How can an employee learn a manager is always busy and response is very short whenever he or she answers?

Reading an applicate nonverbal communication can tell you if you want to hire a canidate.

Good writing skills are crucial in the school, the business world, and everyday life. I encourage my students to keep a journal to help improve their writing skills. I have them write in their journal 3-5 times a week. It is a great way to revisit your writing to see where your weaknesses or strengths are, get ideas for papers, or help see what is going on in your life. Also, anytime you are doing some form of consistent writing like this, it will help keep your writing skills sharp. Many people feel they cannot write at all, but they see they have some writing ability as they begin to write in their journal. It is also a therapeutic way to relieve daily stress.

One of my pet peeves is when students and business professionals use power point as a crutch. It is not very engaging when a person simply reads off their slides. I believe we have become too dependent on power point. Here is a great funny clip that you can show students to help them understand common power point mistakes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp8dugDbf4w

I'd be interested to hear the group's thoughts on utilizing these tips for conference calls. The majority of the meetings I arrange or attend are generally via webinar or conference call. What are some suggestions on how to make this type of meeting worth while?

Since email is such an essential form of communication in business, why is it often used incorrectly?

As a leader, what do you find is your greatest barrier to successful communication with your group?

I have observed that if there are too many or to long of meetings, attendees become less focused. Many times participants are working on other things, or trying to plan a schedule to accomplish tasks missed because time is being used for meetings. I n order to keep meetings effective brief to the point agendas are required. Meetings should start and end at the schedule times. have observed tht if there are to many or to long of meetings, attendees become less focused. Many times participants are working on other things, or trying to plan a schedule to accoplish tasks that time is being used for meetings. I n order to keep meetings effective brief to the point agendas are required. Meetings should start and end at the schedule times.

I feel that a key ingredient in excellent listening is having a genuine interest in what your prospect is trying to convey to you. It is critical to the prospect that we truly do care about them and that they know this. It will make it that much easier to peel the layers to get to the real source of the pain. In other words, because they trust you, their defense mechanisms are down.

Teaching in an Online setting can be very challenging when communicating to the students. Some students do not attend the Live Chat sessions or even listen to the recorded archive of the session and thus miss out on the information for their task. But, if the college does not enforce or require the students to attend, this causes a lower percentage of the students to not listen to the archived version. If we are to communicate effectively to our students, then the Colleges need to enforce that somehow with the students enrolled in the course.

What identifiers do you look for to determine a potentially difficult interaction with a peer, manager or direct report?

How do you handle difficult interactions with others in the workplace? Do you follow a process? If so, what are the steps and have they been effective?

Though you may not negotiate a major business deal every day, what types of negotiation skills become important to leading employees and managing daily operations?

Bottom line, how do you maintain a positive negotiating relationship with others?

What do you believe are the top three or four things to remember when preparing and delivering an effective presentation?

What is the best way to customize a presentation to your audience?

How do you build your own credibility when interacting with others?

When trying to persuade others, what are some specific ways that you overcome resistance to your ideas?

What is the difference between coaching an employee and managing an employee?

What process do you follow in preparing and leading a coaching session with an employee? What communication skills do you believe are the most important to the coaching process? Why?