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Influencing skills: The surprising truth about what motivates us

April 11, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

By Daniel Pink: http://youtu.be/u6XAPnuFjJc I LOVE this video. I must’ve watched it half a dozen times now and don’t tire of it. Awesome animation that brings to life the subject of why money, beyond the minimum required, doesn ...

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Presentation skills: Have you got just one tip?

April 4, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

By Carolyn Crawford This issue of presenting comes up for almost everyone at some point or other. Even if you’re not involved in the corporate world where it’s a daily occurrence, there’s no avoiding it forever. So invariably I have friends at some poi ...

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Presentation skills: Measure twice, cut once – do your audience research

March 28, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

We should be 'Sherlockian' in our powers of audience observation.... By Carolyn Crawford I was recently introduced to the BBC’s Sherlock Holmes series.  It’s riveting.  Sherlock, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, has such vastly superior observational sk ...

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Presentation skills: TED commandments

March 21, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

For all you TED fans (Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference), and those yet to be converted, here are the instructions the TED organisers send their speakers to help them prepare. Great lessons for us all...... Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out ...

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Communications skills: Virtual teams

March 14, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

By Carolyn Crawford This is a summary of some key communications themes from the book “Virtual Teams That Work” Edited by Cristina Gibson and Susan Cohen (http://www.amazon.com/Virtual-Teams-That-Work-Effectiveness/dp/0787961620 ). It’s an extremely th ...

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Influencing and Presentation Confidence: Sports psychology for communicators

March 7, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

By Carolyn Crawford   I don’t think anyone falls into corporate training or coaching for a living unless they have at least a passing interest in psychology. My interest has journeyed over the years from a curiosity about the impact of our upbringing an ...

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Influencing skills: How to network with busy people

February 29, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

As far as I can see, absolutely nothing beats this 12 part blog from Personal Development author Steve Pavlina, on the topic of professional networking. It’s thorough, frank and packed with well articulated old and new ideas. You can read it in ...

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Facilitation skills: Conference calls

February 15, 2012
by Carolyn Crawford

By Carolyn Crawford According to a 2004 survey from Raindance Communications: 90% of people multitask while on conference calls; 70% do unrelated work emails, texts and instant messaging; and a bunch of folk are eating, muting to have side co ...

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