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How To Be a Better Listener

June 20, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

It’s ironic that the hardest communication skill has nothing to do with speaking. It has everything to do with listening. If we just shut up long enough we’d really understand what’s going on with our organization/think tank/strategy planning/board meetings. Melissa Daimler, head of the Global Read more [...]

How Do You Minimize Communication Breakdowns?

June 13, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

Clarity. Make your content understandable. A recent example of a self-induced clarity breakdown - I was starving and too busy to prepare a meal. I asked my son to make me a quick snack: peanut butter and banana on toast. After my first bite I thought, “Oh no… the peanut butter must be rancid! Read more [...]

Gestures That Convey Confidence in a Presentation

May 9, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

A recent Harvard Business Review article by Kasia Wezowski shares 6 body language stances/gestures that signal confidence during a presentation which she discovered from studying successful leaders from a variety of industries. Nonverbal Signal #1: The Box Wezowski suggests that you imagine a box Read more [...]

How to Remember Names – 4.5 Strategies

April 26, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

What’s the most important word you use that gains your listeners’ attention? Their names – spelled the way they like it spelled and pronounced the way they like it pronounced. You exclaim, “I’m horrible at remembering names!” My answer, “You don’t have a Name Recall Chromosome. Read more [...]

Dress codes, United Airlines & “What do You Wear When You Give a Presentation?”

March 28, 2017 By Karen Cortell Reisman Leave a Comment

This hoopla over the two teenage girls NOT able to fly on United Airlines due to their leggings has engaged, enraged and enlightened us on a few issues. 1. Some people fly “non – rev” meaning non-revenue meaning for free! Who knew? 2. If you fly as a guest on this airline they have a dress Read more [...]