Communication Articles

This is the kind of email every motivational speaker wants to get – one letting you know your words really had an impact, that they generated a good return on investment: Ms. Ryan, I recently attended your presentation during the NC Rural Water Supervisors conference.  The exercises from your presentation helped me to realize a […]

As you can guess, I’ve been giving a lot of virtual programs. I’m fact, I am a certified virtual presenter! I also think this way of communicating isn’t going away. Let me share a few tips to help you up your game: Elevate your camera. It should be at eye level or slightly above. You […]

You’ll read elsewhere on this site about how biased I can be in thinking I am correct despite all evidence to the contrary.  (Ignoring lifelong residents of Venice about the Acqua Alta!)  And I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in this.   How many times have you told your children something you know to be true […]

Let’s face it, from time to time, we disagree.  Sometimes we disagree with random strangers; sometimes with people we supposedly love.  We even disagree with people we gave birth to or those who gave birth to us!  As long as humans have been hanging out together, we’ve had different opinions.  You say tomato, I say […]

Ever get defensive? I think we all do. Maybe it was that time your Mom said you might be getting a little heavy (GASP!) or when some new person at work suggested a different way of doing something you’ve been doing since before they were born. I believe when we’re getting defensive, we need to […]