by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Breathing, Leadership, Management, Nonverbal Communication, Presence, Receptivity
Start Using Your Whole Brain It’s the time of year when spirits—and tensions—are high, schedules are out of whack, and everyone is consuming way more sugar and alcohol than usual. (Well, maybe not everyone. My kids haven’t had any alcohol lately.) A friend...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Management, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, One-on-One Interactions, Receptivity
Mismatched Communication: Now What? Here is one of my favorite activities to do in presentations on differing communication styles: I have participants pair up and I pass out red and blue glass stones. I tell the people who have red stones, “You are under a...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Authenticity, Body Language Myths, Nonverbal Communication, One-on-One Interactions, Presenting to a Group, Receptivity
Communication Tips: Swimsuit Edition Swimsuit shopping. Ugh. Finding the right suit can be such a chore. I usually look for one that covers my wobbly bits, but that also suits (ha!) my personality—you know… fun, classy, and bold enough to attract attention...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Body Language Myths, Breathing, Confidence, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Posture & Body Position, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Space
How Good Leaders Handle Stress When I think back over all the dinner parties, showers, church gatherings and various events I’ve hosted over the years, one stands out as a complete and total disaster: Turkey Day in May. Several years ago, after eight months of...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Breathing, Confidence, Eye Contact, Interviews & Promotions, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Presence
How to Own the Room in a Job Interview It’s not uncommon to feel as though a job interview is an interrogation and that your entire life is on display for the interviewer to pick apart. But an interview is actually a two-way dialog. In our conversation on the...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Authenticity, Confidence, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, One-on-One Interactions
The Art of Conversation: 4 Skills to Master At first, I thought it was just me. After spending an evening with friends and never once being asked a question, or sharing some news and receiving nothing but a “thumbs up” sign in response, or receiving multiple email...
