by Trish Springsteen | Aug 29, 2008 | Business, Communication
Some people wonder why they need communication training when they have talking since they were knee high to a grasshopper. But communication is more than words; and even though we may not be conscious of the non-verbal aspects of our communication, what we do has just...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 27, 2008 | Personal Development, Public Speaking
Often when we engage in public speaking we are engaging in a selling exercise. It could be that we want to sell our product, our ideas, our opinions or even ourselves in interviews – but whatever it is, we must engage our audience on two levels.First we need to give...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 25, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking
I was sitting around one day, gazing at the computer screen and wondering what life was all about.Work was slow, and life seemed rather tedious – then I read one of those new-age books that said “light this candle, chant these words and your life will change!” So I...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 17, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking, Training
When I was engaged in training in for a Government Department, we had to devise a new training course to reflect new legislation. The Act had been passed, the implications had been studied, and the critical teaching points had been extracted. It was now time to decide...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 14, 2008 | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
The old saying is that nothing is as certain as death and taxes … but I am adding one more certainty – we are all going to make mistakes.Being in business means that we have to be decisive; we must make decisions and having to make decisions inevitably leads to...
