Presentation Skills hack: Increase trustworthiness and likeability with your notes

My dear friend and early morning work-out partner hopped into my car with her speaking notes at 5:30am this morning. She had a presentation later that day and asked if I would provide feedback.  As she read through her notes, I was listening for any obvious areas of improvement. She was well prepared and had…

How to Receive Feedback…especially when you don’t agree with it!

Take the Guesswork out of Receiving Feedback- Four Simple Steps Listen. Resist the urge to jump in to add commentary. REALLY listen to the feedback. Omit Emotion. Pretend you are a third party who does not know either side of this conversation. Listen for content to fully understand the feedback. Seek Truth. From what was shared,…

How Communication Autopilot Curbs Your Success- 3 Steps to Turn it Off…today

Think of the last time you hopped into your car and headed out to a familiar destination.  Possibly it was the store, work, school, a friend’s place or a favorite restaurant. You may have begun driving, lost yourself in thought or got wrapped up in your favorite 90’s rap lyrics (I don’t blame you).  You arrived…

Closing the Confidence Gap: Three Steps to Communicate with Swagger

Research tells us that there is a gender gap when it comes to self-confidence.[i] Women generally have less confidence than men and this is so in all stages of life. Ugh… that sounds depressing, no? Well wait, it gets worse for us ladies, but then it gets better. Stay with me… Teaching communication in higher…