Tone Can Tank Your Communication and Career

We often hear the phrase “tone deaf” in political circles. By that, people mean someone is oblivious to what others are feeling, thinking, and...

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6 Things the Best Speakers and Presenters NEVER Do

Whether you’re talking football, engineering, or acting, you’ve seen the best and brightest make mistakes.  Fumbles, crashes, bloopers—the...

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How To Know If You Need To Increase Executive Presence?

(Forbes first published my article here.) Oddly enough in our small rural school, we had three of us in the seventh grade class with virtually the...

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Did You Miss These Most Popular Blogs of the Year?

Year’s end is a time of reflection for most people. My contribution to that reflection effort is re-running some of the most popular communication...

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Send Fewer Emails to Communicate With More People in Less Time

In a recent survey conducted by University of Northern Colorado’s (UNC) Social Research Lab and Booher Research, knowledge workers report they’re...

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How to Rescue Floundering Meetings—Even When NOT The Leader!

(Forbes originally published my article here) Chances are you’re attending meetings and more meetings this year: strategic meetings, planning...

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