“There are two ways to speak the truth: as bullets or as seeds. Use the truth as a bullet, and you will kill relationships. Plant the truth as a seed, and it will take root and grow, influencing the person in whose heart it was planted.” ~ Gary Chapman Inspirational and influential communication happens when
A 1973 survey found that people tend to fear public speaking more than death and it’s been accepted wisdom ever since. A follow up survey in 2012 put death in the top spot, closely followed by public speaking. If you can relate, we can help! Here are some easy and effective ways to put your
The decline in our collective attention span has engaged researchers for years, and they are all mostly in agreement — we are losing our ability to focus. There are individual ways for us to reverse this trend – meditation, mindfulness, and limiting screen time are some examples – but when you are standing in front
A call to action (CTA) is an essential part of almost any presentation. It sounds simple enough – tell your audience what you want them to do. But moving people from absorbing information into taking action after they’ve left the meeting room requires more thought and insight than just telling. You have to persuade and
While all of ProComm’s programs are focused on communication skills for business, we are always touched and often surprised by the number of participants in our programs who comment on how much the skills they gained will help them in their personal lives as well. That makes perfect sense to us. While some skills are
These days, many if not most of us connect with co-workers and customers in a “hybrid” work environment. This could mean anything from the occasional Zoom call or meeting to the hybrid high-wire act of presenting to a virtual and in-person audience at the same time. The latter has become much more common. Fortunately, the