Posted by: bk2nocal on: November 29, 2007
I was speaking with a colleague of mine today about student behavior and responsibility. We both commented that we felt like students today treat their professors with much less respect and take much less responsibility for their actions than students did when we were in college (which was not that long ago for either of [...]
Posted by: bk2nocal on: November 26, 2007
We all remember those awful peers, who seemed to thrive on the torture and humiliation of others in K-12. But, from the recent media attention, it seems some of those peers have grown to be bigger, but not necessarily better, people. “How to stop bullying behavior in the office: A guide for managers,” is the second [...]
Posted by: bk2nocal on: November 23, 2007
Just a note to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! My guests all just left and I’m looking at a big mess to clean up, but also feeling very happy that I was able to host some family and friends in our humble abode. I hope that all of you were able to enjoy the holiday [...]
Posted by: bk2nocal on: November 21, 2007
As the holiday rush approaches in a…well, rush, I thought I might do a blog entry on more of the “biz” side of things than the “speak” side. So, I flipped over to MSNBC’s business page and the top story immediately caught my eye. Being a lover of pets, but a hater of anthropomorphising them, the [...]
Posted by: bk2nocal on: November 18, 2007
I just read in Pink Magazine that companies are now hiring “forgiveness consultants” to improve morale and productivity. Perhaps I’m a bit naive, but is this something for which we really need to hire consultants? Are parents not doing their jobs? Are we so utterly incapable of empathy and common humanity that we need consultants to [...]
Posted by: bk2nocal on: November 18, 2007
You’ve been assigned a presentation. You know the content quite well, but you just are not sure where to begin to put it all together into a coherent presentation that will make sense to others and impress your boss and peers. I think going back to the journalist’s 5 Ws and the H is a [...]
Posted by: bk2nocal on: November 14, 2007
I will try to do “Resource Review” posts every once in a while to point you all to places you can go for more information on improving your communication and speaking skills. Today’s resource is http://www.fripp.com/. I came across this website when teaching a public speaking class a while back and used a couple of [...]
