In acting to supplement my publisher’s marketing, they responded quickly to my request: to get a sample chapter or two in a downloadable format for you. Just in time for summer holiday blog planning! If you want small doses of the first chapter, just subscribe to the blog in the red sign-up box on the home page to get notices of each blog post. If you want to read the … [Read more...] about Communication Toolkit for Introverts: Preview Chapter – Communication Preferences of Introverts and Extroverts
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Are You Ready for the Benefits of Unplugging?
We’re all so tied up daily with our technology, our screens. There are smartphone texts and social media, computer, tablet, and television. Do we think of life without them? As an introvert over dependence on these technology tools can get in the way of my preference for a quiet mind. As much as I’ve discussed with my husband the possibility of us taking a no screen day … [Read more...] about Are You Ready for the Benefits of Unplugging?
Are You Aware of 3 Mistakes Keeping You in the Desert-like Introvert Conversation?
Is it lack of confidence? Maybe you don’t have an interest? Could it be you are afraid of some failure? Call it what you want but we can often make conversation mistakes because of anxiousness or anxiety about ourselves, rather than not taking full advantage of who we are authentically. My husband and I took a desert tour in Arizona a few years ago. Some tips on making it … [Read more...] about Are You Aware of 3 Mistakes Keeping You in the Desert-like Introvert Conversation?
How Do You Manage Your Introvert Kryptonite?
In 2013 one of my articles appeared at Geek's Guide to People Skills. Let's get down to business with it! Mark Dykeman, an online blogger who no longer maintains his Mighty Introvert Blog, has an appropriate metaphor for what happens to the introvert in groups or parties after a while. He says that too much of other people is like kryptonite for introverts: the Kryptonite … [Read more...] about How Do You Manage Your Introvert Kryptonite?
Introverts “on the level” approach to negotiation success
One editor reviewing my book commented on chapter eight: “Negotiations is something which brings out the confidence out in the open and right in front of you.” Wow. Chapter 8 of Communication Toolkit for Introverts is all about using more of what the introvert has going for them than not, for better outcomes in win-win negotiations. Negotiations happen everyday in … [Read more...] about Introverts “on the level” approach to negotiation success
Introverts can put down the axe to grind for conflict management
Learning to deal with conflict is a continuing process for me. In most situations I take on the conflict head on, instead of ignoring it. It may be because I am an introvert, Italian, a combination or just slow learning. In all my years in sales and sales management, there was enough axe grinding among co-workers to kill a forest. It turns out, several studies point to … [Read more...] about Introverts can put down the axe to grind for conflict management