by Trish Springsteen | Feb 1, 2010 | Business, Communication
It is always great to catch up with friends, and during our time in Melbourne we met up again with Brenda Thomson, CEO of Networking World. After a frantic Saturday afternoon of meeting people; greeting people and of course, talking to people at her “Smart 90 Day...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 28, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
We are all familiar with setting goals; about knowing where we want to go and working out how to get there. People, we are told repeatedly, who fail to plan are simply planning to fail.Well, the same thing goes with our presentations. It is surprising how many people...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 24, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
Towards the end of last year I spent some time working with the staff of a national organisation enhancing their personal communication skills. During the breaks we, (as usual) chatted about this and that; and eventually (as usual) the conversation came around to...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 21, 2010 | Business, Communication
You know, you meet the most amazing people in the strangest of places. I was out shopping the other day, when I took advantage of a strategically placed couch to take the weight off my feet.Sitting just across from me was a lady who would have been a perfect advert...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 17, 2010 | Business, Communication
Being, as we are, known for training business people in communication skills, we are often called aside at functions to give advice on communication problems.I sometimes feel like a doctor at a party; “I get this pain after meals, Doc, just here – what do you think it...
by Trish Springsteen | Jan 7, 2010 | Business, Personal Development
Have you met your ‘Lugubrious Lucy’ yet? You know; the one that is sure it is never going to work? Well you will!!I bumped into my ‘Lugubrious Lucy’ in the shopping centre just the other day. I hadn’t seen her for months and of course we had to stop for coffee and...
