by Trish Springsteen | Jul 25, 2008 | Business, Personal Development
I am sitting down to write this after finishing my morning rituals! I don’t know about you but I have a set of rituals which are necessary for me to face the day.I have to get out of bed and do the stretching exercises – can’t move without them. Then it’s the morning...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 21, 2008 | Business, Communication
With apologies to all those working in advertising out there! Over the weekend I was involved in a discussion about ‘who were the best communicators?’ We ruled out doctors and lawyers, as we decided that laymen should have at least a fighting chance at understanding...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 17, 2008 | Business, Communication
I don’t know about you, but in my previous occupation most meetings were held on a Friday. And it depended on who was in the chair whether it was a social or a planning occasion. Mostly it was the former.There are a number of maxims which sum up the normal business...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 15, 2008 | Communication
Are you argumentative? No? I bet you are. Whenever we try to convince someone of the rightness of our point of view we are conducting an argument. Every advert is an argument! Each editorial is an argument. In business we have to decide whether conclusion and...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 13, 2008 | Communication, Public Speaking
And words are all we have … to communicate with! There is a myth which surrounds communication, that words mean the same thing to our listeners as they do to us. I was reminded of this fact when I was conducting a training session recently. We were discussing the...