by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Authenticity, Confidence, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Interviews & Promotions, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, One-on-One Interactions, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Receptivity
Authenticity vs. Confidence You know you need to exude confidence: perhaps you have a big presentation, a difficult conversation, or an interview coming up. Yet, you’re nervous. How do you reconcile these two realities? In any interaction, the higher the stakes or the...
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 | Adaptability, Authenticity, Body Language Myths, Leadership, Management, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Receptivity
How to Spot a Liar Countless books and articles give tips on how to spot lying by watching nonverbals, especially microexpressions—tiny, subtle movements that belie a person’s true emotional state. Yet even if noticing those almost imperceptible expressions works,...
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...
