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…
If you are trying to truly communicate effectively, you need to really think about your audience. What are their thoughts? Their desires? Their goals? Their jargon? Their experiences? What do you think they want to get out of the interaction with you? While you can not predict or assume, you’ll need to put forth some…
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,…
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…
We may no longer be in the middle of online learning but plenty of opportunities still exist for Zoom class. Here are three tips to quickly prepare… college students, I’m looking at you! 🙂 Do you log on at the very last minute to decrease the chance of awkward greetings on Zoom? Do you dread…
While the fear of public speaking a real thing- letting that fear prevent our growth and success can’t happen. Learn about the first step in combating the fear of public speaking.
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…