Thin Slicing, Malcolm Gladwell, and the Chinese character for listening
Apparently, the Chinese character for listening is made up of other characters (or perhaps traces of characters) for the ear, ...
The art of listening – three ways to improve your leadership communication skills
Leadership communication always needs to be a two-way activity. Leaders, to be blunt, need followers, and a smart leader wants ...
In Praise of Listening
For my final podcast based on Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma, I talk about the 4th step ...
The Only Reason to Give A Speech in 2011
“The only reason to give a speech is to change the world.” An old friend of mine, a speechwriter, used ...
The single most powerful way to increase your charisma–and audience connection
What is the single most powerful way to increase your persuasive connection with an audience – and your charisma at ...
The single most powerful way to increase your charisma–and audience connection
What is the single most powerful way to increase your persuasive connection with an audience – and your charisma at ...
Can you ‘thin-slice’ listening? Malcolm Gladwell and the Kouroi myth
One of the most pernicious concepts widely circulated about listening is in the otherwise admirable book Blink. Malcolm Gladwell introduces ...
Authenticity – 4: 5 ways to listen to your audience
This is the last in a series of blogs on achieving authenticity in public communications. Authenticity is the sine qua ...
When Speaking in Public, Listen More Than You Speak
The secret of public speaking is. . . listening. Wait a minute, you say, how can I listen? Surely the ...
