by Trish Springsteen | May 2, 2011 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Over 2,500 years ago, a well known public speaker rose to his feet in the Greek Forum and said “One who forms a judgment on any point but cannot explain it, might as well never have thought at all on the subject.” (Pericles quoted in ‘Elements of Rhetoric’...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 26, 2011 | Communication, Public Speaking
Along with computer literacy, professional presentation skills are becoming a new survival skill in the workplace. “ – Ethel M. Cook And as with any survival tactic, we look towards technology to provide us with the equipment. Luckily we...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 21, 2011 | Communication, Public Speaking
We have recently returned from giving presentations in both Sydney and Melbourne, and a basic training expectation was brought back to our notice with a bang!When giving a presentation the star of the show should be the presenter, not the Computer soft ware! And...
by Trish Springsteen | Apr 1, 2011 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Public Speaking
If the letter U was uncomfortable, the Letter V is invariably vicious!! However, with a little bit of visionary application I think I may have something. We all know that times are tough, and it could be that the vicissitude of the days has made you a...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 6, 2011 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Public Speaking
… and the triumvirate of ‘L’s that lead to success are Letters, Leadership and Listening. A somewhat disparate lot!!Why Letters? So many job applications these days are submitted as ‘Forms’, which can be simple or complex depending on the company; so...
by Trish Springsteen | Mar 1, 2011 | Business, Communication, Job Interviews, Public Speaking
Job seeking can be an emotional time; if this is our first job we can approach it with excitement and enthusiasm. Our first job is often the demarcation between youth and maturity. However, if we have been a victim of economic uncertainty finding another...