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 work, mingle with friends and co-workers, eat free food and drink free booze.  What a great way to get into […]

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 not their soft skills.  Many of my clients are from accounting/finance, I.T., engineering, etc. Unfortunately I often […]

“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 “bus-i-ness”, “choc-o-late” and “cor-por-ate”, right? But that is not the way we say it, at least here in North America. The way the word is […]

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 picture below and see if this program fits your needs.  I am a fan of Kevin Hogan and subscribe to his […]

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 extensive 200-item sexual-jealousy questionnaire that was administered to several hundred subjects.  Aronson and Pines found that jealous persons reported more overall […]

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 perk up when they hear you say the word “you” or “your” in your presentations (this works in one-on-one conversations, too). In our workshops and coaching sessions, we […]

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 to give some advice on that subject to you my readers. First things first – understand that effective […]

Transfer Worker from China gets Speaking Award

Hello everyone, I would like to share an email I received today from Grace, one of my private coaching clients here in Toronto.  (I have her permission to share this.)  Before I do I just want to give you a little background on her.  She has been transferred here from Shanghai, China, and works for […]

Building Confidence, Building Success

In order to be a success in life you need confidence: that self-trust and self-assurance that guides you through your decisions. You can now remove the self-doubt and learn how to control negative thoughts that you have about yourself, and also deal with outside negativity. Nothing will ever hold you back again after you master […]