Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership, Professional, Videos on 26. Jan, 2010
Carmine Gallo is the author of ‘The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience.’
Category : Interpersonal
Eight Simple Conversation Techniques for Drawing People Out
Posted in Interpersonal on 08. Oct, 2009
Every gent wants to be able to engage gracefully with other people, but some conversations can be more challenging than others—particularly with strangers and those with whom you don’t have much in common. How can you draw these people out in order to have a pleasant conversation? How can you convey authentic interest without coming across as fake?
Is Your Playlist Undermining Your Effectiveness?
Posted in Interpersonal, Personal Growth, Professional on 28. Sep, 2009
Music has a powerful—and often underappreciated—effect on the human brain and our emotions. As a result, what we listen to can easily (and inadvertently) have a tremendous impact on our mental state and on the quality of our interactions throughout the day. So if it has a strong emotional component, what types of [...]
Simple Tips for Detecting Lies Through Body Language
Posted in Interpersonal on 27. Sep, 2009
No matter how smooth the liar, body language can often provide valuable clues that someone might be trying to pull a fast one on you. Howcast provides a simple overview of key signs that can tip you off to a lie through gestures, demeanor, and general body language.
Among the most important: eye contact, hand movement, [...]
How to Handle the Pessimist on Your Team
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership on 22. Sep, 2009
This past week the Harvard Business Blog shared an excellent article highlighting effective tips for mitigating the toxic (and sadly, often pervasive) influence of pessimists on a team. The article is worth reading in its entirety, so I won’t try to summarize the whole thing here.
As I know many of you know, pessimistic griping CAN [...]
The Art of Giving Praise
Posted in Interpersonal on 16. Sep, 2009
Four Practical Tips for Giving Praise
We all know that genuine praise can brighten the day of not only the recipient, but the praise-giver as well. But how can you ensure that your commendations are received in the spirit they’re intended? Steven DeMaio at The Harvard Business Blog offers four practical tips today in a post [...]
Is Volume Really Equated With Competence?
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership, Professional on 10. Sep, 2009
As we noted yesterday, the conventional wisdom of “less is more” in conversations certainly seems to work well for Ben Bernanke.
Here’s an opposing point of view from US News and World Report, which claimed today:
“Research shows that people who speak up more often in groups are viewed as more competent and more instrumental to a [...]
How to Communicate Like Ben Bernanke
Posted in Interpersonal, Leadership, Professional on 09. Sep, 2009
Leaders have a natural tendency to take charge, and during meetings this often means that they end up driving the conversation. In many cases this makes sense, especially when the intent is for send-receive (generally one way) communication. However, there are also many times when this isn’t the goal, and the conversation needs [...]
Embrace Awkwardness
Posted in Interpersonal on 09. Sep, 2009
Everyone has awkward moments. Yes, everyone. Even the suave and professional people we look up to. Naturally, we want to limit our awkwardness. Awkwardness is, well, awkward!
So the idea that awkwardness can be a good thing is counter-intuitive. But here is why it is true: making an effort to not be awkward cannot prevent you [...]
Preserve Trust by Avoiding “bcc:”
Posted in Interpersonal, Professional on 01. Sep, 2009
Avoid One Careless Mistake That Can Easily Undermine Trust.
How to Ask a (Near) Stranger for a Favor
Posted in Interpersonal, Professional on 01. Sep, 2009
Learn how to consider the recipient’s perspective when writing to ask a favor.
