Texting has overtaken calling as the most popular mobile function across all generations, with Millennial women using SMS three times more often than calling, according to the mobile research agency RealityMine. Phone calls have been second fiddle to texting since 2007, when Americans sent and received more text messages than phone calls, thanks largely to…
Category: Communication Skills
How to Align Your Body Language for Success
Did you know that your body language can help or hurt your level of success? Surprisingly, your voice inflection, facial expressions and body language comprise up to 90% of your message. Body language or nonverbal communication is extremely important in business given that humans produce over1: 700,000 signs 5,000 distinct hand gestures 250,000 facial expressions…
Email Etiquette—Increase Open Rates and Protect Your Reputation
According to a recent HubSpot blog post —the content of your email can positively or negatively impact your reputation. Consider this—if 93% of all daily communication is nonverbal according to Dr. Albert Mehrabian, author of Silent Messages, what does your email style really say about you? Meaning, when communicating face-to-face, your language only comprises 7% of the…
Five Ways to Conquer the Five Minute Attention Span
The sheer preparation for a speech is stressful, let alone considering how to maintain the audience’s attention for the entire presentation. Millions of people fear public speaking more than anything else. Many cite the audience as the greatest source of angst—will they pay attention? Laugh if a mistake is made? A recent Fortune article reveals…