by Rachel Beohm | Breathing, Confidence, Dealing with Difficult People, Ideal Life, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Posture & Body Position
How to Use Anger as Fuel What makes your blood boil? Anger is a natural and normal human emotion. Whether you feel slight irritation or great rage, all anger stems from a sense of violation. Some “should” of yours, some expectation or rule, has been trampled....
by Rachel Beohm | Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Management, Nonverbal Communication, One-on-One Interactions, Presenting to a Group
One Tool for Handling Anger “I don’t know what to have for breakfast,” my daughter stated one morning, as if it was an accusation. Of felony. I gave several breakfast suggestions. She rejected them all. She wanted a certain thing we lacked ingredients for, and...
by Rachel Beohm | Leadership, Management, One-on-One Interactions, Word Choice
How to Tear Down, How to Build Up In my previous life, before I became a coach and speaker, I was a pianist. I still sometimes play piano at church, along with several other people. Some are beginners, and I try to encourage and support them. It always...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Gestures & Hand Position, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills
How to Deal with Feedback Awhile back, a prospective client told me, “I want some communication coaching so I can increase my credibility at the office. I got some really negative feedback about how I conduct meetings. It stung, but I want to use this as an...
by Rachel Beohm | Adaptability, Breathing, Confidence, Dealing with Difficult People, Interviews & Promotions, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, One-on-One Interactions, Presenting to a Group
Surprise! I hate surprises. Yes, there is such a thing as “pleasant surprises,” like discovering my kids cleaned their room without being told (that WOULD be a surprise!). But in general, I do NOT like surprises. And I don’t just mean the jump-out-of-a-box...
