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May | 2013 | Speaking that Connects
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Archive for May, 2013. Play the Logo Recognition Game! Despite these difficulties, marketing should never be ignored because it involves more than just promotion. It is about creating a brand identity. Your business is likely offering services or products that other businesses are offering. How do you differentiate yourself? That is where slogans, logos, and packaging come into play. In “Visual vs. Verbal Communication: Why Packaging is So Essential to Brand-Building”. As JC Penney learned last year.
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September | 2013 | Speaking that Connects
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Archive for September, 2013. Sounds, other than the human voice, can facilitate or hinder communication. They’re often used to create a mood that evokes a specific emotion. Have you ever watched a movie or television show, and noticed how the background music changes, depending on the emotion of the scene? Sometimes there’s even music designated for specific characters. Remember Bruce, the shark in Jaws? Julian Treasure, discusses the phenomenon in this TED Talk:. Of the music they play in their locations.
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The Power of Powerless Communication. Susan Cain, author of. QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Recently wrote a very interesting piece for. We at ENS Communications frequently stress the immense power of communication, so how exactly can it be powerless? Overbearing communication styles are not just turn offs in sales situations, though. A recent article by The Telegraph details a survey that reveals the top reasons why people remove Facebook friends. It is often said tha...
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Communication Advice for Relationship Conflicts | Speaking that Connects
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Communication Advice for Relationship Conflicts. Isn’t it a wonder that we can communicate at all? First, we think about what we want to say. Then, we say something that is an echo of our thoughts. The receiver hears what they think we are communicating. Finally, laughingly, they interpret what they think they heard us say. All of this happens in the brief seconds of any conversation. This idea is paraphrased from Bruce Conn’s Coupling: Mr. and Mrs. Communication”. Very often, when we think we’re listeni...
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June | 2013 | Speaking that Connects
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Archive for June, 2013. Mind Reading for Beginners (Sort Of). While reading The Wichita Eagle. S Next Element helps groups with conflict, communication. Which discusses a unique Kansas-based corporate consulting agency, one particular passage stood out: Partner Nate Regier said that he could tell within 15 minutes at a company staff meeting whether there is a problem, what it is and how deep it is just by listening to how people talk, what they say and watching their body language. There are many similar...
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Strike a Pose for a More Confident You! | Speaking that Connects
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Strike a Pose for a More Confident You! Non-verbal cues are an integral factor in effective communication. For example, when we coach presenters, we recommend they begin by standing perfectly still. Not only do speakers look more professional and in control, but the pause helps to calm them and get their bearings at the outset. We also coach clients to be sure to make eye contact with individual audience members to foster a stronger connection. So what are these power poses? From The Wall Street Journal.
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July | 2013 | Speaking that Connects
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Archive for July, 2013. The Power of Powerless Communication. Susan Cain, author of. QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Recently wrote a very interesting piece for. We at ENS Communications frequently stress the immense power of communication, so how exactly can it be powerless? Overbearing communication styles are not just turn offs in sales situations, though. A recent article by The Telegraph details a survey that reveals the top reasons why people remove Facebook f...
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Sales in All Situations | Speaking that Connects
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Sales in All Situations. When most of us think of sales, we think of a formal pitch like the one Don Draper offers in this clip from Mad Men. While Draper gives an excellent sales presentation, “selling” situations manifest in numerous ways outside of formal business. Leading sales expert Daniel Pink, author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. I don’t think there’s a catch-all term to describe selling, says Pink in a recent interview with strategy business. B]ut for me,. As bot...
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The Courage to Be Yourself | Speaking that Connects
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The Courage to Be Yourself. In the last blog. We covered methods to resolve conflict. One of them was vulnerability…revealing more of who you are and how you feel so others may understand you and your point of view. Let’s examine vulnerability more closely. University of Houston professor Brené Brown, a leading expert in the power of emotional vulnerability, became a hit when her Ted talk on vulnerability. As you will see in her Ted talk (and in The Guardian. While celebrities are under heavy scrutiny, r...
