Category Nonverbal communications
Getting Handsy, What Not to Write
I’ve had a few ideas run across my field of vision lately. Nothing that warrants an entire column, but noteworthy nonetheless. As a result, this post is a bouquet of different flavors. I trust you will find one or more of these ingredients useful in your professional communications endeavors. Keep Those Hands in Check Recently, […]
Flashing Congruent Signals
Delivering a boffo presentation requires an integrated package. Your credibility depends on it. What do I mean by integrated? It is important to view your talk as an organic whole. For example, your message and body language must not only be strong, but congruent. All signals need to match. Do You Really Love Your Kids? […]
Research Wrinkles
Be careful. Be very careful about whose views you trust. An example: A post recently popped into my LinkedIn feed making specious claims about the amount of our message we convey via our visual, auditory, and verbal signals. The contention at hand has long since been called out as a misinterpretation of groundbreaking research by […]
The Fascination with Lie Detection
It is difficult to spot a liar. Ignore all those TV cop shows where the hero amazingly spots the crook telling a fib. Most officers in blue are no better than you or I at spotting liars. Then there is the plethora of pop psychology books and articles (to say nothing of those cotton candy […]
George Washington the Communicator
Some years ago I acquired a small pamphlet titled “George Washington’s Rules of Civility.” It is published by the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association. You can get a free copy here, courtesy of the association. I am a great believer in striving for a civil society. Our speech, conduct, politics, attire, and grooming provide […]
A Nonverbal Cornucopia
Every communications training workshop I’ve conducted during my 25 years as a consultant — be it media training, presentation skills preparation, or advocacy efforts — has involved three key elements: Messaging Communications skills A commitment to sustained professional development I’ve written a substantial amount over the years, including here on the C-suite Blueprint blog, about […]
Haven’t We Met?
You’ve likely heard someone boast, “I never forget a face.” If they are a super-recognizer, they can probably back up that assertion. Do you know a super-recognizer? Are you one yourself? Let’s be clear on what a super-recognizer is since the term is not widely bandied about. These are people who see a face one […]
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