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Have you ever struggled to find the right words when talking to others? Malavika Varadan who hosts her morning show, Breakfast No. 1 on City 101.6, shares seven enthusiastic tips on making conversations with others. She encourages everyone to talk to strangers and have a conversation with them as each person is a new link and a potential friend. 1. The First Word Opens the Flood Gates Every stranger is an opportunity to learn something new and have an experience that you have never had.  The first word acts a flood gate so keep it simple, say hi.  2. Skip the Small Talk Ask a personal question and you'd be surprised what people will tell you. "Where do you come from, where does your family live."  3. Find the Me Toos Find something that you might have in common with the next person, then suddenly, you'll find that you both are on the same side of something. When you find a me too, you automatically find a buy in. 4. Pay a Unique compliment They may forget what y...

Should you kill one man to save five? Whatever your answer, it should not depend on whether you were asked the question in your native language or a foreign tongue so long as you understood the problem. "To understand the influence that different languages have upon a person's moral judgment, researchers posed this dilemma to people either in their native tongue or in a learned, foreign language. "one might expect that a subject's moral judgement would be consistent regardless of the language used to present the dilemma. However it was found that within all the studied groups, subjects were more likely to choose the utilitarian option of killing one person to save five if the problem was presented in a foreign language." "Part of these differences in moral judgment can be interpreted as a reflection of different cultural values." "The increase in utilitarian decision-making may also be related to the increased emotional distance that one experience...

This was originally retrieved from haiilo.com  by Eugenia Koptelova In her article written by Eugenia Koptelova she discusses what makes a good communication strategy.  What makes a good communication strategy? What are some of the biggest communication barriers, and how to overcome them? What makes a good communication strategy? Communication strategy is a plan to deliver a message to your audience. This includes three crucial factors, the audience, the message, and the channels.  Audience: who you are talking to Message: the idea, theme or thought you are trying to convey. Channels: the method of delivery The difference Between Internal and External Communication Strategy Typically, communication is categorized into two main areas internal and external.  Internal communication - is information and ideas exchanged within the organization itself. For example in Internal communication, messages can be exchanged via personal contact, telephone, e-mail, intranet, or var...

I thought I would start a blog. I know I started one before, and can't find it but that's beside the point. I'm going to write a blog starting today and continuing on for quite some time. I'm going to record my thoughts, impressions and learning and attempt to record my learning and development journal. My purpose in this it to continue both my personal and professional development, and that starts with learning daily and recording my progress. Here visibly on the internet. For everyone to see. Maybe I'll do do video blogs? Maybe not. Maybe I'll create a group/ Maybe not. Point is, I'm perfectly fine writing in, all by myself. Learning, is a community event. It's something that must come from and occur with others. Creating a shared vision, for example. For what good is it to have a vision of the future but not share it?  This attempt at a blog will be to fully explore the words, thoughts and books of authors as I continue on this learning journey. My fi...