by Trish Springsteen | Aug 31, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
This was a question I was asked recently, and my questioner had statistics that were said to prove that body language did not add any real or additional message to the words. “I do a great deal of my work on the telephone” she added triumphantly, “and you don’t...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 18, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Women in Business
There is an old saying: ”A journey of a thousand miles begins with that first step.”Well my journey began many years ago when I took my first step to conquer my fear of public speaking. It has been a journey fraught with many highs and some lows; and it is a journey...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 13, 2009 | Business, Communication, Public Speaking
I wonder why women are so reluctant to claim credit for their achievements. Is it because of nature or nurture? Whatever it is, it is a certain barrier between what we can do, and what we are perceived as being capable of.Yesterday was a pupil free day at my...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 11, 2009 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking, Women in Business
Can you relate to this statement or have you ever found that the best meetings are held in the car park following what should have been the meeting? Whenever the subject of meetings surfaces these seem to be very common reactions.I have a friend who is very vocal...
by Trish Springsteen | Aug 4, 2009 | Communication, Personal Development, Public Speaking
Today I met a fellow procrastinator. Another devoted follower of the maxim : Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow!For many years I was quite happy to be a procrastinator. That is until I became interested in public speaking and following that became...
by Trish Springsteen | Jul 19, 2009 | Communication, Public Speaking
Isn’t it amazing just how much information we can transmit … without saying a single word!I was reminded of this fact when having a cup of coffee in a shopping centre recently. Near to me was seated an excited five year old and her patient mother. The child was...
