by Trish Springsteen | Dec 18, 2011 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
A number of our world leaders seem to be in the grip of communication problems. Here in Australia our Prime Minister has delivered Christmas cheer (or gloom) to members of her government by a rearrangement of the cabinet. Her expressed...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 17, 2011 | Leadership, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
After a hard day of doing very little yesterday, I settled down to watch the news last night. It appears that the world is in a sorry state- an impending financial meltdown in Europe; an occupying sit-in on Wall Street, a Carbon Tax imposed against the wishes of...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 14, 2011 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Interesting Point – how do we persuade others to our point of view?When we need to persuade someone it indicates that they may be unwilling to believe us. There is a great deal of difference between ‘informing’ your audience on the history of climate change; and...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 8, 2011 | Communication, Public Speaking
In my previous blog I had outlined the strength of both Churchill and Lincoln’s speeches. They did not depend on ‘overblown rhetoric’ were my actual words, and I have been severely taken to task for them too! I have been accused of being ignorant of the...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 5, 2011 | Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking
I have just returned from listening to some remarkable speeches; and there was one speaker who left me with that feeling – “Wow! That was Good.” I am sure that all of you have been impressed by presentations you have heard at sometime or other, but have you ever...
by Trish Springsteen | Sep 1, 2011 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
It’s the *shudder* old myth again!! Pundits propounding in print about the unimportance of the ‘words’ we use to convey our message. And yet, here we are – together; me at my place and you at yours and all the gestures and body language in the world is not going...
