The title of this Pink Floyd song presents an interesting question. Are we comfortably numb? What does that really mean? Let’s take these two words at face value. Comfortable means physically or mentally content. Numb, means lacking feeling or emotion; indifferent. Are we really physically or...
People who begin work on their speaking skills don’t usually see themselves as starting a long-term journey. They usually begin because of the demands of a particular situation or a new role. Maybe they’ve advanced to a more senior position and have to address larger...
Sshh, Sshh… Stop the talking. Stop the beeping, the phone, the pinging, the music, and the TV. When was the last time you can remember just being in the quiet… absolute silence? Our world today is so full of constant sound and stimulation that we have...
We come across articles galore on the topic of multi-tasking. Typically, the focus is how to do it better. We live in a world where multitasking is quite acceptable. I find myself doing it, talking to someone on the phone while watching a program on...
I don’t care what you think… what do you feel? Typically, if we actually think through what we’d like to say before we say it, we do it within the safe confines of paper and pen...