I was inspired to investigate this question after reading “The Confidence Code” by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. What I was most curious about is how this may affect women negatively if proven true. Luckily, the opportunity to investigate this question was afforded me by way of a faculty research community at the college I have…
A client recently asked me to help her run through some interview strategies as she was preparing for a career shift. We discussed both her goals and concerns for this interview. We walked through common questions that she figured would be asked of her and then we carefully crafted her responses and rehearsed them. After a while she…
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…
How many opportunities have you missed due to ineffective communication skills? -An interview that did NOT land you the job? -That conversation with your boss that that left you doubting yourself? -The conflict you avoided because it was going to feel uncomfortable? – Did not speak up in that meeting because you were not 100%…
A difficult discussion was before me. I knew a colleague took action to intentionally decrease the integrity of our project. She denied it but welcomed a meeting to discuss this issue. My goal was to get her side of the story but also to communicate that I was on to her and this type of…
Apparently, our true feelings can literally leak out of our body. Harvard researchers Ambady and Rosenthal explore how feelings can travel through less controllable channels via the article, “Thin Slices of Expressive Behavior as Predictors of Interpersonal Consequence: A Meta-Analysis.”* “…people can choose their facial, vocal and bodily expressions. The lack of control of nonverbal behavior could…
While some of my students believe I am a complete communications nerd… I can not hide my passion for learning everything I can about the role of communication in our lives. This is why yesterday I attended a training on the topic of women and communication. I learned some interesting facts, which got me thinking….…
The tears suddenly welled up in my eyes at 11:20am today. Nothing that would cause such tears is going on around me, but I recall where I was exactly one year ago at this time. I was at the park with my children and their friends, while a fire was burning through the interior of our…
It had been a week that was presenting more challenges than usual. I could feel the stress mount, all the while, feeling like I just needed to find a few calm moments to center myself and keep things in perspective. However, I could not, for the life of me, find those moments for something that…
Always searching for a way to give women a spiritual boost, I partnered with Mayslake Ministries to launch their Moms Ministry just this past summer. Since early September, they have released one video, less than 10 minutes, every Monday, geared towards Christian women who can benefit from a little spiritual lift! I talk about topics…