Many of you know of my DBAE (Don’t Be Anywhere Else) technique to stay present in an interaction, meeting et al and to not, daydream.
The technique is simply to do this.
Picture the letters DBAE on the forehead of the speaker you’re listening to.
As well, another way to use the technique in virtual meetings is to print the DBAE letter on a post-in note and place the note next to your web camera.
Continue readingWHY being ASSERTIVE in VIDEO meetings, PAYS-off
One definition of effective communication is saying the right thing, to the right person, at the right time, at the right place, in the right way and for the right reason.
It may be difficult to consider all the above points, for every interaction. Taking time to reflect on the most important ones, before an interaction, can improve the chance of a effective interaction.
Consider this
The greatest enemy of communication – is the illusion of it.*
Continue readingWhat’s the BEST facial EXPRESSION to ENTER with?
You probably have heard…You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
In the Module Four video clip of The Art of communicating through video conference, you’ll learn how to bring your best facial expression, as you enter a video conference.
Why is this important? Because
people first know you, by your countenance.
Continue readingLEARN how NOT, to DAYDREAM
You never get a second chance to listen to someone the first time.
Because if you’re daydreaming that might be the precise moment they’re sharing the key bit of information.
In Module #3 of The Art of communication through video conferencing, Series One, you’ll learn a field-tested powerful anti-daydreaming technique.
Here’s the 1:59 minute CLIP.
Own the Conversation
For 15+ years my clients have told me that the DBAE (Don’t Be Anywhere Else) technique has paid-off for them again and again… and again.
Continue readingKEY techniques for PRODUCTIVE video/tele CONFERENCES
As many of you will be working remotely for the forseeable future, below are techniques I’ve developed for video/teleconferences.
As well, you’d find sample copy to email to participants prior to a conference and sample words for opening a conference.
Tele/Videoconference Techniques
- Identify yourself before speaking (if there could be any doubt that it is you who is speaking).
- Use the Open – Middle – Close speaking structure for sharing your ideas and keep in mind that ‘simplicity sells’. Continue reading
How to sit, stand, gesture & move your body in the right way
Recently a participant in one of my Delivering memorable messages programmes – a woman of relatively small, physical stature – made the above comment when I was coaching her on how to gesture, to inhabit the physical space in front and at the side of her body.
However, when I asked other participants who were observing her, whether they thought the woman was occupying too much space, they said that she wasn’t – and that she had projected more certainty than she normally did.
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