NLP Certification – From Home

Hello, Recently I have had a couple people email and ask me about NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) certification. If you google NLP and then your city name, you will get a much more targeted search. Do you want to study live in a group or at home? What is your budget? For at-home study, here is […]

Communicating Confidently in Business – Workshop

3V Communications Presents An effective communication skills full-day interactive workshop: Communicating Confidently in Business Learn to Communicate with Charisma and Confidence to build your Career Success! November 8th, 2008 – Downtown Toronto Hotel • Are you unsure if you are being heard and respected at work? • Do you feel a little insecure or shy […]

Waiter or Slave?

As I was flipping through the channels this morning, sipping my coffee, I came across the Rachael Ray show. On it were a couple of ladies who authored a book about the experiences of waiters and how to get good service. I watched for a couple of minutes, enough for them to expose their top […]

What Workshop Topic Most Interests You?

Hello everyone! I hope you are keeping well and are not feeling any sort of ‘Monday blues’. I think I am fortunate as an entrepreneur and consultant in that I never feel any particular strain on Mondays. To me, Monday is just as good as Friday! (Are some of you hating me now? Sorry, I […]

Blogs & Newsletters – How Often is Enough?

I am unsure why some companies and organizations send me an email or newsletter almost everyday, and even up to several times a day. I really can’t understand their thinking on this. It really bothers me, and usually leads me to unsubscribe. Is my case so different from yours? Probably not. We are all busy, […]

People Management Ebook

FYI here is the link to a 99-page ebook “People Management: How to get people to perform” on sale now for only $11.00! http://www.lulu.com/content/2165412 Follow the link to preview the book/purchase it. Thank you.

How Are Your People-Management Skills?

How would your employees rate your people-management skills? Here is an interesting find from a recent Hackett Group survey of 200 global organizations (source: HR Professional, Aug/Sept. 2008) when asked to discuss talent management practices: More that 75% of participants rated people-management skills as very important. I bet that you are not surprised. Me either. […]

One Day Communication Workshop

If you are in the Toronto area, there is a communication workshop coming up soon that you may want to go to. BRASI is sponsoring a one-day workshop and I will be doing the training. For more information please follow this link to the BRASI website. IF interested, register through BRASI. (Aftab Khan is the […]

Assist Your Listener

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a great summer and not working too hard. Today I would like to remind you of something I am often repeating in training – assist your listener. Sometimes we can get caught up in our own speaking that we neglect the listener. We may be speaking too […]

Simplify Your English ok?

Today’s mini-lesson is simple. Be simpler. Is simple a bad thing? No. (See? A simple answer!) As a communication and career coach I have seen resumes and cover letters that are too ‘wordy’ and absolutely unclear. This little advice is not just for resumes and CVs, it is also for presentations, speeches, meetings, etc. or […]