by Dave Hill | Mar 28, 2014 | Communication Strategies, Humor, Humor, Positive Approach, Positive Approach, Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
A presenter’s peers can save the day with clarifications, humor. Learn presentation skills that give you the tools you need. Imagine you are in a room full of highly technical engineers. You are an employee of a consulting company that is presenting information to...
by Dave Hill | Nov 2, 2013 | Communication Strategies, Conflict, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
It was my first job, working in the engine room of a worldwide cargo ship as a junior engineering officer. I was in trouble. The English engineer officer that I worked with on shift, 3rd officer Neil had it “in for me”. I am not sure if his aggressiveness was an...
by Dave Hill | Apr 21, 2013 | Communication Strategies, Complaining, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
As an engineer, I have had my fair share of setbacks: meetings that went terribly wrong, disagreements that festered at the emotional level, failure to convince management to agree and act, and ethical issues that kept me awake at night. When I look back over an...
by Dave Hill | Apr 17, 2011 | Feedback Evaluations, Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
Billionaire Warren Buffet says good communication skills can increase your earnings by 50 percent over your lifetime. “Unless you really think you are good at this now, go out and improve your communication skills,” he recommends. When striving for excellence...
by Dave Hill | Jul 6, 2010 | Attitude, Communication Strategies, Presentation Skills and Communication Strategies
Picture a 13 year old short boy on a soccer field. He is playing defense during a tough tournament game. The score is 1-1; the teams are equal in strength and energized to score the winning goal. The opponent he has been assigned to mark is tall for his age, and...
