Transform your relationships with three types of listening
Listening is so much more than understanding those around us. Being conscious of the three types of listening can transform how you relate to others – and to yourself!
Communication, collaboration, and open plan offices
Whilst vast amounts of research has demonstrated the damaging effects of open plan offices on productivity, open plan offices are often seen as the more collaborative and sociable option.
Is your communication holding you back? The benefits of better speaking.
The human voice has remarkable power to incite change, from the smallest nuance in a relationship to global impact in politics. But whilst we joyfully celebrate our child’s first words, as soon as conversation begins to flow we start to take the skill of speaking for granted.
The power of language: How your words may predict your future mental health
We often “read between the lines” in communication… We analyse language in an attempt to decipher what is truly happening behind the words that are being spoken
The emotional barriers to listening
There is an inverse relationship between listening and upset emotions. The more upset you become, the harder it gets to listen to someone.
Interrupting: The ultimate conversation killer
One common habit that springs from the desire to be right is interrupting. This may result from speechwriting, as described earlier, but it can, and often does, arise with no planning at all—simply an overbearing desire to disagree, demand an answer or make a point now, without waiting for the other person to finish.
