Category: Blog

Miscommunication in the Workplace Survey Results

After reading a disturbing study by The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) that stated that 44% of respondents indicated that miscommunication has caused a delay or failure to complete projects....

How to start a meeting

Have you ever been halfway through a meeting and thought to yourself, "What is this meeting about and why am I here?" If so, you are not alone. Too many of us rush from meeting to meeting without...

Do you bore your audience to sleep when you are presenting

Presentation Skills Tip-Wake Up Your Audience

When you are presenting do you find that your audience becomes distracted or just tunes out? This may have NOTHING to do with your skills as a presenter. It's our brain's fault. The fact is we don't...

Tips to Be Great on Camera

Most likely you are conducting some or all of your business virtually. Being able to look and sound like a professional while speaking on camera is an important skill. In this guide you will learn my...

How to Answer Questions in a Meeting or Presentation -5 steps

Knowing how to answer questions asked in presentations or meetings will help you feel more confident and appear more credible. Here are the five steps to help you effectively manage that part of your...

How to Write Professional Emails that Get Read (and acted on)

It is frustrating to write an email and get no response, and yet it happens all the time. Let's be honest, my guess is your inbox has email which has not been opened and there are unread emails in mine...

How to Answer Questions in Meetings: Break the "That is a good question" Habit

How often have you heard or said "That's a good question."? Maybe you are even saying it now in response to my question. My guess is you hear or say it over and over again in meetings and presentations....

Virtual Presentation Skills: Are You Leaving the Wrong Image on Zoom?

If you are like many people in the world right now, you are most likely using some form of on-camera virtual communication. How would you rank your virtual presentation skills? Are you leaving the wrong...

Library Customer Service Tips: Signage

Library Customer Service Tips: Signage Is signage getting in the way of your service? There was a time I was a huge proponent of signage. Too often I watched as customers grew frustrated in an attempt...

Exceptional Customer Service: Small Actions Have Big Impact

When your work takes you to lots of hotels you get to experience many different levels of service. A great deal of the training I do around the world has me delivering training at hotels. This has taught...