Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

It may make you feel good to give someone compliments, or vindicated to tell them what they did wrong, but constructive criticism often requires pulling yourself out of the situation and engaging compassionately in finding solutions. Or is the only solution to find another job with another manager who does care? Much harder.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 18, 2010

Penelope Posted by Penelope Trunk on March 18, 2010 at 9:14 am | permalink | Reply Webinar/Web-cast implies one-way communication Web Chat implies two way Have you considered also making it available as a Podcast? " So forget webinar. More on that in the webinar.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 15, 2010

I guess there’s no real solution besides maybe trying to understand other people’s priorities. An interactive experience of colour communication and colour symbolism [link] Have a wonderful time on Saturday!! It has been wonderful in giving us communication skills that create a real feeling of safety in our relationship.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

I recently saw Erick Goss speak at a conference on media trends, and the best advice he gave was to find cheap ways to fail because there were no guaranteed solutions. If it involves other people as it often does, communication and negotiation in the beginning and on an ongoing basis become key factors. Posted by Mark W.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Then, you will learn the best way to communicate what you’re thinking. Before I was someone who hated the idea of what Twitter stood for but it was simply because I couldn’t see how it could be used as a tool, as a place to inform and help myself and others rather than just “me-form” and miss the two way element of communication.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

My family and many other families have been able to find a solution to this type of situation. " It is described as a tool for farmers and others in the agricultural community to communicate clearly, negotiate effectively, and to find fair and workable solutions. So, it can be done. Patience and good luck!

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 21, 2009

You can figure out WHO to contact via LinkedIn, but the real communication comes from outside. Having been around long enough to worked in the old school, I find many too many people today rely almost 100% on electronic communication and think they are building relationships. P, you're right on the ball as usual.

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Penelope Trunk

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Posted by BJ Lindy on March 6, 2010 at 9:38 pm | permalink | Reply The Farmer must read all comments and could have come up with the solution: he should buy you a coat or give you one of his. Now they are both off at school and by the time they get home at the end of the day it's nice to have a very welcome interruption from them!

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I started to realize I had to change my conversation skills in order to be more likable and communicate more effectively inside organizations. Telling myself to shut up wasn't the most healthy solution, but the truth is that being such an intense extrovert, I had never taken the time to be quiet and observe. " And I told him.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

I can't think of anything to say or communicate ideas well when I have to think on the spot. I would love to see a post written on how non-Aspergers people can better communicate and work with those with Aspergers. I score fairly high on the autism spectrum quizzes, although lower than the threshold for Aspies.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Because for some reason, a feasible solution is usually included with the "why," a bit like getting that second ShamWow for free. I think what "people" want is solutions. We are solution-seekers. Not only was it not OTT, it was mature, kind & mentor-y. It's not magical, but it sort of is.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Our best literature was written by people with nothing to lose and a voracious internal motivation to communicate their take on the world with written words. Find a business analogy that takes the feeling of failure out of it if that's a problem (here's one: a therapist is like a mentor for your marriage).

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Like you, I suck at the friendship thing, and that's mostly because I suck at talking, especially on the phone–which is how most non internet people seem to communicate. The solution made me feel the ground, which made me not clumsy, which made me confident, which propelled me toward the right one just around the corner.

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Penelope Trunk

MARCH 3, 2010

' Readers that follow you for ages may understand that it was passing or fluid, but an employer or distant mentor could look at that and completely misjudge your stance or capabilities. And I love your solution in your #4 point. So I wonder, does anyone have other solutions? It could be for men and women too.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 8, 2010

Use solutions-based language in tense conversations. Posted by MS on January 8, 2010 at 11:06 am | permalink | Reply A cheap & easy solution to the lost keys problem: find a visible place to hang your keys. Except for the slow eaters, these are bounded problems with reliable solutions. Often, the keys aren't there.

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Penelope Trunk

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

But then, when I told one of my mentors that I’m not good at sales, he said, “Of course you’re good at sales. I have seen many organizations with highly successful sales organizations based on team collaboration (internally among the staff) and consultative solution discovery (externally with customers). He’s right. Posted by Jim C.

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Penelope Trunk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Re: the point about being "fuckable" — I think that "sexually desireable" communicates the intent quite well. I suppose I am becoming a more articulate and creative communicator, since I don't rely on fuck as a shortcut now. Does it clarify communication? ' Solution? I swear too much.

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Penelope Trunk

APRIL 23, 2010

Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Tweet This Facebook The vast majority of electronic communication today is via social media, according to Paul Greenberg , a relationship management consultant. But then I thought about the viral nature of communication via social networks, and the statistic started to make sense. At first I didn’t believe it.

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Penelope Trunk

DECEMBER 4, 2009

But there's no magic solution. Posted by Master of None on December 8, 2009 at 2:09 pm | permalink | Reply Were this a novel I would be swept up by the language and be happy for the beauty of your communicated sorrow. May God keep you and bless you and provide a solution so you can obtain the desires of your heart.

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Penelope Trunk

OCTOBER 9, 2009

. "Hope and Change" are not solutions. Change is a solution. That could also be out of necessity, but… 3) Be clear in communicating expectations. Slogans are not a plan. And the CEO never does the real work. Obama is not the CEO of the U.S. He a the nominated leader. He has no ownership, only direction.

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Penelope Trunk

JANUARY 17, 2010

The reason we did that is because according to Cone , 50% of generation Y communicate with companies through social media. Communications McDonald's USA Subscribe -- free! If your not part of the solution, your part of the problem. And they know better. We are currently looking into this matter. God Bless America.

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