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Initiate Rather Than Avoid Difficult Conversations: A Communication and Leadership Reminder
Have you ever encountered a word with a different meaning than you expected? Here’s one, “noisome.” I had to look it up. It means having an extremely offensive smell. Or how about “inflammable?” It evokes an image of not being flammable.
Public Speak Confidently: The PRO Approach
Melinda was presenting on workers’ compensation. A subject I knew a lot about after spending two years working for attorneys who specialized in it. She misspoke, and I, in all of my thoughtlessness, decided, for the sake of all who were in the meeting, to clarify for her.
Want to improve your public speaking? Ditch the slides, or at least…
I first heard the phrase ‘death by PowerPoint” many moons ago when my oldest son, Peter, was in college. Apparently, it was the fallback method of instruction for some of his professors.