Communication Coach Alex Lyon
The Situational Leadership Approach
Are you a Situational Leader? Let's look at 4 Scenarios and examples to see how situational leaders adapt their approach to lead followers. This model is based on Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Why the Top 16 "Body Language" Signs of Deception are Bogus (Deep Dive)
Can people really tell if somebody is lying by looking at their body language and other nonverbal cues? Let's take a deep dive into what the actual research says about deception and body language to settle the issue once and for all.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Reflective Listening Skills in 3 Key Steps
Learn reflective listening skills and practice in real-time right along with me in 3 easy steps. Learn key reflective listening phrases and progress from easy to medium and advanced role-play scenarios.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Stop People from Interrupting You: Verbal Tips
Practice along to learn How to Stop People from Interrupting You with these verbal tips, Dos, and Don'ts.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Start a Speech
Learn the 5 Best Ways to Start a Speech or Presentation. Crafting a killer opening is a vital public speaking skill and separates beginners from more advanced speakers.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Run an Effective Meeting 5 Tips
Learn How to Run an Effective Meeting with these 5 Actionable Tips. Most people don't like meetings, but these practical steps will make sure virtually all of your meetings will be more productive and enjoyable.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Make Friends as an Adult
Learn How to Make Friends as an Adult with the 5 Tips I use personally. Making friends and meeting new people as an adult is much different than making friends when we were younger for lots of practical reasons.
Curated Video
8 Ways to improve leadership skills
This video provides eight steps to improve leadership skills for personal and professional growth. It highlights the importance of self-awareness, aligning goals with higher calling, being a role model, continuous learning, upskilling...
Curated Video
What are leadership skills?
In this video, the speaker discusses what leadership skills are and how they can be developed. The video emphasizes the importance of communication, confidence, vision, empathy, and self-discipline as the top five essential leadership...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Leadership Theories Top 10
These are my Top 10 Leadership Theories. These theories of leadership are offered in chronological order as an unofficial mini-course and meant to provide an overview of ten of the most helpful and influential theories of leadership in...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Downward and Upward Communication: Workplace Communication Skills
Effective workplace communication skills require a balance of downward communication or top-down and upward or bottom-up communication. This video looks at this balance of communication in organizations.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Organizational Ethics Explained
Organizational ethics has practical value for today's workplaces and Dr. Ryan Bisel (Part 2 of 2) explains five key ways to have more open conversations about ethically questionable issues.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Immediacy in Communication
We look at an Immediacy definition, behaviors, skills, and benefits so you can improve your nonverbal communication skills. What is immediacy? In interpersonal communication, it is one of the main ways that we create a feeling of...
Seven Dimensions
How Leaders Can Develop Self-Motivated People
This video discusses the three key ingredients to motivate and engage people in the workplace: strong positive relationships, recognition of competency, and autonomy. It emphasizes the importance of fostering trust, providing clear goals...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Leadership and Communication Skills
Weekly videos on leadership and communication skills for your professional development: Presentation Skills, Conversation Skills, Group Leadership Skills, & Leadership Skills.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Effective Listening Skills
Effective listening skills in the workplace and relationships are must-have effective communication skills. The overall lesson is this. Good listeners give feedback. That's a major active listening tip. 1. Give nonverbal feedback 2. Give...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Alex's Book: Case Studies in Courageous Communication Book
Here's overview of my new book on my organizational communication and leadership, a case study book. It includes case studies on 31 "name brand" organizations like NASA, the Miami Dolphins, Massachusettes General Hospital, JetBlue,...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Compassionate Communication
Compassionate communication skills can transform your atmosphere.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Individual Contributor Vs Manager
What are the differences between individual contributor vs manager? This transition from employee to an official leader and supervisor role involves different skills and characteristics. We'll look at meanings, titles, roles, and job...
Seven Dimensions
Applying Hope Theory at Work
In this video, the speaker discusses the concept of hope theory in the workplace and its impact on reaching goals. They emphasize the importance of having multiple pathways and plans to overcome obstacles, empowering individuals to stick...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Group Leadership Skills: Part 4
In Part 4, we look at how group leaders clarify or synthesize the flow of a conversation to refocus on the key issues and move the group forward toward possible solutions. At some point in most group and team discussions, the leader must...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Learning Styles Auditory Visual Kinesthetic
You can use learning styles--visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (VAK)--when public speaking. FREE 7 Instant Tips for Confident & Composed Public Speaking http://www.communicationskillscoach.c... Whether for leaders, teachers, or students,...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Empathetic Listening Skills
Empathetic listening skills help you communicate that you are putting yourself in the speaker's shoes to connect with their emotions, and attempting to feel what they are feeling.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Politeness Theory
Politeness Theory and Face (Goffman and Brown & Levinson) can help us have difficult conversations and communication effectively. This video gives examples of how positive and negative politeness sound in a conversation. Politeness...