8 things successful people don’t say
To become more successful, start thinking and speaking like a successful person, says Sujan Patel of employee scheduling software platform When I Work.
Category: Communication
Tailor message to 4 modes of thinking
When you’re communicating with your colleagues, managers or clients, it’s important to keep these four modes—conceptual, analytical, social and structural—in mind and tailor your message to reach each one of them.
How to ensure people really hear you
Hone your communication skills whenever you can. Start with these seven tips from Dave Pottruck, chairman of HighTower Advisors and CorpU.
Learn to argue productively
To prove that arguing can be positive if done in the right context, blog creator Shane Parrish shares some advice from Jonathan Herring, author of How to Argue.
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.
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: