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The Fire of Anger: Communication Skills to Douse the Flames
At VoicePRO® we hear a lot of stories about relationships gone awry – an occupational hazard, I guess. But this one may top them all. One person’s short temper (and a big ego) went a long way toward destroying a company’s reputation. You can read the full, messy story online, but here are the basics. A customer […]
5 Reasons Stories Are Better For Public Speaking
A common public speaking tip is to use humorous stories. Likewise, many of VoicePro®’s articles have stated that using funny personal stories far outweighs using jokes. Of course the question remains: Why not jokes!? To give insight into the benefit of storytelling, we offer you five reasons that stories are better than jokes when you give […]
The 5 Great Communication Skills of The Top 10%
Did you see the recent news article about the top 10% of workplace performers? It’s from a survey done by Bloomberg Business Week. Let me get right to the punch line: a full 90% of those surveyed thought they were among the top 10% of performers in their company. Funny. And not funny at all. […]
Ten Tips to Executive Presence
Businesses grow best when their leaders are growing right along with them. Leaders who communicate their ideas and present themselves in powerful ways realize the best results. The following “Ten Tips to Executive Presence” are based on the skills we teach our clients in our Executive Presence courses. We encourage you to put our tips into your […]
10 Powerful Communication Skills to Improve Meeting Productivity & Become a Meeting Ninja
What if you could take 5½ hours of every team member’s work week and make it more productive – including yours? It’s a topic VoicePro clients mention time and time again. No wonder. 5.6 hours is the amount of time the average worker spends in meetings, according to one research study. And most respondents say […]
8 VoicePRO® Skills at the Heart of Executive Leadership Development
Conflict Management We’ve all seen conflict in the workplace. Team members who snap at each other. The heated gossiping in the coffee room. The he-said/she-said accusations that erupt in your office. Maybe it’s been going on so long, you’ve simply written it off as an annoying but unavoidable fact of work life. Think again. There’s […]
