“Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Mastering communication is one of the most important building blocks for reaching your full potential. We are fortunate to have many brilliant communicators in our community and we asked some of them to share their lessons and advice below.
Jaylen Dowell
My ability to communicate effectively came from realizing that my form of communication was not effective. Growing up, my family was never the type to apologize for wrong doings. We just let time go by and start back talking like nothing ever happened. This stuck with me until about 3 years ago. I realized that was not a healthy form of communication. Read More>>
Q. Martelle
QMS ability to effectively communicate with our clients comes from my extensive background in management. Managing personalities, schedules, hiring and inventory has been an easy transition into owning and running a salon. Truth be told, I have never been one to follow. I’ve always been a natural leader who respects straightforward, purposeful communication. QMS clients are armed with all the tools from client and service provider expectations. Effective communication exhibits confidence and sets the tone of my business. Read More>>
Sally Morgan
I am a voice person. It is my work. It is my passion to discover all I possibly can about how the voice works naturally. It is said that we teach what we need to know. I believe that is true.
As a child I was ostracized because I had a strong voice which was not appreciated in my birth family. Consequently, I learned to hold my voice, to bury it, and to not speak clearly. Read More>>
Cynthia Carrier
Growing up I was extremely shy and quiet. I was and still am an observer. However, in order to be effective to my calling in life to help and encourage others, I had to overcome the shy/quiet part. Being a Christian, I was reading the Bible and came across a scripture (Acts 4:23-31) where certain disciples of Christ prayed for boldness to speak the word of God. In addition to praying for boldness like those in the Bible, I also asked God to give me what to say whenever I speak and He does. Read More>>
Roadrunner Sp33d
I developed my communication skills by making a lot of mistakes verbally. I tend to over speak and step my boundaries at times, the more I dig within my soul I find out that I’m not toxic I’m overly passionate and with my level of passion for life comes a high level of seriousness I’m very hard on myself which I believe was a key root to the communication problems I once had in my life. Read More>>
Lauren Monitz
For my travel blog, I always try to add value to my readers by including insider tips, tricks, and hacks in a more conversational tone as a thank you for tuning in so they think of me as their trustworthy friend on the internet. Vacation days are limited and finite; what would I want to know to make this trip memorable and unforgettable? Read More>>
Brandon Smithwick
I began working in customer service in my early teens and would always listen closely to conversations. It was more than just listening but watching mannerisms and how people would react to certain things or even their tone of voice. I’ve always been that observer personality. However, my defining moment was after my first semester of grad school when I realized how important communication was. Read More>>
