“There is no certainty, only opportunity.” V for Vendetta (2005) Listen Active listening skills are a subtle but effective way to perform better in all areas of life, but especially on job interviews. Half of all communication is listening but few of us get any training on how to do it well. Fortunately, listening [...]
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Improve your communication
Blarney Stone Have you ever been to Ireland? One of the touristy things they try to get you to do is kiss the Blarney Stone. The Blarney Stone is a historical stone, or actually part of the Blarney Castle in Ireland, where it is believed that kissing the stone can grant you the gift [...]
Respond in Kind
He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. Lao Tzu Communication 101 We have been talking about communication. We now come to the “final” step in good communication. You have opened your mind, heart and senses to really observe the person speaking with you. You have helped them finish their [...]
Seek Clarity
Fully alert We have demonstrated that we can be fully engaged with another person. We are totally attentive to what is being said to us. We are checking out their body language, and paying attention to any messages we don’t mean to send. Fully engaged We have helped them get to the end of the [...]
Use Your Words
“He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.” Lao Tzu Start by “Sensing” the conversation In the last post we started talking about the art of listening actively and authentically. The first step is to become empathic and attentive. Turn off all distractions that you can, turn on your mind, [...]
Just Look
Distraction and Multitasking We live in a very distracted age. We multi-task without giving much thought to it. Until recently, if you asked any of my friends what I was doing at home in the evening, they would have said- sitting in front of her computer working on something for class or the blog, [...]
Martina G. McGowan
