Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Communication Skills”
Listening is not natural, and it’s not automatic. Oh sure, hearing is natural, for most people. That’s nothing more than sound waves hitting your eardrums. But listening has to be learned, as one little girl discovered after finishing her first week of school. “I’m just wasting my time,” she said to her mother. “I can’t read; I can’t write – …
It’s a new world out there. Discussion and debate are on the downswing and cancel culture is on the upswing. And the emotions and tactics are quite different. Discussion and debate bring excitement, energy, and engagement. Cancel culture brings fear and silence. Right now you’re probably being exposed to a bit of both, no matter where you work, play, live, …
Do you ever feel like you’re doing more than your fair share? Or do you ever feel like some people are taking advantage of you? Or that they see you as a pushover? Probably yes. Because the fact is some people will try to take advantage of you. And some of them may have been effective in doing so at …
Difficult people are everywhere. They’re the ones who cut you off in traffic or buy up all the paper products in the store during the pandemic so no one else can have any. Or they’re the ones at home or on the job who zero in on your weaknesses, giving you too many critical looks or stinging comments. These difficult …
