‘Dan's Communication Blog’
“Position” Yourself Carefully When Talking to Men at Work
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
QUICK PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING TIP! You can do this starting today: When talking to men at work, remember to turn to the side before speaking. This will help open the lines of communication. Men prefer to talk while standing side-by-side, and simply turning our heads to face the other person. Women prefer talking face-to-face, or in other words, completely head-on. This is very different. If you talk to a man while facing him dead-on, it triggers something that has been hardwired in our brains to send an alert that says, “WARNING! AGGRESSION!” and the lines of communication close down. (more…)
Can You Spot the Fake Smile?
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Empathy is a crucial skill we must develop for boxless, or r-directed (right-brain directed) thinking. This is a great resource to test your skills. Give it a whirl, and let us know what you think!
Communication Skills Most Important Thing for Job Seekers
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Check This Out! A short and sweet poll showing professional communication skills as the most important thing for job seekers. Always remember–even if you don’t invest in your professional communication training, your competition does. http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5034414.html
NEW AUDIO PODCAST: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
NEW AUDIO PODCAST: Many of us are going through life seeing things from a perspective of lack, when actually we are in a constant state of abundance. The word enough is a word most of us don’t use enough, and all of us need to use more. Today Dan helps you gain perspective, and incorporate more abundant thinking every day simply by focusing on, and using this word. Click here to listen to today’s podcast.
What You Invest in Shows and What You Focus on Grows
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
NEW AUDIO PODCAST: Are you investing in your professional communication training? It shows. Are you investing in your family? It shows. Are you investing in your career? It shows. So many people we know are living lives filled with misery and suffering. What they don’t realize is, that they are investing in misery and suffering. It is a universal law that what you invest in shows, and what you focus on grows. In today’s podcast, Dan helps you see what you’re investing in, and not investing in, so you can cultivate what you really want in your life. Click here to listen to today’s motivational podcast.
The One Magic Power Phrase that Never Fails to Defuse Emotionally Charged or Difficult Customers
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
NEW AUDIO PODCAST: If you deal with emotionally charged or difficult people at work, you need power phrases to help you navigate through those difficult professional communication situations. Power phrases such as the one in today’s virtual on-site professional communication training podcast helps you immediately increase your communication power, deal with difficult people, and communicate with confidence, power and finesse. Click here to go to our podcast page and listen to today’s professional communication podcast.
People Act Differently in the Light
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
NEW AUDIO PODCAST: If you’re dealing with difficult people or difficult situations, remember that people act differently in the light. It is our job to be the light that casts out darkness. Whether you’re engaged in professional communication training, self-development, or learning to deal with energy vampires, you must remember the principle that light casts out darkness, and you must be that light. Today’s podcast helps you remember and work with this principle. CLICK HERE to listen to this podcast.
How to Answer the Phone Like a Pro in 5 Easy Steps
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Part of any professional communication training is learning how to answer the telephone professionally and courteously. When it comes right down to it, a professional phone greeting boils down to 5 simple steps, or P-H-O-N-E:
P-Use your POWER TONE (Center your voice, and get into character.)
H-Say HELLO (For example, “Good morning, thanks for calling….”)
O-Give the ORGANIZATION’S name (For example, “Power Diversity communication training and energy vampire slaying….”) (more…)
Wonder Twins Powers Activate! Form of…
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
NEW AUDIO PODCAST: You know how we tend to get it backwards most of the time? Well, one way we tend to get it backwards, especially in our personal relationships, is focusing on form rather than substance. We focus on the form love takes in our lives; the form abundance takes in our lives; the form God takes in our lives. The important thing is not the form, but the substance. Today, Dan’s inspirational thought for the day clarifies this idea. Click here to listen to this podcast in Dan’s Something to Think About series.
How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything
Friday, February 12th, 2010
NEW AUDIO PODCAST: It’s a basic when it comes to professional communication training or professional development of any kind: How you do anything IS how you do everything. If you’d like a better career, a better relationship, a better home, or a better car, you have to start by asking yourself, “What am I doing with what I have? Am I honoring what I have and making the most of it?” Remember, the universe has eyes, and the universe is self-organizing, and it is an impossibility that you will graduate from your current situation and upgrade to a better one if you’re not already making the most of what you have. Click here to go to our podcast page.
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