3V Founder, President Ranked 13 in World of Communication Professionals

Global Gurus ranked 3V Communications founder Ric Phillips the #13 Communication Professional in the world for 2022! Strict criteria for selection include being a published author, sharing original thought leadership pieces, and the public vote.  Thank you to all mentors, readers, clients and supporters!  

Do You Need to Study English Idioms & Expressions?

There is formal language and then there is informal, casual language. For the school classrooms you need formal, i.e., ‘academic’ language.  For the lunch room and with your friends you need informal/casual language skills. At work, especially if it involves an office, boardroom and the like, you need formal i.e., ‘business’ language skills.  Each job […]

How an Online Posting Can Cost You Your Job

When a clothing retailer that employed a man who posted negative comments about the death of Amanda Todd found out about his online activities, it didn’t hesitate to take action. The man was fired from his job at a London, Ont., outlet of Mr. Big and Tall, with the company CEO saying the firm was taking the […]

People Have Difficulty With Public Speaking

As someone in the business of Communication Coaching, I salute those that are striving to improve their public speaking, pitching and presentation skills. It’s not always an easy thing to do, especially if one was born introverted, with a learning challenge of some kind, is not a native speaker of the working language or simply […]

Women in the Media (The Agenda Clip)

This is really interesting to me.  I realize men and women often have a different way of processing information and relaying it. Here is a great anecdote on the subject. What do you think? {“preview_thumbnail”:”/sites/default/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/oj3cXK93dC0.jpg?itok=7TvImBLI”,”video_url”:”https://youtu.be/oj3cXK93dC0″,”settings”:{“responsive”:1,”width”:”854″,”height”:”480″,”autoplay”:1},”settings_summary”:[“Embedded Video (Responsive, autoplaying).”]}

Top 7 Tips for 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 spirit […]

When Are Bullet Points Actually a Good Choice?

  I got this from a LinkedIn group called “Beyond Bullet Points”    which is all about effective presentation skills.        Thought I’d share this with you, even though it’s not my work.  I like it!    When are bullet points a good choice? from Susan Schleef

Body Language Analysis of Lance Armstrong

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As most of you know, Lance Armstrong is all over the news these days, admitting that he doped during the Tour de France bike races.  It is refreshing to hear him admit his guilt, since we are used to him adamantly denying any doping or wrongdoing, and suing those who dare to say otherwise. In […]

Why Teaching Idioms is Important in Business English

Like many of you I have a profile on the networking site LinkedIn. (You can find me at http://www.linkedin.com/in/communicationcoach)  One of the benefits of LinkedIn is becoming a member of a group related to our fields or interests.  I subscribe to a number of groups, and sometimes feel compelled to add my two cents to the discussions, although not […]