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December 2015 Newsletter

  
Who is Audrey?

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Audrey Nelson PhD. is an international trainer, key-note speaker, consultant and author who works with organizations to increase their productivity and profitability through winning communication. strategies.

You can reach Audrey at audrey@audreynelson.com
or at 303.448.1800 O -  303-448-1801 F - 303.448.1802 C www.audreynelson.com
Smart Talk

The Deenergizer: Look Closely at the People Around You

When you are in conversation with the de-energizer, you can begin to feel the life force leave your body. You feel depleted and deflated. I call them spirit robbers. If you begin to lose that spring in your step and don't know why, look at the people around you.

These people who spread their disparity like the plague are sometimes called jerks. One common variation is the prima donna who is excellent at their job and because of that, they get away with bad behavior. Unfortunately, management sometimes does not realize the dark cloud they form over everyone else, and the entire organization suffers.

A study conducted by Professor Spreitzer and her colleagues at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, found "the more people you interact with that you find de-energizing, the lower your performance." Worse, the presence of energizers does not cancel out this effect.

They further researched what tactics people could use to counter act the de-energizers; what can people do to buffer themselves?

Making sure your work has meaning and purpose will help cushion the negative effects of de-energizers. Work more frequently with energizers. Sign up for teams and projects with them.

Managers can help shift the balance toward positive energy by considering that type of behavior when conducting performance evaluations.

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Audrey's Programs
leadershiAudrey has a new program, A Women's Guide to Leadership: Power, Communication and Credibility. A Woman's Guide to Leadership is a hands-on seminar with how-to-steps for every business women who wants to conquer the communication nuances that can enhance her credibility, and make a greater impact on the job. Credibility and power are attribution variables, they are aperception-in the eyes of the beholder. Women come to the workplace with a set of complex communication behaviors that create an undeniable challenge; women are often seen but not heard. The strategies presented go beyond common sense and will provide women with cutting-edge verbal and nonverbal techniques that can be applied directly with immediate success.
Audrey's Travels

A Women's Guide to Leadership: Power, Communication and Credibility
January 13, 2016 Wednesday
Boulder Women's Leadership Group
Boulder Chamber - 2440 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 442-1044 - Information/Registration: info@boulderchamber.com


Audrey presented A Women's Guide to Leadership in Boston to New Balance. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (NBAS), best known as simply New Balance, is an American footwear manufacturer based in Boston. The company was founded in 1906 as the "New Balance Arch Support Company" and is one of the world's major sports footwear manufacturers. The company has reached a total profit of approximately $40 billion since 1991

Audrey volunteered at Chow Chilla Wilson Middle School and led 5 classes about the importance of college. Wilson Middle School Mathematics Teacher Edwin Garcia welcomed Dr. Audrey Nelson as a guest speaker to each of his classes. This is one of many fantastic activities provided to our Wilson students. The site continues to provide fantastic "College and Career Awareness" activities...Go Spartans!!

Audrey's Blog

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Men's Conflict Mantra
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Sound Bites

sound bitesA Paradigm for Understanding How Men and Women

This is a simple and informative paradigm that helps to organize the primary ways men and women communicate. Men and women communicate both verbally and nonverbally in very different styles.


Men Women
Direct Indirect
Goal Process
Independent Interdependent
Content Feeling
Self Other . ..watch
What People are saying about Audrey

The evaluations from your program were great. They all loved the material and wanted more.

Steve Franklin
Director, Learning and Development
CoBank

Hi Audrey,
It was so great to meet you and work with you on the Women in Leadership seminar.  I hope you had an easy flight back west.  We had a fantastic time with you and overall the group really enjoyed your session. 

Below is the compiled feedback from the day.  Please let me know if you have questions. 

ANDREA ST. PIERRE                                               
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS, INC.     
100 GUEST STREET                     
BOSTON, MA 02135-2088
The Women's Guide to Leadership: Power, Communication and Credibility


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Audrey is a role model for her philosophy and tools. She is the change!
Laurie Shumake
Newmont Mining Corporation

Great job. Just great information all around that I can use on a daily basis.
Melissa Murphy
Newmont Mining Corporation

Audrey is a role model for her philosophy and tools. She is the change!

Laurie Shumake
Newmont Mining Corporation

Great job. Just great information all around that I can use on a daily basis.

Melissa Murphy
Newmont Mining Corporation
Audrey's Books

The Gender Communication Handbook –
Conquering Conversational Collisions Between Men and Women

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The Gender Communication Handbook is for anyone who works with the opposite sex. If you are a part of a management team, in HR, or develop corporate training, this book is a comprehensive guide filled with smart advice, extensive research, self-assessments, and compelling true-to-life case studies. More

Code Switching –
How to Talk so Men will Listen
Code Switching

Code Switching  is a hands-on tool for everyday use at the office. It is a practical resource with how-to steps to help businesswomen conquer the communication nuances between men and women in the workplace. This book explores the gender impact on business talk. - More

You Don’t Say – Navigating Nonverbal Communication Between the Sexes
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You Don't Say is the first book to explore the misunderstandings that often arise between the sexes due to nonverbal communication — and to show readers how to say what they mean and get what they want. More than words, it's nonverbal cues that have the power to improve — or impair — our interactions with the opposite sex at home and in the workplace.
"Audrey's Top 4 CD Communication Hits"

 

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