by Margaret Anderson | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog, Frame of Mind
I teach people how to discuss sensitive issues and build consensus. They are more successful when they keep calm and avoid, or minimize, direct confrontation or “wrong making.” So some may think I’m unflappable. I actually feel deeply, but when...
by Margaret Anderson | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog
Last week, I delivered my presentation on “Communication Tips for Project Managers” for the San Diego chapter of PMI. It was the most fun I’ve ever had giving any such presentation. The people who organized the event and handled all the technical...
by Margaret Anderson | Sep 20, 2020 | Blog
In one of my favorite scenes from The Lord of the Rings, elf queen Galadriel tells Frodo, a 3’6″ hobbit, “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” Frodo goes on to save the civilized world, completing a Herculean task that...
by Margaret Anderson | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog
“Face Value” by Sara Eckels [1] confirms my teaching that no other form of communication can compete with face-to-face conversation. Video conferencing, as real as it seems, lacks subtle aspects of in-person talk we aren’t consciously aware of. Now, I imagine...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 22, 2020 | Blog
I’m getting more and more excited about my new Distance Learning for Individuals. As I embellish my training materials, I am also preparing a new look and feel for how my backdrop and I will appear during video training sessions–a new setting for my new...