by Guillermo Villar | Jun 26, 2017 | Blog
When I work with clients on improving their negotiation skills, I often tell them about the “orange story” from the book Getting to Yes, which essentially goes like this: Two kids say they need an orange but find that there’s only one orange...
by Guillermo Villar | Jun 19, 2017 | Blog
This week I’d like to share with you a Forbes article that features important tips to help improve your workplace communication. It centers around advice from Anne Ricketts, a communication coach from the Bay Area. As I often tell my clients, connection is key....
by Guillermo Villar | Jun 12, 2017 | Blog
I had a guitar teacher who once who told me that the notes you play during a solo are just as important as the silences you play. I remember that my first thought was: “Wait, what do you mean ‘play a silence’? Isn’t silence just something that happens when I’m not...
by Guillermo Villar | Jun 5, 2017 | Blog
I deliver workshops about generational differences in the workplace, and the question from Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers that always comes up is: “What’s the best way to communicate with Millennials at work?” It’s a bit of a loaded question in that...
by Guillermo Villar | May 30, 2017 | Blog
Warren Buffett was speaking to a group of students at Columbia University back in 2012 about the value of public speaking to a professional’s earning potential. But he didn’t say that the value of public speaking skills is “incalculable” or...
by Guillermo Villar | May 22, 2017 | Blog
I help my clients to communicate more effectively by using some best practices that often go against the established communication culture at many places of work. Whether it’s about getting rid of text-heavy slides in their presentations or eliminating passive...
