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1. The Art of Small Talk We have all been in situations that call for Small Talk. Your supervisor invites you to a little soiree. No one else in the office was invited. Did it mean you're slotted for the promotion? You know you need to go, you want to go, but your boss i...
2. Developing Effective Communication Skills We learn to speak as toddlers and communicate with our world from there on out. Our ability to Communicate Effectively with the people around us has a profound impact on our lives. It sets the tone in interpersonal relationships. It affects how our s...
3. Learn How to Listen Most people assume they are good listeners. They hear what is being said and some can even repeat it back verbatim. Unfortunately hearing what was said does not make you a good listener. Listening means paying attention and making a conscious effort...
4. How To Make Small Talk When You Are Afraid To Talk I spent ten years teaching, training, and coaxing Japanese students to build their confidence in starting a conversation when they are afraid to talk. The teaching, the training, and the coaxing still continues. Which leads me to this lens. You're...
5. Meeting President Obama? A: Initiating a conversation with strangers especially a famous person involves fear of failure. You might find the rewards outweigh your initial discomfort. This expert (yours truly) is himself a recovering shy guy, but this lens is not about "boy...
6. Dream Builders Cafe To Nurish Body, Mind and Soul. To build your life your way as you see it not  someone else thinks it should be. Never let anyones opinion of you determan who you are going to be in this world or how you are going to get their. It's your life and...
7. Announcing Tweeparty, the visual Gateway to Twitter The secret of twitter that those business-bots and scam artists don't get is that Twitter is a social medium. The key word is social. Twitter is perfect for keeping up with your close buddies. And you feel comfortable with them because you speak the...