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Be Curious, Part 1
Like so many of you, the Ted Lasso series on Apple+ has been one of my all-time favorite programs. I am a bit of a sucker for shows with meaning and positivity I will admit. (I know, eye-roll….) One of my favorite episodes includes the dart game between Ted and...
TNT Communication Redux
Yes, redux. (As a reminder, the definition of redux is “brought back, restored”!) TNT Communication Coaching is back! But where were we?? As with so many other activities, the pandemic years forced us to take a hiatus. Large group meetings with people walking up and...
Algorithms Matter, But So Does the Conversation
There is a lot of chatter these days about innovative ways to find employees. For instance, we can point to the use of algorithms to do initial candidate reviews (i.e., Unilever, Goldman Sachs, Wal-Mart), sometimes “automating” assessments of younger job candidates...
Communication and…. Manners?
“U can’t talk to yr professor like this…” Or else! In a recent New York Times Sunday Review front page editorial, History Professor Molly Whorten of UNC Chapel Hill provided some interesting observations around our college generations’ communication patterns from an...
Communication and…. The Common Core
I know the phrase “Common Core” has many parents seeing some shade of red, but what’s interesting and positive to me regarding the Common Core standards is that there is a clear and easily understandable definition of good communication skills for middle schoolers....
The Genesis of TNT Communication Training
Several years ago I attended a middle school graduation event. As part of the evening agenda the students each stood up and made a 3-5 minute speech about their appreciation for the school and how their experiences there would help shape their future. Almost without...