by Teresa | COMMUNICATION |
Got a good idea that you need investors for, came up with a concept that will change the world, need volunteers to staff a summer camp or any other reason to give a quick pep talk? The Pitch. The “aggressive salesman” in the art of communication. You want...
by Teresa | COMMUNICATION |
In the previous post, I shared some of the fundamentals of how to put together a pitch. In this article, I will share four tips that can make your pitch exceptional. I have used all four of these myself when giving or creating a pitch for others, and I PROMISE you...
by Teresa | COMMUNICATION |
Giving a pitch naturally makes you vulnerable to mental and emotional lash back since you are sharing what is on your heart and about something you are passionate about. The first post in this blog series was about the fundamentals of giving a pitch, whereas the...
by Teresa | COMMUNICATION |
Good communication begins with listening. However, listening is not always as easy as it seems. Some might think that it should be easy because we are not talking, but there are a lot of things that go into attentive listening. Many don’t examine their listening...
by Teresa | COMMUNICATION |
Working on listening skills is difficult if we don’t know what to look for or what to work on. This article lists poor listening styles and how to avoid them. When people ask me how to become better communicators, I often tell them to begin by working on their...
by Teresa | COMMUNICATION |
Listening can be challenging. This is due to human nature, but also because of things we have the power to change. I began this blog series with a post that addresses the listening process of a good listener. There, I also wrote about the difference between mindless...