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A green traffic light.

Traffic Light Communication

Traffic Lights. The strangest things remind me of communication patterns. How often have we approached a traffic light – we need to turn across traffic –

A blue modern theatre.

The Verisimilitude of Visual Presentation

Theatre has a supporting set: Presentations have supporting visuals. Have you ever asked, “What is the verisimilitude of my PowerPoint presentation?” Well, of course not! Verisimilitude

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Successful Communication Requires Heart

Do you find you sometimes forfeit “you” in work scenarios? Do you edit out some of your amazing and best qualities because they don’t seem “professional”?

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Shape Shifters

Verbal communication can take the form of many shapes and sizes. Sometimes our communication shows up in the form of a square, sometimes a triangle, or

An open elevator.

Elevator Avoidance

I can’t count the number of times when I have noticed someone getting on the elevator and pushing the button to close the door just as

Black and white photo of three people moving in the 1920's.

BizCom: Are You Moving the Furniture?

Our companies have patterns and we have patterns. You may notice certain patterns in your communication or in your responses to your company’s communication. We have

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PRESS: Law Week Colorado August 2011

This article features Hilary Blair and was published in Law Week Colorado on August 1, 2011. “You’re playing,” Hilary Blair said to me as I walked

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Thankful for Voice Ignited

Thankful for Voice Ignited Voice is both figurative and literal: a combination that is powerful and profound. I witnessed a typical hotel ballroom last weekend, near