When someone asks you to give a speech, what is your first reaction? If you’re like most people, it’s pure terror! But that’s pretty unfortunate. Because public speaking doesn’t necessarily mean speaking in front of a large audience. There are millions of people around the world who don’t strive for …

One of our subscribers who replied to the last article, Interpersonal Communication – Coding the Response, claimed that email can effectively convey tone of voice and body language. Let’s examine this suggestion. In interpersonal communication, the two-way channel implicitly means that the sender wants to “imply” something and that the …

As any triathlon enthusiast will appreciate, competing successfully takes a significant amount of time. In fact, many participants find that they neglect other important aspects of their lives, such as work and time for family and friends, to schedule these important training sessions. Personally, I toiled up to 14 hours …