Many speakers today seem more comfortable talking to their slides than to their audience. Have you ever seen a speaker literally read every word on the slide? Then continue to do that on all 87 slides in their deck…How did that make you – as...
According to a 2013 Desoto study, adults spend nearly 30 hours per week on social media platforms and have roughly 275 personal connections across their social media channels. Imagine being on social media for more hours than there are in a day. However, in contrast,...
Specific jobs typically require specific communication characteristics. For example, being an outgoing “people person” is great if you are in sales while a more calming, patient approach might help if you work in customer service. But all people – in all jobs – benefit from...
Data doesn’t communicate - people do. We’ve never been more able to assemble, analyze, compare and distribute data than we are today. We know more about how many, how much, where it came from and where it’s likely to go than we ever have. We share...
Why Hearing is Different from Listening According to an Ohio University study, the average adult spends about 70% of their waking hours communicating in one form or another. Of that time, 9% is spent writing, 16% reading, 30% speaking, and 45% listening. To reap the full...