by Trish Springsteen | Mar 6, 2012 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Women in Business
“…most employees in Australia and New Zealand will readily tell us that poor communication causes more organisational problems than any other single issue. Poor communication makes for low morale and poor results.” ~ Kris Cole “Supervision – Management in...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 25, 2011 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Women in Business
Last time, we looked at the types of relationships that we develop within a working community, and how our communication and expectations of that communication change.The working environment is built on relationships of varying degrees of intimacy, and a variety of...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 10, 2011 | Business, Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
“It’s not something I ever do” said Steve, confidentially; “I run my own business, I don’t need public speaking!”I had been talking to a group of business people about the importance of good public speaking skills. And Steve was one of the many who came up to...
by Trish Springsteen | May 2, 2011 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Over 2,500 years ago, a well known public speaker rose to his feet in the Greek Forum and said “One who forms a judgment on any point but cannot explain it, might as well never have thought at all on the subject.” (Pericles quoted in ‘Elements of Rhetoric’...
by Trish Springsteen | Feb 18, 2010 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
One of the most feared tasks in business today, is to give a presentation on behalf of your company. Added to the innate fear of public speaking is the added pressure of the knowledge that your organization will be judged by the standard of your presentation.And yet,...
