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How To Improve Your Relationships With Effective Communication Skills
Verywell - By Elizabeth Scott, MS
Conflict in a relationship is virtually inevitable. In itself, conflict isn’t a problem; how it’s handled, however, can bring people together or tear …
How to Tell if Someone Is Lying and 8 More Conversation Tips
The New York Times - By JOANNA NIKAS
The staring contest lasted 14 seconds before Amanda de Cadenet, best known for interviewing bold women with boldfaced names, broke the silence with “I can’t take it anymore!” She was delivering instruction
Why Speaking Centers At Universities Are So Important
theodysseyonline.com
1749 views 1749 views Coming into college, you were probably given the advice "make sure you find a good place to study early on." So what does where you …
Relationship Problems? Try Getting More Sleep
The New York Times - By TARA PARKER-POPE
It started as a simple conversation about a child’s birthday party. But it quickly escalated into a full-blown marital rift. She accused him of neglecting the family. He said she was yelling. “Whatever,”
7 Reasons Why Internal Communication Is Important for Success
staffbase.com - Published by Sina Kaye Lockley in Internal Communications, Internal Communication Tool, Internal Communication Channels, Crisis Management, Millennials, Importance of Internal Communications, Employee App
The importance of internal communication continues to rise as millennials enter management positions. Here are seven reasons why internal …
How You’ll Want to Respond to Bad Feedback (and How You Actually Should)
themuse.com - Richard Moy
Getting negative feedback is never fun. As you’re getting it, you usually want to crawl into a hole and never come out. And after you leave that room? …
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Supporting speakers in the areas of public, interpersonal, and group communication. On the web at speakingcenter.uncg.edu
Being Kind Makes You More Influential, Increases Productivity, and Builds Trust (According to Science)
Inc Magazine - Alison Davis
We live in a rough, rude times. From anger in the oval office, to road rage, to pundits shouting on TV, to companies where a toxic culture is not only condoned but promoted, it seems that meanness has
How to Work with a Bad Listener
Harvard Business Review - Rebecca Knight
It’s a challenge to work with people — peers, junior colleagues, or even bosses — who just don’t listen. Whether your colleagues interrupt you, ramble on, seem distracted, or are always waiting for their
Stress Leads to Bad Decisions. Here’s How to Avoid Them
Harvard Business Review - Ron Carucci
A senior sales executive I’ll call Daniela was frustrated. She’d been working on delegating more to her team. To her dismay, many were struggling to take on the levels of freedom she’d offered — even they’d
A Simple Way to Be More Assertive (Without Being Pushy)
Harvard Business Review - Andy Molinsky
In the workplace, we all run into conflict. Many of us would love to speak up and assert ourselves to correct it. And, in a perfect world, it would be easy. You could finally tell that colleague who keeps
Why Everyone Should See Themselves as a Leader
Harvard Business Review
Sue Ashford, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, breaks down her decades of research on leadership—who achieves it, and how a group grants it. She explains that the world
Stress doesn't have to be a killer — here's how to use it to your advantage
Business Insider - Noah Friedman, Nathaniel Lee and Lamar Salter
Brad Stulberg, coauthor of "Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success," explains how looking at stressful situations as challenges rather than threats
Let Your Favorite Podcast Hosts Fix Your Public Speaking Problems
Fast Company - Rich Bellis
Podcast hosts from NPR, WNYC Studios, and more explain why they let themselves say “like” and “um” as much as they want. You’re a grownup with a job, plenty of good ideas, and expertise. That’s why you
5 Ways to Defuse Conflict on Your Team
The Balance - By Dan McCarthy
Many people head in the opposite direction when they spot conflict in the workplace. But if you’re a manager that's a mistake. Conflict can be …
The single most powerful question to ask in an interview — and how top candidates answer
Business Insider - Justin Gray
· 'Practical hiring' is the technique of testing candidates' self-awareness. · After they present a product or presentation to you, ask them, "What would you do differently?" · Candidates that can answer
9 ways to ruin your relationship for good
Business Insider - Shana Lebowitz
Every romantic relationship goes through ups and downs. Even if you just had a massive fight about who stained the living-room couch with coffee (we know: It wasn't you), it's not the end of the world.
5 Ways to Make Yourself Look Polished to Everyone Around You
Inc Magazine - Brenda Della Casa
The world is full of dreamers. Look around you and you'll find there are plenty of people who spend a lot of time and money reading business and branding books or signing up to attend intensive retreats
People often stay in abusive relationships because of something called 'trauma bonding' — here are the signs it's happening
Business Insider - Lindsay Dodgson
• People often don't even realise they are in an abusive relationship.• It can be hard for others to understand why someone stays with an abusive partner.• It's often because of something called "trauma
7 ways to make difficult conversations easy
Ladders - Eric Barker
Don’t make statements. Ask questions. Someone is screaming in your face at the top of their lungs. Or ranting angrily and you can’t get a word in …
The Right Way to Respond to Negative Feedback (It'll Save Your Career)
Inc Magazine - Deborah Grayson Riegel
When it comes to giving and receiving negative feedback, most of us would rather have a root canal. In fact, many of us are so uncomfortable with negative feedback that we'd rather not even call it "negative
3 Things Leaders With Impressive Communication Skills Always Do
Inc Magazine - John Hall
Communication is an essential life skill for anyone and everyone. It's one of the earliest survival skills we learn as growing children. (How else would we have asked our parents for another cookie?) we
Why Every Great Presentation Begins With the End
Inc Magazine - Fia Fasbinder
A confident speaker steps onto the stage and gives the most persuasive speech you've ever heard. Credible, informative and engaging--the crowd loves it. Where did that come from? How did they pull it It
Having Work Friends Can Be Tricky, but It’s Worth It
Harvard Business Review - Emma Seppälä and Marissa King
How often have you had the following conversation at work? How are you?Good. You?Fine. It is a script we stick to even if we are dying inside. It’s hard to build real connections with your colleagues you
Frederick Douglass
An Introduction to Rhetorical Questions
thoughtco.com - Richard Nordquist
Is This a Rhetorical Question? A rhetorical question is a question (such as "How could I be so stupid?") that's asked merely for effect with no answer …
A marriage therapist says there are 4 good reasons to leave a relationship — and a really bad one
independent.co.uk - Shana Lebowitz
Breaking up is the worst -- not just because it makes you sad and regretful and all that but because deciding to part ways takes so much mental and …