[Image by CrafCraf of Pixabay] Who doesn’t send email? In business, email is used to ask questions, answer questions, follow-up, initiate a topic, plan a meeting, remind someone of a task…and more. The tough part is knowing if your email reached its desired recipient, if it was the correct medium and most importantly if it … Read More
[Image by Tobias Dahlberg of Pixabay] We’re all somewhat familiar with the fear of public speaking. Some of us have a rather mild case of stage fright jitters while others have significant anxiety when it comes to speaking to individuals or a group of people. Either way it’s a topic that most of my clients … Read More
[Image by PDPics of Pixabay] Recently, one of my clients who is from South Korea was preparing to send a video as part of the request received from the interviewers. We worked fastidiously on foreign accent reduction, non-verbal language, and a variety of suprasegmental features. In case you’re unfamiliar with the term suprasegmental, it refers … Read More
[Image by eslfuntaiwan of Pixabay] While assisting my client get ready for his upcoming interview, we discussed his response style. Of course, there are many options, however I lean towards one in particular. Here’s what I mean. Let’s say the interviewer says, “What inspired you to pursue our company?” When answering this or any question, I … Read More
[Image by Scottslm of Pixabay] We recognize today as Memorial Day. The National Moment of Remembrance is an annual event that asks Americans wherever they are at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, to pause for a duration of 1 minute to remember those who have died in military service to the United States. … Read More
[Image by stux 7289 of Pixabay] When we hear a speaker, the likelihood that we’ll be moved is significantly higher if the speaker strives to get ’em involved. Craig Valentine said “Most people remember 10% of what they hear, 60% of what they see and 90% of what they do. Get them involved!” If you’re … Read More
[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Probably we’re all guilty of falling into the trap of excessive thinking. Some people refer to this as analysis paralysis and we’ve all fallen victim to this behavior…at least once. The definition of this term is that when we think of too many options or solutions to a situation, … Read More
[Image from Public Domain Pictures of Pixabay] In the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow…”The human voice is the organ of the soul.” But what does that actually mean to you? To me, it means that how we say something is more important than the words we actually say. As a Corporate Communication Specialist and the … Read More
[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Communication is something we do every single day. In fact, it’s almost impossible to not communicate. What we may not realize however is that communication can go in separate directions. According to a Haiilo article from February 2022, here are the four types of business communication. They are: Internal … Read More
As you can see, there so many different ways to say “hello.” Foreign accent reduction is a possible answer for you (or someone you know) if: You’re fluent in English. You’re extremely motivated to reduce your foreign accent. Others seem easily confused when listening to you. You find yourself uncertain of how to express yourself … Read More