by Trish Springsteen | Jun 23, 2011 | Business, Communication, Women in Business
“Hey, have you heard about John? (or Mary – put any name in here)- I don’t know how true it is but …”And so it starts: the informal communication process that exists wherever two or three people are gathered together, usually in the coffee room or around the...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 19, 2011 | Communication, Leadership, Personal Development, Women in Business
It was a networking breakfast at the crack of dawn. I had risen early, collected the other partner, and we had driven off across the city. The sun had barely crossed the horizon and the temperature was hovering around ‘officially winter’. And...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 15, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
Back in the 90’s this was a phrase going the rounds – ‘Talk to the Hand … coz the ears aren’t listening!”It was a rather rude way of saying ‘Shut up, stop talking to me because I am not going to listen to you!”Why did that pop into my head recently...
by Trish Springsteen | Jun 9, 2011 | Business, Communication, Women in Business
It’s breakfast table pondering time again … and this time we were pondering on the complexities of communication and how we manage despite mostly getting it wrong!Yesterday the husband was a trifle morose; his usual ebullience was missing and a dour...
by Trish Springsteen | May 18, 2011 | Communication, Public Speaking
“Great is the art of beginning; but greater the art is of ending!” – LongfellowLongfellow knew a thing or two about poetry, but his idea is equally as valid for our speeches as it was for his poetry.Setting out with an attention grabbing opening is almost essential;...
by Trish Springsteen | May 15, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
“And now I’d like to move onto the expected financial expenditure for the next three months. Balanced against the improved performance in sales, demonstrated state wide, and the percentage increase on returns on investment …..”Ah! Financial reports; don’t...
