by Trish Springsteen | Oct 18, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
…All shiny and new and wide awake!Isn’t language wonderful? Who hasn’t sat and listened as a consummate storyteller wove mental pictures for us with wonderful words?Have you ever wondered why language evolved the way it did – after all we are told that “a...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 16, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
Yesterday Trischel conducted a Presentation Skills Workshop where we had a lively discussion about the effectiveness of business communication. We considered that since we have been ‘communicating’ since we were babies we should know what we are doing. Alas – some of...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 13, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
One of the things I really like about travelling is the plane travel. It is a great opportunity to catch up with all those movies you haven’t had the time to see in the normal hectic day to day life. Especially when you can choose from 20 or more movies! For the last...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 11, 2009 | Business, Communication
I was recently asked a very interesting question – “How many different types of communication are there?”I opened my mouth to answer, but paused and engaged the brain first; because really, what is not communication? When you stop and think about it, just about...
by Trish Springsteen | Oct 8, 2009 | Business, Communication, Personal Development
I am in the process of preparing a short presentation on ‘Assertive Communication’ and as per my normal practice I take my ideas and talk them through at the breakfast table with the husband.I think I may have mentioned before that we are fond of some intellectual...
