Communication Skills and Changing Times
Communication Skills and Changing Times Times have changed. Yesterday, the most qualified person got the job. Today, among equal qualifications, the best communicator gets the job. Rerun from 05/29/2017
English Communication: The Clarity is Simple
English Communication: The Clarity is Simple All of life is relationship. Love, compassion, helping, encouraging. Hope, faith. April 2, on his birthday, my beloved passed. I, more than anyone, know which words were his. Which ideas sprang from his fertile mind. Where the science is that he was chief architect for. Our evolution springs forth […]
Communication Skills
Communication Skills According to a survey of faculty members at engineering schools: Opinion of the faculty members was that 15% of an engineer’s future success depends on his or her engineering skills, while 85% depends upon communication skills. Rerun from 05/22/2017
English Communication: The Clarity is Simple
English Communication: The Clarity is Simple All of life is relationship. Love, compassion, helping, encouraging. Hope, faith. April 2, on his birthday, my beloved passed. I, more than anyone, know which words were his. Which ideas sprang from his fertile mind. Where the science is that he was chief architect for. Our evolution springs forth […]
English Speaking: The Grammar is in the Pronunciation, Part Two
English Speaking: The Grammar is in the Pronunciation, Part Two Last time, I told you about how the grammar is in the pronunciation of “ed” for regular verbs for past tense and grammar “s” for subject and verb agreement. You also got that the grammar is in the pronunciation of grammar “s” for plurals and […]
English Speaking – Grammar, Pronunciation, And Magical Changes in Words
English Speaking – Grammar, Pronunciation, And Magical Changes in Words Once my genius linguist and priest pointed out that “grammar is in the pronunciation,” I starting seeing so, so many instances of this. Some of my favorites are suffixes and prefixes. Those are the little syllables that we put on the end of the word […]
Visual Aids
Visual Aids Visual Aids Learning is improved up to 200% (Study at University of Wisconsin) Retention is improved up to 38% (Studies at Harvard and Columbia) Time to explain complex subjects is reduced by 25% and 40% (Study at Wharton School of Business) Rerun from 02/17/2014 05/08/2017
Part 2- Stand up and Use Visual Aids
Part 2- Stand up and Use Visual Aids The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania did a controlled study of a presentation in which they tried to persuade people to invest their money in a new business. Group A: told story sitting down, and 58% agreed to sign up for the business […]
English Speaking Skills: The What and How of a 30-Second Elevator Speech
English Speaking Skills: The What and How of a 30-Second Elevator Speech An elevator speech is used as a marketing tool since it lets those you meet know where you’ve been and where you’re hoping to go in the future. Write that 30-second speech, and it is worth memorizing. What’s not to like about 30 […]
Stand Up and Use Visual Aids!
Stand Up and Use Visual Aids! People who stand up and use visual aids are perceived as: -more professional -more persuasive -more credible -more interesting -and better prepared Rerun from Feb 3, 2014 and April 24, 2017