Do you Listen? Lend an ear to this

Posted by Tom Cassidy on May 2, 2012
in Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills It might surprise you how often I find myself saying to clients that Listening is one of the most powerful communication tools they have Listening is a key skill both in your business and personal lives. In any conversation, what do we tend to do most (when we’re not talking that is)? Be honest. Correct. We’re waiting to say what we’re planning to say next, or thinking about it. We’re...
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Why being together matters! The Annual Working Voices Off-site – LONDON.

Posted by Nick Smallman on Mar 5, 2012
in Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills Working Voices is a geographically diverse business that is always on the go. One of the key investments I can make is to bring the team together as regularly as possible. As CEO I am looking to build year-on-year in three clear ways: I want our team to build a spirit unique in this sector. I want the trainers to share knowledge in a profound way I want the way we communicate with each other...
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The Power of Disclosure when Presenting: Remember to be yourself and LET US IN !

Posted by Chris Grimes on Dec 14, 2011
in 1:1 Coaching, Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills, Personal Impact, Presentation Skills On our Intermediate & Advanced Presentation Skills Courses here at Working Voices, the assumption for our starting point for these courses, is that participants are fundamentally much more experienced i.e that they are already presenting regularly, so that they can therefore undertake the training at a more ‘advanced’ level. In addition when we are training on presenting, we are...
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Projected Warmth & Energy: Henry Winkler & the Psychology of Influence

Posted by Chris Grimes on Oct 26, 2011
in Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills, Personal Brand, Personal Impact I read a nice article in The Guardian the other day, in which journalist Katie Puckrik, describes, with great warmth and enthusiasm, what it was like to meet Henry Winkler – aka The Fonz – Fonzy – “Ayyyyyyyy!” – in “Happy Days”. They met for an interview – hitherto complete strangers to each other – as Henry Winkler has very recently been awarded...
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Clichès? Avoid them Like the Plague!

Posted by Paul Hill on Sep 30, 2011
in Business Writing, Emotional Intelligence This recent blog on that popular business cliché, ‘going forward’ is worth looking at. Here’s the link. Cliches are everywhere. The most popular and successful ones find their way into everyday speech with dismaying ease. I come across them all the time when I’m working with people on our communication skills or our effective business writing courses. So why do we find ourselves using...
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