Aug 20 2014

Breathe

posted by Nancy Milton in Communication Skills

Breathe. We hear this all the time. ‘slow down, breathe.’ “Just take a breath”. I’ve been practising breathing while at (random) yoga classes for years. I have understood why it’s important yet haven’t consistently stuck with it. And so we’re clear, yes I am still alive and breathing yet I’m talking about real breaths. The

Aug 3 2014

Listen Up

posted by Nancy Milton in Communication Skills

Listening, when done well, impresses me. The bad news, it’s often not done well. I believe that it’s in us; the ability to listen, really listen, when others are speaking yet due to a number of other factors, we lose sight of what real listening is and everyone loses. When we communicate Albert Mehrabian says