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Maria Boomhower - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Maria Boomhower is a master communicator and holds a Diploma in the Art of Applied Communication. She has won awards for excellence in her field. Her background in communication has spanned every aspect from supervision and training to video productions and running sub-press centres. Maria has also spent several years studying metaphysics and quantum theories, which enabled her to bring in the human aspects of communication and perceptions to assist people in overcoming their ... [More]
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- Understanding the Importance of Media Protocol
[Business:PR] Media Protocol is knowing what to do and not to do when dealing with the media.
How you react and your attitude toward them can and will ultimately affect your business and how it is portrayed to the public.
- The Hideous Poison of Anger
[Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] When asked what gets in the way of communication most often, anger comes up. Moreover, the anger is often related to a perception of a situation that may not even be accurate. That is why anger can be a poison that sucks you in.
- Emotion, No Longer a Dirty Word
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Discover why “emotion” is no longer a dirty word and why successful people throughout history have embraced it for success and the acquirement of wealth and more.
- What is Mass Communication?
[Business:Marketing] Many people are confused and miss their mark when it comes to mass communication. They believe that they are sending their message out to everyone. This is a recipe for disaster and a loss of valuable marketing dollars.
- A Leopard Changed Its Spots
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Have you heard the saying, "A Leopard Can't Change Its Spots"?
What if I told you they were wrong? What if I told you that you can change and that your history is not the main factor in what you want to do, or become even at a biological level.
- Decision, What You Haven't Been Told About Them
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Have you ever sat there trying to make a decision yet, you just couldn't. "If only I had more information, or a proverbial crystal ball", you think to yourself.
Many times when you are avoiding making a decision, it stems more from being afraid of making the wrong decision. This has become an epidemic in many places and organization. Yet, there is a solution.
- Disguised As An Article
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] You love writing articles and submitting them to the directories. Yet you notice them saying, do not send in sales letters as articles, no matter how well you think that you have disguised them. So what does that mean and what are the consequences of you trying.
- The Benefits of Writing Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] You have a business; you are new and want to build a client list.
However, the public doesn't know much about you. One of the best ways to build the relations, credibility and to help get people to know more about you and your area of expertise is to write articles. People are always looking for good articles for their websites, blogs and newsletters. The important words here are good and content. Just understand the dangers.
- Breaking Through the Barriers
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] You've tried everything, you've listen to the experts, in frustration you shout out, "Why can't I seem to figure this out?" This can be stated for many areas in life, whether you are working on health, finances, business, improved communication skills or relationships. Quite often when we start out on the path to change one or more areas of our lives, we hit stumbling blocks and set backs. Yet, there is a way through, over and under the barriers.
- Imagine What It Would Be Like
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Do you know what intrapersonal communications is? Many have not even heard of the word, yet it can be one of your most valuable tools to achieving your goals. Many ask, "Isn’t that like interpersonal?" No.
Intra means self, getting personal with your self. And I mean intellectually.
Intrapersonal communications is your thoughts & conversations with yourself. And the ones that practice this are the ones that are the most successful in the world.
- The Importance of Receiving
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Receiving is just as important as giving. It sets the flow of abundance and helps others to attract their good as well. When you refuse to ever receive you can be robbing someone else the chance to give. Even science has shown that your health may depend on your ability to receive.
- The Gift Only You Can Give
[Self-Improvement] It can be hard to decide what gift to give that special someone. Of all the gifts that I have given over the years, two have stood out for people. These gifts are not found in a store, and only can come from within you. Yet, they are remember, long after the rest have faded.
- But What If I am Right ?
[Business:Workplace-Communication] "But What If I am Right and all of the facts point to it," he asked when I was talking about perceptions.
I told him the challenge is most of us can pull out facts to prove we are right. And when we close ourselves off from there being any other possibility, we also close ourselves off from growth, prosperity and the ability to find a better way. Discovering how your perceptions can open you up to success and possibilities in our lives. Or close you into a world of repeated failures and negativity.
- Controlled By Beliefs!
[Business:Workplace-Communication] Have you ever had someone attacking you and you can’t figure out why? It happens more than we realize. Quite often, an angry or even violent reaction from another person is due to a conflict or perceived threat stemming from his or her inner belief system. On a fundamental level, the information or action triggered fear for their survival.
- What Everyone Should Know About the Development of Communication
[Reference-and-Education:Psychology] Many people just leave their communication skills to happenstance and live in a world of misunderstandings, hurt feelings, loss of relationships and business disasters. Quite often they look for outside reasons for challenges or failures. Yet, history and our cortex show that we were meant to connect and communicate and understand one another.
- Read Your Mind, Are You Hoping People Will?
[Relationships] Quite often, people will expect others to read their mind, especially with family, spouses and close friends.
You lose all control of your life when you do this. You are leaving probably the most important issues and decisions of your life on the hope that the other person will know what you are thinking and feeling. Then when they don't or mis-guess, well, then there is hell to pay.
- The Great M's of Success
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Did you ever wonder what the secrets are of the successful people in the world? The Great M’s top the chart as some of the reasons. They are Mentoring, Masterminding, Marketing and Motivation. Discover why and what you can do.
- Media Protocol for Business and Life
[Business:PR] Do you ever wonder what the secret is to getting great coverage for your event? Do you wonder how to act and what to say to the media? Learning the different aspects of Media Protocol can take you far as well as build your credibility and coverage.
- Gatekeeping, Your Brains Ultimate Secretary
[Self-Improvement] Picture a secretary or assistant in your brain. This assistant is going to decide what information to allow through. They are the gatekeepers of information.
Part of the information they stop at the gate is anything that your brain or unconscious self does not want to accept as true. You see, we take on beliefs as we are growing up. And they may not align with our beliefs today. These beliefs can stop you from success in all areas of your life.
- 7 Steps To Achieving Joint Venture Projects
[Business] JVing is an important part of business. But where do you
start and how do you find them. Knowing these answers and being prepared is a key to success.
- Great Discovery Helps You Gain Energy
[Self-Improvement] It is estimated that a whopping 70% of our energy comes from our emotional state of mind as apposed to the food we eat or the exercise that we do. Find out why.
- A Startling Fact About How To Stop Communication Disasters... With One Question
[Business:Continuity-Disaster-Recovery] Too often, we are only half listening to what people are saying. Many times this is because we believe we know what the other person is going to say or because our mind is on something else. The results can be painful or disasterous.
- The Secret Of Overcoming Resistence To Change
[Business:Management] For many people, there is nothing more fearful than change. As a result, I have witnessed people, putting up with horrible conditions rather than change. And so, it is no wonder change is considered one of the most difficult things for a business to deal with.
- The Magic of Asking
[Business:Sales-Training] Have you ever asked for the sale, or do you just show what your products & services are and hope the prospects will by. Many people leave money on the table by not asking and they don't realize the magic that happens from asking.
- A Startling Fact About The Dangers Of Labeling
[Self-Improvement] Do you realize how often you are using labels on others and yourself. Do you realize how it holds you back and crushes your potiential and the potiential of learns. Learn what you are doing and how to stop it.
- The Secret Of Focused Responsive List
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] So, you have your ideal business. But what about your focused and responsive list. With out them, chances are you won't succeed or make any money.
- The Secret Of Discovering Your Own Profitable Passion
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Many people have stated that they would like to create an on line business but they don't have any idea where to start.
I have seen people make the mistake of throwing up a website and creating a product without looking the basics first and then wondering why they haven't been able to get any traffic or customers.
- So, How Do I Answer That?
[Business:PR] Have you ever worried about having an interview with the media. Did you worry about how to answer their questions. Knowing how to answer can help you have a successful interview that helps both you and the reporter.
- Imagine... You Can Learn On Line To Create Your Future
[Reference-and-Education] Today people are discovering with today's technology and the internet, they can have their cake and eat it too. Even with family and financial responsibilities, you can go back to school. If you desire to improve your life, the online universities give you the opportunity to emabrace you dream for a better future. Discover the boom of online courses that allow the flexibility to work on your education when it works for you.
- Do You Hear That?
[Business:Management] 70% of workplace errors happened because of communication breakdown. Many are a direct result of a lack of listening skills.
Do you know what type of listener you are and how it affects you?
- Use Your Vibrations of Energy to Communicate Part 2
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] On a quantum level we send out vibrations of energy that connect or communicate with others. Depending on what you are vibrating you can create Constructive or destructive Interference.
Even down to the cellular level.
- Use Your Vibrations of Energy to Communicate
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] On a quantum level we send out vibrations of energy that connect or communicate with others. Depending on what you are vibrating will bring different results. The good and the bad.
- Are Your ANT's Taking Over Your Life?
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] For many people, their ANT's (automatic negative thinking)has taken over their life. They can affect your deep limbic system in your brain, causing anxiety, depression, anger, impulsiveness and obsessiveness. These can be so strong that they literately stop people in their tracks from succeeding.
- Antagonists And Fear
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] It is important to have your own values, beliefs and understanding of the world around you and not let fear take hold of you.
Antagonists use fear against people to make them do, think and act as they want. You become their puppet on a string following their adgenda.
- Dissolving Conflict Through Reframing
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] Reframing is looking at the situation with a new set of eyes. Its asking your self if you have a clear picture of the situation and of what is happening around you.
Many people get so caught up in a situation that they take on the other persons issues as their own.
- The Importance of Interpersonal Communcation Skills
[Business:Marketing] Interpersonal Communications is the transmission of information from one person to another and their understanding of it through the use of common language or symbols. It happens always at all times whether you want it to happen or not.
However, just because you transmit a message, it does not presuppose that communication happens.
- Beyond the Golden Rule
[Business:Sales-Management] Getting your message across is a matter of knowing how to connect with other people. On of the main secrets is going beyond the golden rule.
- What's In A Word? More Than You Realize
[Reference-and-Education:Languages] What’s in a word? Apparently more than we might want. There is confusion with multiple meanings causing misuderstandings. For others, the ability to express yourself in the most meaningful way.
- Are You a Sheep in People Clothing?
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Many people, who feel that they are independent and communicate well, are actually sheep in disguise. Are you one of them, how do you tell and how do you go about changing if you are?
- What Did I Do? Will Someone Tell me?
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Have you ever thought you were doing something nice for someone only to receive a very cold reaction. Do you stand there wondering what you did wrong and why your communciation skills aren't working. The answer may suprise you.
- Conflict Resolution Training- When Personal Safety is an Issue
[Business:Management] Conflict generally arises by having your needs, desires, perceptions and values challenged.
When a person feels that their values are being challenged they generally respond the strongest. Inwardly they feel their personal safety threatened and desire to stop that threat.
- Taking Charge of Your Inner Movie
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] How would you like to take charge of what you really want to attract and manifest in your life, as appossed to just settling for what you get? Here is a step by step formula to create and attract the details.
- Don't Do This to Your News Release!
[Business:PR] Hundreds of thousands of News Releases are sent out all the time
and many people will show you different ways to write a news release in a way that will result in publicity for you or for your company.
However, many people over look the 17 Deadly Sins that you should never do or have in a news release. These can cause your news release to end up in the shredder!
- Viewpoints - Communication Destruction Or....
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] Viewpoints, we all have them. However, when you believe that only your view is correct, you shut out other people and do not listen to any facts they may be giving. Basically, you close off communication and any connection with the other person. And where there is no communication, there is no mastery of your life.
- The Communication of Your Biology & Beliefs
[Self-Improvement:Success] Our cells communicate with each other and the environment in order to respond to situations, which ultimately create our belief systems.
- Yes, But What Are You Really Saying?
[Business:Team-Building] Do you feel frustrated when people misunderstand you?
Sometimes what we said is not what we meant and then the other person has to guess. It goes in line with that say, "I know you believe you understood me, but I am not sure that you realize that what you heard, is not what I meant.
- How to Communicate With Your Bookkeeping
[Business] Does the thought of doing the bookwork send you into a frenzy? Do you find anything to do other than get your finances in order? You may be missing some great communication with your books, which could ultimately guide you to success in your business and your personal life.
- Is Your Focus, Life Sucks?
[Reference-and-Education] Does it seem like you keep attracting into your life everything that you don't like or want? Are you desiring to find out why other people are successful and you are not? Do you only see the problems and not the solutions?
- Credibility Lost or Gained, Are you Prepared?
[Business:PR] Do you know how to prepare yourself for an interview with the media. There are many things that are important to do and not do.
Look over this list of questions and ask yourself, how prepared am I?
- What Message Are You Sending Out?
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] So much of what we can and cannot do has a lot more to do with our belief systems and our attitudes than by our financial or life's challenges around us.
For example, if you are always saying that you are broke, you attract broke conditions in your life.
- Communication And The Brain
[Self-Improvement] Our feelings come from our thoughts and our thoughts come from our experiences and our experiences effect the wiring of our brain. This in turn affects how we see, understand, and perceive things in life and our ability to connect and communicate with other people
- Etymology- How Words Change Over Time
[Business:PR] Etymology is the study of the origins of words and how they have evolved and changed over time.
When you are trying to get a message across, it is important to realize, what a word means to us, may not hold the same meaning to someone else.
- Intrapersonal Communication
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Before you can successfully communicate with some else, you need to communicate with yourself first. This is called intra-personal communication. Keep in mind that commuication = wealth and wealth = communication.
- Perfection the Un-Live-Able Goal
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Are you waiting for everything to be just right before you create anything or communicate what you want?
If so, You may never get started.
- How to Master Communication Even if you failed High School Grammar
[Business:PR] Build credibility and confidence as you learn how to have your message effectively received by your audience. Show your self as an expert in your field while you discover how it feels to Master Communiction.
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