Helena Kaufman To answer your questions on who the smiling and international face of Vancouver is in our ‘place holder’ picture for the May Post on the Express Lane Blog, let me just say this: She is one of the wonderful new friends I have met in the course of working with professional people seeking cross cultural … Read more
A testimonial came to me this week in email. Soon, hard copy evidence of my contribution as a business communication instructor for new entrepreneurs of all ages at this university will arrive. I believe commendation or consolation received in ‘real’ copy still rocks the soul. Don’t you? The business writing seminar facilitation contract – essentially … Read more
Article marketing in this communication strategy laden world is a hot way to put across expert advice and key messages, especially online. It occupies a critical page of notes in my courses on business writing and image elevation through effective communication.
Technology’s unprecedented quality of transmission at super speed and high resolution does not replace the human need for quality communication. Illuminated, with the release of Avatar 3D on one kind of screen, is human longing, love and a sense of higher purpose. What else is communicated about our world in the pings and bytes? Some … Read more
It’s been happening now – the out loud talking for an afternoon, an evening, and an abnormally early start (again) in the morning. Talking out my presentation in my Professional Image and Business Writing seminar, is normal when it is preparation. No. The murmuring and gesticulation as I go about the daily routine of my … Read more
Communication at every level, cultural, linguistic, personal, regional and international has never been so important on our ever shrinking planet, where all we do and decide affects everyone – near and far. Communication is speeding up. It is adjusting. It is both more inclusive now than ever, and demanding. No one language can dominate. Those … Read more
This summer, I hibernated- somewhat. I actually built on fat stores and unlike the bears needed my health care team to assist me in getting back to what I do best – synthesize and present information for other people’s development.
For all the hype you can find on line and all the courses that teach you about communication – sometimes it can be too much. Too long in getting to the point. Too much information. Too aggressive. Too random. Too often. It can be overwhelming, especially in addition to the thousands of random messages we … Read more
(Reprinted in part from other postings by Helena K. in other social media venues) For the past month and one week, Express Lane has been reveling in the events of summer. Aside from live theatre, seminars, lectures and other literary local diversions to celebrate the word, e word locally, there have been some international dates of note. June 11, Web 2.0 … Read more
‘Where was I last week instead of at my desk blogging? In a word, investing. I was seduced, as I often am, by the siren call of learning. With less these days in the form of discretionary funds to invest, I chose to take an asset even more precious than money – time- and spend some … Read more