Dianna Booher's Communication Tip http://booher.podbean.com Author/speaker Dianna Booher provides practical tips on various communication topics, such as business writing, speaking, publishing, and interpersonal communication. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:27:56 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 en © 2003-2009 Business 1440 communication skills,business writing,presentation skills Author/speaker Dianna Booher provides practical tips on various communication topics, such as business writing, speaking, publishing, and interpersonal communication. kari.gates@booher.com No No http://booher.podbean.com/mf/web/m2gmhd/PodcastCoverArt.jpg Dianna Booher's Communication Tip http://booher.podbean.com 144 144 Decide That You WANT to Listen http://booher.podbean.com/2009/11/18/decide-that-you-want-to-listen/ http://booher.podbean.com/2009/11/18/decide-that-you-want-to-listen/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:30 +0000 booher general communication tips interpersonal communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2009/11/18/decide-that-you-want-to-listen/ Listening requires conscious effort and a willing mind. Tune in for Dianna’s Communication Tip on giving the gift of listening.

This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Communicate with Confidence: How to Say It Right the First Time and Every Time (McGraw-Hill).

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2009/11/18/decide-that-you-want-to-listen/feed/ Listening requires conscious effort and a willing mind. Tune in for Dianna’s Communication Tip on giving the gift of listening. This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s ... Listening requires conscious effort and a willing mind. Tune in for Dianna’s Communication Tip on giving the gift of listening. This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Communicate with Confidence: How to Say It Right the First Time and Every Time (McGraw-Hill). decide listen, communication skills, dianna booher, communicate confidence, No No Taking Sides http://booher.podbean.com/2009/08/27/taking-sides/ http://booher.podbean.com/2009/08/27/taking-sides/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:52:48 +0000 booher general communication tips presentations skills oral communication tips interpersonal communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2009/08/27/taking-sides/ Make a conscious decision about presenting all sides of an issue…or only yours. Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip on the importance of structure in persuasion.

This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Communicate with Confidence: How to Say It Right the First Time and Every Time (McGraw-Hill).

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2009/08/27/taking-sides/feed/ Make a conscious decision about presenting all sides of an issue...or only yours. Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip on the importance of structure in persuasion. This ... Make a conscious decision about presenting all sides of an issue...or only yours. Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip on the importance of structure in persuasion. This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Communicate with Confidence: How to Say It Right the First Time and Every Time (McGraw-Hill). dianna booher, communicate with confidence, persuasion, taking sides, structure, No No Promises, Promises http://booher.podbean.com/2009/07/30/promises-promises/ http://booher.podbean.com/2009/07/30/promises-promises/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:50:16 +0000 booher general communication tips presentations skills oral communication tips written communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2009/07/30/promises-promises/ Give people a reason to tune in to your message. Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip on promising benefits to win over any audience.

This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Speak with Confidence: Powerful Presentations That Inform, Inspire, and Persuade (McGraw-Hill).

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2009/07/30/promises-promises/feed/ Give people a reason to tune in to your message. Listen to Dianna's Communication Tip on promising benefits to win over any audience. This month’s featured tip ... Give people a reason to tune in to your message. Listen to Dianna's Communication Tip on promising benefits to win over any audience. This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Speak with Confidence: Powerful Presentations That Inform, Inspire, and Persuade (McGraw-Hill). dianna booher, presentations, benefits, audiences, communication skills, No No Keep Your Head in the Game http://booher.podbean.com/2009/05/28/keep-your-head-in-the-game/ http://booher.podbean.com/2009/05/28/keep-your-head-in-the-game/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 16:28:52 +0000 booher general communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2009/05/28/keep-your-head-in-the-game/ Up a Tree Without a Paddle?

Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip on mixing metaphors to keep your audience tuned in to your message.

This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Booher’s Rules of Business Grammar: 101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors (McGraw-Hill).

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2009/05/28/keep-your-head-in-the-game/feed/ Up a Tree Without a Paddle? Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip on mixing metaphors to keep your audience tuned in to your message. This month’s featured tip ... Up a Tree Without a Paddle? Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip on mixing metaphors to keep your audience tuned in to your message. This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, Booher's Rules of Business Grammar: 101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors (McGraw-Hill). dianna booher, booher consultants, communication tip, metaphors, mixed metaphors, No No Jargon: Know When to Use It and When to Avoid It http://booher.podbean.com/2009/03/11/jargon-know-when-to-use-it-and-when-to-avoid-it/ http://booher.podbean.com/2009/03/11/jargon-know-when-to-use-it-and-when-to-avoid-it/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:24:10 +0000 booher general communication tips interpersonal communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2009/03/11/jargon-know-when-to-use-it-and-when-to-avoid-it/ “FYI: The COO will be OOO until EOD. Please submit your MOM ASAP.”

Vagueness resulting from unnecessary jargon irritates your audience. Listen to Dianna Booher’s communication tip to learn the key to jargon usage.

This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, E-Writing: 21st-Century Tools for Effective Communication (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books).

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2009/03/11/jargon-know-when-to-use-it-and-when-to-avoid-it/feed/ "FYI: The COO will be OOO until EOD. Please submit your MOM ASAP." Vagueness resulting from unnecessary jargon irritates your audience. Listen to Dianna Booher's communication tip ... "FYI: The COO will be OOO until EOD. Please submit your MOM ASAP." Vagueness resulting from unnecessary jargon irritates your audience. Listen to Dianna Booher's communication tip to learn the key to jargon usage. This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, E-Writing: 21st-Century Tools for Effective Communication (Simon 8 Schuster/Pocket Books). jargon, business writing, presentation skills, dianna booher, No No Consider the Cause for a Pause http://booher.podbean.com/2009/02/12/consider-the-cause-for-a-pause/ http://booher.podbean.com/2009/02/12/consider-the-cause-for-a-pause/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:27:35 +0000 booher general communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2009/02/12/consider-the-cause-for-a-pause/ Are you hearing a lot of noise lately? In her Communication Tip, Dianna Booher highlights the significance of silence in communication.

Need to sell a new marketing idea to your boss? Handle a sticky problem with a colleague? Calm an irate customer? Good news! You’ll never be at a loss for words after reading Communicate with Confidence!

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2009/02/12/consider-the-cause-for-a-pause/feed/ Are you hearing a lot of noise lately? In her Communication Tip, Dianna Booher highlights the significance of silence in communication. Need to sell a new marketing idea ... Are you hearing a lot of noise lately? In her Communication Tip, Dianna Booher highlights the significance of silence in communication. Need to sell a new marketing idea to your boss? Handle a sticky problem with a colleague? Calm an irate customer? Good news! You'll never be at a loss for words after reading Communicate with Confidence! communication tip, significance, silence, dianna booher, noise, communication, No No Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. http://booher.podbean.com/2009/01/14/repeat-repeat-repeat/ http://booher.podbean.com/2009/01/14/repeat-repeat-repeat/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:13:55 +0000 booher general communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2009/01/14/repeat-repeat-repeat/ People hear what they expect to hear.

Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip to learn how to overcome the natural “tune-out” tendency.

This month’s featured tip is from Dianna Booher’s book, The Voice of Authority: 10 Communication Strategies Every Leader Needs to Know (McGraw-Hill).

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2009/01/14/repeat-repeat-repeat/feed/ People hear what they expect to hear. Listen to Dianna's Communication Tip to learn how to overcome the natural "tune-out" tendency. This month's featured tip is from ... People hear what they expect to hear. Listen to Dianna's Communication Tip to learn how to overcome the natural "tune-out" tendency. This month's featured tip is from Dianna Booher's book, The Voice of Authority: 10 Communication Strategies Every Leader Needs to Know (McGraw-Hill). communication expert, repetitious, repitition, dianna booher, communication tip, No No This Checkout—20 Items or Less http://booher.podbean.com/2008/12/12/this-checkout%e2%80%9420-items-or-less/ http://booher.podbean.com/2008/12/12/this-checkout%e2%80%9420-items-or-less/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:54:02 +0000 booher general communication tips grammar http://booher.podbean.com/2008/12/12/this-checkout%e2%80%9420-items-or-less/ No matter which superstore checkout aisle is under discussion, the people in line don’t have 20 items or less.  Listen to Dianna’s Communication Tip to learn why. 

She’ll also share a memory tip to help you make fewer mistakes in the future!

This month’s featured tip is from Dianna’s latest release, Booher’s Rules of Business Grammar: 101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors (McGraw-Hill, 2008).

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2008/12/12/this-checkout%e2%80%9420-items-or-less/feed/ No matter which superstore checkout aisle is under discussion, the people in line don't have 20 items or less.  Listen to Dianna's Communication Tip to ... No matter which superstore checkout aisle is under discussion, the people in line don't have 20 items or less.  Listen to Dianna's Communication Tip to learn why.  She'll also share a memory tip to help you make fewer mistakes in the future! This month's featured tip is from Dianna's latest release, Booher's Rules of Business Grammar: 101 Fast and Easy Ways to Correct the Most Common Errors (McGraw-Hill, 2008). dianna booher, grammar, boohers rules, less fewer, memory tip, No No Add the -ly to Your Adverbs http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/10/add-the-ly-to-your-adverbs/ http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/10/add-the-ly-to-your-adverbs/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:44:54 +0000 booher general communication tips oral communication tips business writing skills http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/10/add-the-ly-to-your-adverbs/ How important is that tiny -ly ending on adverbs?  Listen to Dianna’s Tip of the Month for November, and you’ll never make this mistake again!
Put your grammar skills to the test at www.BoohersRules.com!

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/10/add-the-ly-to-your-adverbs/feed/ How important is that tiny -ly ending on adverbs?  Listen to Dianna's Tip of the Month for November, and you'll never make this mistake again! Put your grammar skills to the ... How important is that tiny -ly ending on adverbs?  Listen to Dianna's Tip of the Month for November, and you'll never make this mistake again! Put your grammar skills to the test at www.BoohersRules.com! grammar, adverbs, communication, dianna booher, boohersrules, No No You’re Invited to Attend My Session at the NSA Fall Conference http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/06/youre-invited-to-attend-my-session-at-the-nsa-fall-conference/ http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/06/youre-invited-to-attend-my-session-at-the-nsa-fall-conference/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:57:03 +0000 booher general communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/06/youre-invited-to-attend-my-session-at-the-nsa-fall-conference/ Dianna Booher invites you to her NSA Fall Conference session, “Writing in Layers:  Develop a Creative, Quality Book Quickly.”

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2008/11/06/youre-invited-to-attend-my-session-at-the-nsa-fall-conference/feed/ Dianna Booher invites you to her NSA Fall Conference session, "Writing in Layers:  Develop a Creative, Quality Book Quickly." Dianna Booher invites you to her NSA Fall Conference session, "Writing in Layers:  Develop a Creative, Quality Book Quickly." writing in layers, nsa fall conference, dianna booher, prolific author, No No Language Can Shape the Outcome of a Negotiation http://booher.podbean.com/2008/10/15/language-can-shape-the-outcome-of-a-negotiation/ http://booher.podbean.com/2008/10/15/language-can-shape-the-outcome-of-a-negotiation/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:53:18 +0000 booher general communication tips interpersonal communication tips http://booher.podbean.com/2008/10/15/language-can-shape-the-outcome-of-a-negotiation/ Negotiations play a major part in our everyday work experience. And language plays a big part in setting the tone, shaping how people think and feel about working together, and dictating the final outcome.

Listen to Dianna Booher’s tips for a winning negotiation.

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2008/10/15/language-can-shape-the-outcome-of-a-negotiation/feed/ Negotiations play a major part in our everyday work experience. And language plays a big part in setting the tone, shaping how people think and feel ... Negotiations play a major part in our everyday work experience. And language plays a big part in setting the tone, shaping how people think and feel about working together, and dictating the final outcome. Listen to Dianna Booher's tips for a winning negotiation. negotiation, negotiating, language, winning, interpersonal skills training, No No Take Surprises in Stride http://booher.podbean.com/2008/09/17/take-surprises-in-stride/ http://booher.podbean.com/2008/09/17/take-surprises-in-stride/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:05:45 +0000 booher presentations skills oral communication tips Who says speaking before a group isn’t adventurous?

Listen to Dianna Booher’s time-tested tips for dealing with the unexpected.

]]> http://booher.podbean.com/2008/09/17/take-surprises-in-stride/feed/ Who says speaking before a group isn't adventurous? Listen to Dianna Booher's time-tested tips for dealing with the unexpected. Who says speaking before a group isn't adventurous? Listen to Dianna Booher's time-tested tips for dealing with the unexpected. presentations skills, oral communication tips, No No 2:21