what happened. Or a time when someone suggested “lets do...
