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5 Management Resolutions For 2012
What are your New Year’s resolutions? Despite the constant change of modern society, popular New Year’s resolutions are fairly consistent from year to year. Get fit. Lose weight. Stop smoking. Spend more time with family. Reduce stress. These resolutions are popular enough to be listed on the government’s holiday website. It’s remarkable that, notwithstanding the […]
5 Reasons Communication Skills Training Won’t Work For You
Does this headline surprise you? Why would VoicePro®, with decades of experience and hundreds of clients, set you up for failure? Actually, this approach is my way of getting clients (and you!) to expect something different from presentation coaching, a deeper kind of change. So many clients in VoicePro presentation workshops arrive expecting drills on […]
5 Communication Skills That Tell The Story
Wow. That’s all I can say. If you haven’t seen science reporter Robert Krulwich’s commencement address at the Berkeley Journalism School, you’ll want to get to theDiscover Magazine blog by Ed Yong to read it. I think it’s likely to show up in VoicePRO’s Persuasive PowerPoint, one of our presentation skills workshops, as an example […]
Facts vs. Assumptions: A Communication Skills Audio Clip
In this VoicePro® audio clip, Luanne talks a little about the challenge of fact vs. assumption, and the possible ramification of their misidentification. Have a listen and let us know what you think. Luanne Paynick is Director of Creative Design, and a professional development coach at VoicePro Inc.
Truth Lies and Good Communication Skills
Raise your right hand and solemnly swear… VoicePro, Communication Skills It seems like building a strong team would be easier if everyone had to take that pledge when they walked in the office door each morning. It seems like effectiveness would be higher. It seems like more work would get done more quickly. Yes, it […]
Executive Presence: Is It Too Late To Be A Born Leader?
I read an interesting article yesterday by a fellow author, Sally Williamson in Training Magazine. In researching her book The Hidden Factor: Executive Presence, she surveyed some 400 C-level executives. Her findings will ring true to you, I’m sure. 89% said executive presence is a factor in career success, and 78% said the lack of it […]
6 Communication Skills Strategies to Help Get You Over The Long Haul
I participated in an event not too long ago that I was, frankly, surprised to be involved in. I have been a fitness runner for a few years and last winter my sister-in-law, also a fitness runner, suggested we set a goal for ourselves in order to ratchet up our effort. The Goal…the Rite Aid […]
Women managers balance the yin and yang of good communication skills
Have you seen The White House Report Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being? It got a lot of media coverage during International Women’s Day in March and I found it to be fascinating reading. Here’s a fact from it that may change the world…or just your career: Women now hold 51% of […]
7 communication skills that will help you stop meeting hijacks
In a recent post on tips to make meetings more productive, one topic generated a lot of conversation here at VoicePro: how to manage disruptive people. One closed mind, one naysayer, one time hog can hijack your meeting – and your results. What can you do to rescue control and keep the process moving forward? […]
Worldwide – Executive Leadership development is a top priority
As the economy begins its recovery, we’ve seen some refocusing among VoicePro® clients on leadership development. According to research by Deloitte, the international consulting firm, the same trends are appearing on a global scale. Their research study with some 300 global executives shows leadership development coming up again and again. Let me share some key findings […]
