Author: Robert Bacal

Site owner, author, management consultant, trainer, specializing in dealing with difficult, angry, and hostile people.
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The MAIN Difference For Writing On Social Media

Social Media Readers Want To “Get To Know You? What’s The Main Difference Between Writing For Print, and Writing For Major Social Media Platforms? The biggest difference between the more formal writing one reads in newspapers (or used to) and…

What Is Communicating Via Time and Space?

Interpersonal Space and Punctuality/Time – Both Communicate! Most people are aware that interpersonal space and how we use it communicates to others. We all have a kind of comfort zone where we are most comfortable communicating. Too close and we…

Neurolinguistic Programming and Non-Verbal Behavior – A Caution

Why We Don’t Include NLP Techniques In Our Discussion of Non-Verbal Behavior Neurolinguistic Programming, or NLP, has become a common way for many non-psychologists to talk about human thinking and communication. It’s a pop psychology version. While it’s way beyond…

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Myths and Misconceptions About Listening

  Common Misconceptions About Listening Listening ability is related to the intelligence of the listener Research indicates that while there may be a slight link between the intelligence of the listener and listening ability, the relationship is very slight. Daily…

What Is A Person’s Baseline With Respect To Non-Verbal Communication?

Knowing a Person’s Baseline Is Critical To Understanding The Meaning of Their Non-Verbal Behavior Because the use of non-verbals is far from universal, you can’t interpret the meaning of non-verbal communication without knowing what a specific person typically does. How…

What Is Sign Language? (Non-Verbal Communication)

Sign language is a part of ALL of our communication The use of sign language is not, as you might think, restricted to people who have hearing disabilities. Even for hearing enabled people, sign language is a natural extension, or…