[Image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay] It happens—change, that is. Sometimes it’s intentional and we have advance notice and sometimes it seems to occur out of the blue and we have little to no time to prepare. Either way, we all know that change is inevitable, so I recommend we accept it and try to … Read More
[Image by Photo Mix of Pixabay] Some parts of our life, like toothbrushing, are routine. We may do it automatically or in a rote fashion because it’s a regular aspect of our life. We get accustomed to brushing our teeth at certain times of the day…I get it. But what about sounding too routine when … Read More
[photo by Dieter G. from Pixabay] I know this is a tough question but how do you sound? Too often we take this essential aspect of communication for granted when we really shouldn’t. Given that we’re often communicating virtually, many of us simply rely on the microphones built into our computer. Seems easy enough. The … Read More
[Image by 9883074 from Pixabay] In last week’s blog, titled The Art of Interrupting, I promised to offer guidance this week to those of us who are frequently being interrupted. If you read last week’s post, you know that sometimes it’s reasonable to interrupt a speaker and I suggested how to do this. Now let’s … Read More