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8 Mar What Google can learn from Communication Coaches
A recent New York Times Magazine article (Group Study by Charles Duhigg 2/25/16) discussed the Google Project Aristotle, a painstaking, in-depth study of what differentiates high functioning team meetings from stagnant, ineffective ones.
With all due respect (more…)
5 Mar Virtual Reality for the fear of public speaking
What started in 1997, as an in-house tool only for coaches to use Virtual Reality with clients is now closer than you think for the masses! Our interactive virtual reality experience is the first of it’s kind and will be available this spring! It’s not simply a panorama image with static people, but interactive people. The pro-version will allow a coach to jack-into the matrix if you will and control the avatars to create a more lifelike experience! To learn more click here!
The video here is from WGBH in Boston.
1 Mar Dr. Dennis Becker on the history of coaching
25 Feb Is it positive to be negative at work?
Do you have to deal with an abusive colleague or boss? Someone who’s sarcasm is just a bit too much? Listen to Ethan Becker and Laurie Schloff discuss the issue.
18 Feb Why do they say “Look”?
Have you noticed how many times a political candidate or commentator will say the word “look”? Why do they say that?
Well, let’s zoom the picture back a little and think about this. Linguists and psychologists have introduced us what they refer to as the ‘representational systems’. They tell us that people are prone to express their feelings, attitudes, opinions and more through the use of one of three ‘representational systems’. (more…)
16 Feb Ethan Becker on the Emily Rooney Show
Ethan F. Becker was a guest on the Emily Rooney Show to discuss how candidates communicate
8 Feb What is Speech Coaching all about?
Ethan F. Becker and Laurie Schloff discuss the what it is like to be a speech coach and provide guidance for those looking to join the career.
Talking about Politics at Work
Ethan F. Becker and Laurie Schloff discuss the issue of talking about politics at work. What are the considerations surrounding the issue? Why does it matter? What should you do about it?
7 Feb HOW TV CAUSES THE FEAR OF SPEAKING by Dr. Dennis Becker
Yes, you read that correctly. Television can promote the fear of speaking. Several years ago we did a research study to discover if TV had any role to play in the fear of speaking that adults experience. The study was done with 100, randomly chosen adults from a variety of occupations. Suffering from fear of speaking was not a prerequisite to participation in the study. In fact, it was not even mentioned. We simply included in the list of 20 questions which were asked.
The interesting information we received led us to the conclusion that (more…)