by Rachel Beohm | Authenticity, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Ideal Life, Nonverbal Communication, One-on-One Interactions, Word Choice
Stop Depersonalizing Your Communication Recently, my friend moved away. On the day of the move, I messaged her, “I’m going to miss you!” She wrote back, “We are going to miss our friends, too, but we promise to keep in touch.” I couldn’t help but notice how...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Leadership, Management, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, One-on-One Interactions, Posture & Body Position, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Receptivity
3 Common Communication Pitfalls (and how to avoid them) No one is a perfect communicator. Not me. Not you. In the best of times, communication pitfalls can lead to breakdowns. In times of crisis when emotions run high, the effects of bad habits are amplified....
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Delivering Negative Information, Leadership, One-on-One Interactions, Word Choice
Stop Saying “Sorry” It used to bug me when I’d tell someone I was having a rough day or I’d stubbed my toe and they’d reply with, “I’m sorry.” “It’s not your fault,” I’d say. To say “I’m sorry” actually means, “I am filled with sorrow.” We equate “sorry” with...
by Rachel Beohm | Breathing, Confidence, Delivering Negative Information, Ideal Life, Leadership, Management, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Posture & Body Position, Presence
One Key Way to Demonstrate Confidence In the face of crisis, you cannot stay calm without confidence. You can be apathetic. That’s nihilism, not calmness. That’s doubtfulness and uncertainty that leads to giving up—the complete opposite of confidence. True...
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 | Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Ideal Life, Leadership, Management, Nonverbal Communication
When Your “Help” Leads to Harm In your professional life, your interactions with others directly affect the success of your business and your own personal wellbeing. In every exchange, you have choices: You can perpetuate bad habits or you can foster growth. Do...
