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Communication Wonders and Blunders
Communication Wonders and Blunders

What communication moments stood out this month?

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Watch Your Mouth
Watch Your Mouth

Are we feeling more rage now - or just more comfortable expressing it?

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communication, Leadership, pop culture, Public Speaking, USA, UKbeth CollierAdam Driver, Ferrari, Ridley Scott, Napoleon, Elon Musk, Twitter, X, fuck, fuck off, fuck you, f bombs, Logan Roy, Succession, swearing, anger, rage, frustration, angry communication, communication, words, clear communication, simple communication, 2023, Chris Wallace, interview, TV, movies, journalist, Beth Collier writes, Beth Collier communications
Ask Better Questions: Five Tips to Help You
Ask Better Questions: Five Tips to Help You

Asking a question is a skill. Learn how to master it.

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12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 2
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 2

Six more communication tips - all inspired by what we’ve seen and heard in 2022.

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12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 1
12 Days of Communication Tips - Part 1

It’s the 12 Days of Communication Tips - all inspired by what we’ve seen and heard in 2022.

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Who's on Santa's Naughty List?
Who's on Santa's Naughty List?

Whose communication skills put them on Santa’s Naughty List in 2022?

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Naughty or Nice? How are we communicating in 2022?
Naughty or Nice? How are we communicating in 2022?

From pop stars to business leaders, whose communication skills stand out this year?

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Here’s My Takeaway from The 2021 Emmys
Here’s My Takeaway from The 2021 Emmys

What did I notice during the 2021 Emmys? An electric opening number, a speech that would never end, and one other awesome thing…

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communication, Creativity, inspiration, kindness, Leadership, pop culture, Public Speaking, women, USAbeth Collierpresentations, women, speeches, emmy awards, award ceremonies, Emmys, Emmys 2021, Jean Smart, Kate Winslet, Debbie Allen, LL Cool J, Rita Wilson, Olivia Colman, Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You, Mare of Easttown, Hacks, Ted Lasso, Hannah Waddingham, Scott Frank, Queen's Gambit, entertainment, pop culture, working women