by Trish Springsteen | Mar 27, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Last blog I discussed what debating is and briefly outlined the format of a debate. I was asked to explain how debating can help your communication and public speaking skills.Oral Communication is vital in a debate. However, it is also important to add the visual...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Trish Springsteen | Mar 24, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
As a member of Gaythorne Toastmasters Club I was given the opportunity yesterday and today to share my love of debating and public speaking with Madonna King on the ABC radio. I was asked to share debating tips prior to the Health Care Debate between Mr Rudd and Mr...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Trish Springsteen | Mar 10, 2010 | Communication, Public Speaking
During a recent meeting the topic of customer service reared its head again. We had just returned from Sydney and were bemoaning the fact the customer service was no better in Sydney than it had been in Melbourne. Perhaps it’s just the coffee shops we go to or as it...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Trish Springsteen | Mar 7, 2010 | Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking
I had my feathers slightly ruffled over the weekend – I found myself passionately defending a point of view to a sceptical disbeliever only to be told“The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion!” Thomas Babington Macaulay, Essay on Athenian OratorsAs I...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Trish Springsteen | Feb 24, 2010 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking, Women in Business
From my perspective the underlying issue that never changes and links both leaders and managers is communication. Regardless of how you define a leader or how you define a manager the basic issue is how they communicate between each other, to superiors and to staff....				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Trish Springsteen | Feb 18, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
One of the most feared tasks in business today, is to give a presentation on behalf of your company. Added to the innate fear of public speaking is the added pressure of the knowledge that your organization will be judged by the standard of your presentation.And yet,...