Talking Points

With so many recent changes, we are all wondering how work’s ‘new normal’ translates into successful business practices. Here at Point Taken, we have been working with some of our [...]

Make the Most of Working Remotely This is a time when we need to be performing our best and managing your team remotely can be a challenge. If you don’t [...]

Hello All! We are all reacting to the day-by-day challenges brought on by the spread of the COVID-19 virus.  Here at Point Taken, we value everyone’s health above all else, [...]

Have you ever asked your audience for questions at the end of your talk and got a bunch of blank stares in return? Or have one problematic participant ask all [...]

With 2019 almost behind us and a 2020 fresh start in front of us, tis the season for adjusting our budgets, returning to the gym and re-assessing our personal and [...]

  Questions are one of the easiest ways to get your audience involved. They play a major role in effective communication. Questions invite others to participate and get people to think about [...]

This past week, I visited one of Point Taken’s clients. Outside their beautiful facilities was an art installation titled – “Sisyphus.” For those not familiar with the Greek legend, Sisyphus [...]

It’s hard to write a note for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays that does not sound like 1940’s era song lyrics about happiness, family and snowflakes falling. As I [...]

For many of us, one of our Thanksgiving traditions involves going around the table so everyone can say what they are thankful for.  Common answers include family, health, the dinner [...]

I recently had the opportunity to listen to James Comey speak. I know, he has become a polarizing figure – and in his own words, a reluctant celebrity. But instead [...]