Category: Communication
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Sunday Zephyr – Confidence
How was your week? Every now and then we still get nervous about a particular session or group that we are going to present. I have some nervousness about next week as there are many unknowns. The video below takes away some of those fears and also reminds me of how important it…
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Leaders want to be good coaches
I was talking again, to another group this week, in Orange NSW about being an effective manager and a good coach. I found this article online when I got back that has some interesting stats on leaders and there desire to be effective coaches. Read the article at Harvard Business Review
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Sunday Zephyr – Time for more NO!
How has your week been. Mine was flat out and still going. Sometimes you just have to say NO! Here is a good slideshow on the power of NO and what to say NO to. Try it out. The Power of No: 12 Things to Say “No” To Today from JamesAltucher
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Body language no, no’s.
Here is a good slideshow on what not to do with your body language. The 15 Most Common Body Language Mistakes from Bernard Marr
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Manager, Coach??
I was delivering some management training last week in Wellington NZ and part of the program was on how to coach your staff. I realised that really to be a good manager you have to be a good coach. They go together. This article turned up on the Harvard Business Review and made me feel…
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Sunday Zephyr – Happy?
How was your week? Happy with life, work……? Maybe you need to read the fifty happiness quotes. Read the quotes here.
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Kindness
I often regret that I didn’t provide enough feedback to those participants who impressed me. That doesn’t happen often but you know the ones. The participants who try hard, help others and make your job easy. Go ahead – let them know. This video may help. Can’t see this video – click here
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Sunday Zephyr – Lying
I hope your Sunday is relaxing. I think that all trainers are exaggerators. Not liars as such but just prone to stretching the truth at times for effect. Try out the lie test below. Are your lies obvious? Can’t see the video – click here
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Voice training
A lot of trainers cover communication in their programs and when they get to voice there is a lack of good resources to use to make that section interesting. Here is a good video from TED on voice and at the end some exercises you can use with your participants. Can’t see the video…