The third Women's Confident Communication Summit was held last week. It should have been the fourth and it should have been live, but you know....
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Have you mastered the art of building strong relationships? I think I can safely say that most of us can use some help in this area. Why? Because good relationships take both skill and hard work.
In this post, I’ll be offering advice on the skill part. The hard work part will then be up to you.
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I have a confession to make when it comes to listening skills. I’m an interrupter. When I already know what someone is trying to say, or I have a point to make, I just cut right in. I know I shouldn’t do it. I know it’s rude. It drives me crazy when other people do it, so why do I? Most of us aren’t very good listeners. Interrupting may not be your Achilles heel, but I’m guessing there is some bad habit you bring to the listening side of your communication. I think it’s safe to say we can all
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Since gratitude isn't generally an automatic response, we need to consciously learn how to make gratitude a habit. And, if you feel like you are already generally the grateful type, you can get even better (and happier) with practice.
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Sometimes rapport happens naturally and you just "click" with someone. Other times you won't have an instant natural rapport with someone and just the opposite happens. Here are 5 tools that will instantly help you build better rapport.
Betty Lochner, building rapport, building relationships, communication awareness, Communication skills, Personal Connections
52 Communication Tips is a simple and powerful weekly study that focuses on helping you become more aware of how you communicate and how you can make small changes that will make a huge difference in your relationships.
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We’ve all been there. Frustrated because we can’t seem to get our point across. After taking a moment’s pause to see if you can understand why the situation is happening, then you can start over. Learn how to hit the conversation reset button when your communication isn't going well.
Betty Lochner, breaking communication cycles, building relationships, conversation reset, effective communciation
Last week, we discussed the importance of listening. This week we’re going to in depth on one of the best tools for listening better and not overreacting. Before you stick your foot in your mouth at home or at work, learn the power of pause.
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One of the best ways to improve your communication wiht others is communication "micro-connects" These are small things that will make a huge difference in your relationships.
Betty Lochner, building relationships, communication tips, Employee engagement, Micro-Connections, Positive communication
Improving our meetings has made a difference in employee engagement even outside of the meetings. The work culture develops into one of fun and learning and we see relationships being built, repaired and improved upon.
Betty Lochner, building relationships, business communication, Employee engagement, meeting facilitation, Staff meetings, team building
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