Explearning Communication and Social Fluency with Mary Daphne

In the job interview when the hiring manager asks about gaps in your resume and employment history, respond with confidence and professionalism. If you are wondering "how do I explain employment breaks on my CV" or "how do I respond if the interviewer asks me about unemployment gaps on my resume?" then this is for you.

Learn how to answer the question about why there are gaps in your resume. In your next job interview, you'll confidently explain employment gaps in a professional way. Ace your job interview by conquering the answer to the hiring manager's question.

Learn how to manage remote teams effectively. Our principles will come in handy for effective collaboration while working with remote or in-person teams. These principles are relevant not only to remote teams but all teams even ones that share a physical space. Increase team effectiveness, cohesiveness & productivity!

Learn how to be an effective communicator by avoiding the top communication mistakes people make. If you want effective communication skills, tune into this livestream!

Learn about the problematic nature of corporate-speak and garbage language endemic to modern work culture. We dive into the dangers of poor communication in the workplace and how you can avoid the pitfalls of corporate speak.

Learn how to respond to criticism. We give you strategies to use when you have received constructive feedback or criticism. Dealing with criticism is an important social skill to nurture. We share our communication strategies for how to best respond to critical comments and negative feedback.

Learn our strategies for dealing with criticism in a productive way. We teach you how to handle the critique with poise, and how to respond to the critic in a kind but firm way. If you want to know how to deal with haters, negative feedback, and critical comments then check out our strategies to prepare your response!

In this live conversation, we discuss the difference between sympathy and empathy. We also dive into the nuances of empathetic communication and how to listen with empathy, speak with empathy, and how to get empathy from others.

Learn how to communicate empathetically when working remotely. Empathetic communication is important for managing remote teams, collaborating with empathy, and nurturing interpersonal interactions.

Learn how to stop ruminating with our 2 step process. When you catch yourself overthinking and worrying, practice the strategies. Over time, you'll find that you're ruminating and overthinking less or not at all. It's time to kick anxious thoughts about the past or future to the curb and focus on living in the present.

We talk about how to humanize our digital communications when working remotely. These are working from home strategies that you can add to your toolkit.

Learn how to check in with coworkers when you or they are working remotely. We give you a template for doing a check-in phone call or email. Use this template for in-person check-ins as well!

Learn how to free your mind and reduce anxiety in this livestream. Reducing anxiety is a step toward freeing your mind up so that you can experience the present instead of being stuck in a worry cycle. We discuss how to recenter yourself to experience the present because the present is a present!

Learn how to find focus and end the worry cycle. This will help you get things in motion to gain momentum. Momentum is the ultimate elixir. Momentum is a remedy for anxiety and an antidote for procrastination. Beat procrastination and interrupt the cycle of worry so that you can make time for the things you love.

How can you reconnect with a person to whom you haven't spoken to in a while after so much time has passed? We give you a framework for reaching out to someone and reconnecting with a long-lost friend. We also help you figure out which communication channel to use for reaching out to the person.

Your virtual presence is becoming increasingly important in today's world of Zoom calls and remote work. In this live conversation, we unpack the skills that underpin the development of your virtual presence, with an emphasis on projecting your authentic self.

These actionable strategies will help you boost your digital presence, be confident during video calls, and communicate clearly and effectively in video interviews. Improve your communication on all online video chat platforms (WebEx, Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp, FaceTime, AdobeConnect).

We discuss the social etiquette of greetings and goodbyes in the western context but also touch upon nonverbals from around the world. The nuances of nonverbal communication in cross-cultural contexts are fascinating and present a lot of alternatives to our own nonverbal gestures.

Working from home comes with its own set of distractions. We discuss how to improve productivity as you work remotely. We also discuss motivating factors behind increasing your productivity. #WFH might be here to stay, so we best buckle in and make it the best for our professional producitvity and work-life blend.

Especially during periods of social distancing we need to keep our social skills muscles in shape. While times like these can be isolating, they don't need to be. If you've can connect to the internet, you can connect to another human. Say hello to virtual social interaction. It'll help keep your social skills sharp!

There are times when we are socially isolated. But we have to keep our social skills sharp, even while socially distancing ourselves from other human beings. As humans, we love human connectivity. Learn our strategies for how to stay socially connected and keep your social skills honed during periods of isolation.

We dive deeper into creative activities you can do at home during social isolation. You can think of social distancing as an opportunity for personal growth and development. Maybe being quarantined isn't as bad as we think.

If you're wondering what to do with bored kids at home during periods of social distancing and social isolation, we've got you covered. We give you creative ideas to do as a family when everyone's home. And we have suggestions for fun activities for kids of all ages K-12.

In this Livestream, we'll discuss more effective strategies for communicating effectively with your clients, colleagues, and teammates while working from home. Remote work and #wfm is our new normal these days, so let's make the best of it!

When you are working from home, you need to be able to collaborate remotely. Since remote working is the future of work, it's important to ensure your remote collaboration communication skills are up to snuff.