You May Be Your Biggest Obstacle

June 2, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication Style, Communication Style|Goal-Setting, Communication Style|Job Success|Leadership, Credibilty, Job Success, Listening|Questions, Professionalism

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] Yes…you may be your biggest obstacle.  How is that possible, you may ask?  Consider that you’re a coach or a supervisor where your client or team member is either older than you or more experienced than you or possibly both!! You can’t change your age or level of experience, … Read More

Go for the Gold

May 26, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication patterns, Communication Style|Goal-Setting, Communication Style|Job Success|Leadership, Goal-Setting|Job Success|Leadership|Professionalism, Gratitude, Job Success|Leadership|Professionalism, Presentation Skills|Professionalism

[Image by Hamiltonlean of Pixabay] As public speakers, what do you think of when you hear Go for the Gold? Anything is possible…for starters. That’s because you’re right—it is! Especially when you factor in these variables including your Needs assessment Room set-up Confidence level Stage Presence Microphone options Volume Intonation Rate Non-verbal language (gestures, eye-connection) … Read More

How do you Rate?

February 23, 2025By Dale KleinCommunication Style|Goal-Setting, Communication Style|Special Occasions, Credibilty, Goal-Setting, Habits, Job Success

[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] We all rate ourselves; particularly speakers.  We may ask a friend, peer, colleague, or family member—“How did I do?” But is that really satisfactory?  What if the person says “You did great.” That response is somewhat general or vague and we may not learn much from that rating.  If we … Read More

In My Honest Opinion…

December 9, 2024By Dale KleinCommunication Style|Goal-Setting, Feedback

[Image by WOKANDAPIX of Pixabay] Imagine you’ve just delivered a presentation (keynote or seminar) to your client (prospect or team) and  you ask your peer (or boss) the following: “So what did you think?”  You get this reply: “Great.” One could say you received feedback but there’s another word for it which is anxious niceness. … Read More