by Rob Jackson | Jul 20, 2015 | Blog, Effective Communication
No matter how often you present, the act of presentation can be unnerving, but you can use various presentation skills exercises to calm your nerves. Few of us are natural, eloquent speakers, but each of us can practice enough to reach that plateau. Establishing your...
by Rob Jackson | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog, Effective Communication
Plan Your PowerPoint Presentation To enhance your presentation skills PowerPoint tips are the key, but you must first plan your presentation before you begin to create it. Keep in mind that the purpose of PowerPoint is to provide a vision for and to enhance the...
by Rob Jackson | May 28, 2015 | Effective Communication
If you are uncomfortable with public speaking, there is a bounty of public speaking advice that can put you at ease. Prepare Your Speech The one way to make sure you have a succinct, clear and effective presentation is to prepare it. Make sure that your speech has a...
by Rob Jackson | May 18, 2015 | Blog, Effective Communication
Turns out having a human resources department is good for business. And it’s even better when said HR department helps employees learn about different communication styles. The Ellen Pao bias trial is a great example of this. Ms. Pao sued her employer, Kleiner...
by Rob Jackson | May 11, 2015 | Blog, Effective Communication
Corporate culture means a lot of things, but at the employee level, it has a lot to do with whether colleagues are willing to help each other. Sometimes their competitive nature takes hold and overshadows the positive, productive environment you’ve managed to...
by Rob Jackson | Oct 9, 2014 | Blog, Effective Communication, Leadership
To accomplish your goals on the job and succeed as a leader, you must have good leadership communication skills. How do leadership communication skills differ from simply having a good vocabulary and the ability to put together a sentence? Leadership communication...