4 conversation ‘fillers’ to banish
Here are four conversation “fillers” that all of us have used at one time or another. They simply have a way of escaping our lips—trouble is, they tend to be used in all the wrong places.
Category: Communication
6 keys to a professional social media bio
Struggling to write a compelling social media biography? With these tips you’ll be on your way to crafting the perfect one.
6 tips for winning arguments
Business psychiatrist Mark Goulston offers six ways to stop being defensive and start finding solutions in your conversations.
Engage an audience conversation-style
If you have to make a presentation, use conversation-style tactics to keep your audience engaged, suggests leadership expert George Bradt, who says he avoids lecture-style presentations as much as possible.
Play it smart by playing it dumb
You probably hear a lot of ignorant or incorrect ideas in the course of your workweek. Laughing at or arguing with people can hurt your relationship with them, so you may want to “play dumb” if you hear something ridiculous, says Geoffrey Tumlin, author of “Stop Talking, Start Communicating.”
Avoid these 4 words in emails
The following words can make you come across as insincere or dishonest. Remove them from your outbound messages pronto:
Is it ‘lay’ or ‘lie’?
The difference between “lay” and “lie” doesn’t come from who’s doing the action (people or dogs)—it comes from the action itself, writes The Morning Call commentator Bill White.
The space between: How applicants age themselves
Do you type two spaces after a period? If so, your résumé may be destined for the wastebasket. According to career counselor Marc Miller, adding that extra space is a résumé mistake that brands an applicant as “too old.”
A high-tech tool for editing yourself
If you’re struggling to proofread your writing well, consider using text-to-speech to pinpoint errors, recommends Lifehacker’s Dave Greenbaum.
Craft the perfect LinkedIn message
Just because you’re networking online doesn’t mean it’s OK to throw basic etiquette out the window. Learn to write LinkedIn messages that people will want to read with these tips.