Disagreements happen, and disagreeing with your co-workers can be tricky—especially when it comes to a decision that affects the entire workplace. Above all else, regardless of whose side of the argument makes the most sense, it is important to stay professional and respectful—even when you feel like you need to express your opinion. Here are…
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Keep Your Audience Awake for Your Speech!
Have you ever sat in an audience listening to a speaker who obviously knows their material and has the information to back it up, but for some reason, you just couldn’t pay attention? It happens all too often. Speakers bring excellent content to their presentations, but they forget one of the most important aspects that…
The Power of the Subject Line
Regardless of your role and rank within an organization, getting the attention of busy people can be challenging, especially via email. It’s important to utilize strategies to increase the likelihood that an email recipient will not only open your email but read your entire message. However, the only way to get a chance to have…
Don’t Sleep on Gathering and Sharing Customer Testimonials
Most consumers in America today have similar buying habits. Before you try out a new restaurant in town or buy that new raved-about product online, you typically look around to see what other people have to say—no one wants to waste money on something that doesn’t live up to the hype. So first, you ask…
The Dos and Don’ts of Networking
The ability to network is not necessarily an innate quality. It is simply the process of developing mutually gratifying relationships with like-minded people and businesses. It is a skill that can be learned, honed, and developed with practice. Networking is a marketing tool—crucial to the success of you and your business that can take a…
How (And Why) To Leave Your Job on Good Terms
At some point in your career, you’ll likely quit your job a time or two. Knowing how to leave your job on good terms will be important when these moments arise. Even though quitting happens all the time and it’s a necessary part of the process for career growth, it’s easy to ruffle some feathers…
Six Body Movements to Avoid When Engaging With Others
It is well understood that we communicate with much more than just our words. Our nonverbal communication, or body language, exhibits a large aspect of the message we send. This includes our facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, posture, and even our voice inflection. These are all critical for our message delivery and often says more…
Tips For Becoming a More Confident and Compelling Public Speaker
Whether we are talking in a team meeting, in a social setting, or in a presentation in front of an audience, we all must speak in public from time to time. The way we speak affects the way people think about us, so it is understandable that it often comes with nerves and anxiety. While…
10 Things You Can Do To Build a Meaningful and Productive Relationship With Your Co-Workers
Greet your co-workers daily. When given the opportunity, say hello to your colleagues. Small gestures like this can go a long way and plant the seeds for a friendship and respectful working relationship. Sometimes a simple smile is enough to brighten someone’s day. Making this effort won’t go unrecognized. Check-in with your team. Make it…
4 Ways to Be An Effective and Respected Leader in Your Workplace
Be an Effective Communicator For you to communicate ideas and concepts that are valuable to your team, you need to share them in an effective and easy-to-understand way—the success of your team relies on how well you, as a leader, can motivate and delegate with your words. What we say and the way we say…