by Rachel Beohm | Conversations, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Presentation Skills, Presenting to a Group, Promotions & Interviews, Space
Don’t Fixate, Focus Once, back in the days when we were still having in-person presentations, a client hired me to observe her deliver a speech and provide feedback. As she stood up to speak at the event, the heel of her shoe caught on the hem of her pant leg....
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Conversations, Emotions, Habits, Nonverbal Communication, Presenting to a Group, Receptivity, Relationships, Word Choice
How to Use (and NOT Use) Humor Once, when I was about 13, I was trapped in the crossfire between my arguing parents. We were driving; I was in the front seat between them when the shouting started. I tried to shrink myself deeper and deeper into the seat cushions as...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Dealing with Difficult People, Habits, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Receptivity, Relationships
How to Overcome the Harmful Habit of Judging You’ve done it. I’ve done it. We all do it—we all sometimes pass judgment on others when their behavior (or anything else) isn’t up to snuff. Clothing choices, how people spend their free time, job skills, expressing...
by Rachel Beohm | Breathing, Conversations, Eye Contact, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Pausing, Presence, Presentation Skills, Presenting to a Group, Promotions & Interviews
How to Recover When You Stumble I’ve had my share of communication mess-ups. As a speaker, I get plenty of opportunities to embarrass myself in front of people. I sometimes misspeak, stumble over my words (or my feet), forget to advance slides, or find some...
by Rachel Beohm | Confidence, Conversations, Dealing with Difficult People, Delivering Negative Information, Ideal Life, Leadership, Nonverbal Communication, Nonverbal Skills, Posture & Body Position, Presence, Presenting to a Group, Promotions & Interviews, Receptivity, Relationships, YOU
How are you Sabotaging Yourself? The young woman across the table took a breath and tried to settle herself. She had come for coaching to communicate more confidently in the workplace; but, as sometimes happens, the conversation had turned from career to...
