Topic
Communication
270 published works
Marketing Brain Fodder
The Pursuit of Better Conversations: A Thanksgiving Perspective
There are a few things that are either black or white. But very few. Most of the time almost everything is defined based on perspective. Thursday many in the United…
The Legal Watercooler
My brain hurts. I think I have a communication concussion.
My brain hurts. There is so much swirling around in there that I'm starting to wonder if I'm suffering from a communication concussion. I hosted a program yesterday in our firm…
Marketing Brain Fodder
Do All The Things You Know Make It Tougher For You To Communicate?
There is no shortage of communicators talking about the challenges attendant to listening. Type effective listening into your search engine, and you won't have to wait long for the evidence. In 1.8…
Marketing Brain Fodder
Words Have Too Much Power To Be Thoughtlessly Tossed Around
Can we admit that we all say things we wish we could, in the vernacular of the day, walk back. When I'm the offender, though she's been gone for many…
Pension Risk Matters
Emojis and Workplace Communications
In case you missed the party invitation, July 17 is World Emoji Day. There's even a snappy anthem if you feel like dancing and singing to celebrate this annual event.…
Marketing Brain Fodder
This Is Where Communication Begins
Listening is the last thing on anyone's mind when the subject is communication. And it's understandable. From the instant an infant realizes what it takes to get attention, our practical…
Marketing Brain Fodder
The Currency of Communication
Volume can be misleading. Increasing the decibel level is no guarantee a message will be heard. Exercising the loudest voice in the room doesn't equate to connecting with anyone. Bigger…
DuetsBlog
Language Lessons for Leaders, Lawyers, and Managers: Lesson #1: Your Mother Was Wrong About One Thing
-James Lukaszewski, ABC, Fellow IABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, PRSA BEPS Emeritus Just for a minute, pretend you’re five years old, your mom is sharing a very charming, perhaps often repeated…
The Rainmaker Blog
7 Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
I do a ton of public speaking. In fact, that is about all I do. I have also long been a proponent of attorneys using speaking engagements as a business development…
Law People
Muir to Speak to the Ontario Bar Association
By Ronda Muir
Muir will be anchoring the discussion on "Building Superior Communication Skills" for the Ontario Bar Association's professional development program on "New Competencies for Lawyers" on March 4, 2016 in Toronto. She…