Posts Tagged ‘crosscultural communication’
How to Use Your Intuition To Be More Creative
You’re on deadline, and you’re behind. You’re sitting at your keyboard, tapping letters then hitting delete. Over and over. Only an hour left. Why can’t you just get the words out? You decide to take a walk before you confess to your boss you’ll be late. You’re imagining your promotion going down the drain. Then!…
Read MoreHow To Identify And Maintain Your Core Audience
Perhaps you’ve thought about writing a memoir or novel for some time, or maybe you already started. It’s both exciting and intimidating. A thousand ideas are running through your head about story lines and characters, anecdotes to include, and experiences to write about. Yet before you go any farther, there are some important things to…
Read MoreHow Effective Communication Skills Strengthen Your Personality And Self-Esteem
Think of all the things you do well. Are you a cook, an athlete, a math whiz, an author or speaker, a person who can repair anything, an architect or interior designer, a gardener? Why do you identify as that kind of person? Confidence? Now think about how you feel when you’re engaged in those…
Read MoreWondering, “Why Are Effective Communication Skills Crucial To Your Success?”
Here’s your answer…. You have an uncompromising work ethic. You possess extensive, diverse experience. Your skills unmatched. So why are effective communication skills crucial to your success? At any given moment, with or without intention or awareness, you are communicating. Even if no other human is in the vicinity and no pet is picking up…
Read MoreDo You Have Effective Communication Skills? Take This Quiz To Find Out!
Do you have effective communication skills? No one is perfect when it comes to communication, but just about everyone can do better and become more effective. It’s something we should strive toward because we communicate for better or worse every single day. Take this short quiz to identify your communication strengths and weaknesses. When communicating…
Read MoreThe 5 Effective Communication Skills You Need Most
I usually talk about the C’s of communication when I’m teaching or giving a presentation because they are foundational to building relationships and establishing good rapport. I find there to be 5 effective communication skills you need most, though many other communication skills are great to possess and use. One of the main difficulties in…
Read MoreWhy Effective Communication Skills Are Necessary For Happiness
We’re told from middle school onward that we need to possess excellent communication skills. Yet we seldom hear why effective communication skills are necessary. We end up thinking it’s all about getting a diploma, then a job. However, we use communication in everything we say and do, and that’s why we need them to be…
Read More5 Great Ideas For How To Boost Creativity In Writing
If your writing needs a boost, you need to think outside the box (or book). Here are some quick tips to show you how to boost creativity in writing even if your well is dry. Back up and then go in reverse. Would you keep driving your car if you realized you were going in…
Read More7 Strategies To Develop Effective Communication Skills
Learning how to develop effective communication skills is not as hard as it may seem. Below are 7 strategies I often use with clients to set them on the right track. To begin, most people think communicating is all about talking, speaking words. It’s not. Communication is the art of speaking AND listening. Many people…
Read MoreDiscovering Americans
Welcome to my blog, Ground One. Ground Zero : Function: noun; Date: 1946 ~ 1: the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs; 2: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change; 3: the very beginning . Ground One: Function: verb; Date: 2008 ~ 1: to create a new beginning…
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