Newsletter August 2010

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A summary of Projects and Writing for August 2010

This has been a remarkably busy summer compared to the last few. I hope your business or professional practice has seen the same kind of success.

Some highlights from your August newsletter:

A new coaching group has opened up for managers and small business owners in the Cowichan Valley! We . . . → Read More: Newsletter August 2010

Play it Again… Eight to the Bar!

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Image by Clarita

Begin:

A group of participants sit in a circle. The facilitator starts the circle by saying a word (‘blue’). Without pausing the person on the left repeats the word, then free-associates another word in response (‘blue … sky’). The next person on the left repeats the pattern starting with the last word (‘sky . . . → Read More: Play it Again… Eight to the Bar!

Great Listening is a Contact Sport

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Being a great listener is as much about collecting information as being a great communicator is about having a big vocabulary. The words, heard or spoken, are not the main point.

A great listener not only hears what is being said but treats the act of listening itself as a . . . → Read More: Great Listening is a Contact Sport

Newsletter July 2010

A summary of Projects and Writing for July 2010

I am having a great deal of fun developing new partnerships and new ways of developing support for my clients. Some highlights from this month:

A series of articles on how to get the most out of old-school promotional tools for your business.
A partnership with Lynne Robson of JoeyToes . . . → Read More: Newsletter July 2010

You’re On! Ready?

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A group of players start a scene, creating characters, creating a story by listening and building on each others’ suggestions… Another group of players stand at the sidelines, watching and listening. Suddenly the ‘director’ (really any person… even a volunteer audience member) calls ‘Freeze!’ and all the characters freeze in place.

The director then . . . → Read More: You’re On! Ready?

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