by Heather Chetwynd | Mar 20, 2024 | Business Communications
Using idioms at work? Continuing with my series of idioms, they are so important, maybe not to use but at least to understand. You can say a lot with a few words when using an idiom. Just make sure you are using acceptable work idioms. Today I look at 4 food idioms:...
by Heather Chetwynd | Mar 20, 2024 | Business Communications
Do you use idioms at work? If you are a native speaker and work with non-native speakers, I suggest developing awareness of when you are using an idiom. I’m not saying don’t use them but make sure they are understood. And if you are a non-native speaker, remember that...
by Heather Chetwynd | Aug 5, 2022 | Presentation Skills
Why do we introduce ourselves? We want people to know how to address us. We want to share a bit of information about who we are and what we do so there is a point of connection. We want people to remember us and something about us. Many reasons and many contexts. What...
by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Apr 8, 2015 | Business Communications
Many of us waste a lot of time in unproductive meetings. It never ceases to surprise me, even in very established and reputable business environments, how common it is to participate in poorly run meetings. Folkerson, in the article that follows, summarizes 9 key...
by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Mar 17, 2015 | Business Communications
The way we sound when speaking face-to-face is tempered by the way we look, our expressions and our demeanor. But when we speak on the phone, all this visual information gets lots. So learning effective telephone skills is critical to sounding polite and communicating...