Dedicated to advancing women's participation in development and nation-building in Malaysia
At The Women’s Summit 2009, four Learning Labs were run simultaneously in the afternoon, from 2.30pm-4.30pm. Learning Labs are highly interactive sessions at which experienced facilitators conduct training sessions to enhance participants’ work-related skills and knowledge. This year, the Learning Labs focussed mainly on developing the valuable soft skills of communication and creativity because these have the power to… [Continue Reading]
Earn trust and confidence by writing well When you are talking to someone face-to-face, you have lots of visual cues to help you – your tone of voice, gestures, movement, eye-contact. It may not be fair, but in the everyday world we are judged and influenced by all these criteria and more – even our… [Continue Reading]
by Shirley Taylor E-mail viruses make front-page newspaper headlines. They cost decent computer users a lot of money, they waste our time and energy, and they cause unimaginable distress to people all over the world. Could anything be worse? What about the damage that people are causing to themselves every day by taking e-mail for… [Continue Reading]
by Shirley Taylor The main purpose of any communication is not to sound impressive or to use long words that no-one can understand! The main purpose is to communicate clearly, be understood and be effective – and that means to achieve results from your writing. Here are six steps to help you achieve this: 1. … [Continue Reading]