3V Blog

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

On behalf of 3V Communications I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a fantastic New Year celebration to ring in 2011. All the best! Your Coach, Ric Phillips...

Top 7 Tips to Surviving the Work Christmas Party

‘Tis the season to be invited to Christmas (or ‘holiday’ or ‘festive season’, etc.) parties sponsored by your place of employment.  At first it sounds like a great idea:  take a day or half-day off...

The Possible Disadvantage of an MBA

As a Communication Coach I train people in soft skills, both for the office and for their personal life.  I can tell you that a lot of my clients are people who have developed their hard skills but...

“Squish” the middle vowel in some 3-syllable words

Take a look at these 3-syllable words: Business Chocolate Corporate If we read them as if English was a syllabic language, like Japanese for example, then we would read/pronounce them...

Study Body Language at Home (Course)

Hello, Are you interested in improving your knowledge of how to really read people and in turn how to act for maximum effectiveness in meetings, at parties or anywhere else?  If so, please click...

People Who are Jealous are Unhappy and Insecure

There is a debate among behavioural scientists about the origins of jealousy:  Is it inherited or do we develop it?  Psychologists E. Aronson and A. Pines believe it is the latter.  They developed an...

It Had To Be YOU!

Question: What is most people’s favorite topic? Answer:  Themselves!  Harvard Business School reports that “you” is one of the top five selling words. Your listeners’ ears will...

Speaking with Confidence (the 3V Way)

Many people ask me how they can communicate with more confidence when they speak.  They ask if it is a matter of vocabulary choice, of speaking louder, or dressing in a new suit.  Today I would like...