http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Terry+Gault Business Terry Gault Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=245996&ca=Business Tremendous subtlety of meaning is conveyed by voice. Not just nuance and emotional context, but basic meaning of words varies according to vocal inflection. The words you choose to speak serve as platforms from which your tone of voice creates meaning. Think of how tone of voice can change the meani... Business Terry Gault Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=245998&ca=Business We present to shift the audience's perspective. We want to sell... we want to educate... we want to motivate. None of this can happen until you awaken your audience and get their attention. How to awaken your audience: Surprise them. Attention is captured by the unusual. Do Something Different! When... Leadership Terry Gault Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=246420&ca=Leadership Management Communication In the event of a crisis or a disaster, and if you happen to be the manager of a company facing that crisis or disaster, it’s best to be mentally prepared. Crises can happen any time. Just like they can in our personal lives. And like our own individual preparedness for disa... Business Terry Gault Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=246421&ca=Business Imagine a classroom, then imagine thirty children sitting still and quiet. Imagine these children imagining loving kindness on the playground. The peaceful ring of a Tibetan singing bowl – no shouting, no laughing, no airborne paper objects. In a New York Times article by Patricia Leigh Brown, she e... Business Terry Gault Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=246423&ca=Business One client approached me during a workshop and asked, “Terry, you are telling me to demonstrate more power and authority with greater volume AND you are telling me to be authentic. That feels like a contradiction to me. Can you help me with that?” Having heard variations of this question over the ye... Business Management Terry Gault Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=246424&ca=Business+Management The ability to both give and receive candid performance feedback is critical in highly dynamic, fast-moving organizations. "Too-nice bosses often make workplace worse" is the title of Jared Sandberg’s recent Wall Street Journal article. "By avoiding confrontation, not giving unpleasant feedback, a h... Business Terry Gault Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=245643&ca=Business Naming your fearful thoughts In many primitive societies, there is a naming myth. It revolves around the belief that if you call a demon by its name, it can no longer hurt you. Perhaps this is a metaphor for the power of language, or just a useful problem solving technique. One way of getting "outsi... Business Terry Gault Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=245656&ca=Business Interactive communication or dialogue refers to interacting in ways that build shared meaning, rather than colliding in ways that foster disagreement, frustration and confusion. Dialogue is a subtle process that may be difficult to understand, and even more difficult to actually create. Benefits of...