Posts Tagged ‘communication’

Written Communication vs. Face-to-Face – Assertive Language

Posted on April 16th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

A question that came in from someone who downloaded the “Antioxidants for a Toxic Academic Work Environment” teleseminar sent in this question:
I enjoyed your workshop, and felt validated in my approach when I heard your examples of assertiveness. I’d like to ask if I should use the “When you do X, I feel Y” approach [...]

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Email – Use Your Signature Line Powerfully to Communicate Who You Are and What You Do

Posted on March 26th, 2009, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Email is ubiquitous in today’s professional world, to say the least. If you know how to use it properly (and that will take hundreds of articles, blog posts, and books to explain), then it’s an incredibly powerful “marketing” and communications tool. Maybe you have a question such as, “I’ve got my new website, and its [...]

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Email Etiquette – When to Email, When to Phone, When to Text?

Posted on December 19th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.

Dave Crenshaw, author of The Myth of Multitasking and a recent guest on a teleseminar (feel free to access the recording and handouts by clicking here to sign up - and there’s no cost, whatsoever), has a twice-monthly e-newsletter called “The Quench.”   A couple of weeks ago he included the following Q & A (which I’m including here [...]

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Recording Teleseminars with AudioAcrobat

Posted on May 29th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh

Question:
Is it difficult to get the bridgeline and AudioAcrobat to “communicate” with each other?
Posted by Billy Simms | 5/29/08
Answer:
It’s easy, really. Here are the steps:

First, you call into the bridgeline and get squared away there.
Secondly, you hit the “flash” button (which is just the “hang up” button on your phone) and that opens up a [...]

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Recording Teleseminars-Free vs. AudioAcrobat

Posted on May 29th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh

Question:
I just finished listening to the recording from Saturday’s teleseminar. It was good. I also just finished getting myself set up with a bridgeline through allfreeconference.com. When I received the instructions from them, they have a way to record the call.
What is the difference between using their system to record and using Audio Acrobat?
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“Wait Time” & Follow-Up

Posted on March 5th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh

Question:
Hello Meggin!
I wanted to follow up with the lead you gave me last week in regard to 2 administrators.  I sent them an e-mail introduction and statement of interest as well as a resume and reference letter attached on February 28.  When should I expect a response, and /or when should I make my next [...]

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Follow-up Phone Calls

Posted on January 10th, 2008, by Meggin McIntosh

Question:
Okay, I’m organizing my planner months in advance in order to carry out all the necessary things I need to do so I can accomplish my goals. Follow up calls to principals that I sent tips booklet letters and order forms to is a task that needs to be accomplished. I want to spend time [...]

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