Joel Seah » Communication

Singapore’s Latest Dating Service

Joelseah — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:16:31 +0000

Haven’t been active on this blog for ages. Finally there’s a new post today, and it’s to introduce a brand new dating and matchmaking service for singles in Singapore known as LoveStory.sg.

LoveStory.sg is an idea that was conceived by some friends of mine, and looks like it has the potential to boost the dating industry in Singapore. For a start, it’s the first singles dating and matchmaking service in Singapore that combines online social networking with dating and events!

This means that you can now search for potential partners in the comfort of your home, or take part of traditional offline dating events. Understand that the beta launch will be ready soon, so stay tuned for more info on this latest dating service in Singapore!

Oh, by the way.. if you’re interested to get a sneak preview, just visit www.lovestory.sg . There’s also a blog that shares dating tips!

Styles Of Listening – Excerpt

Joelseah — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:54:26 +0000

Listening is one of the most underrated aspect of Effective Communication Skills. If we are honest with ourselves, we’ll probably agree that it requires mammoth effort to be listening 100% of the time. Occasionally, we’ll have thoughts crossing our minds, we could also be thinking of what to say next, or perhaps just distracted by things taking place in the surroundings.

There are generally three styles of listening:
1. Competitive Listening
2. Passive Listening
3. Active Listening

To find out the full details about the various listening styles, please visit my Communication Blog =)

Find Me On Twitter!

Joelseah — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:13:26 +0000

Haven’t exactly posted much the past couple of days cos I was busy marketing the new Communication Skills Ebook that I launched and ironing out some stuff in the system. And I’ve signed up for a Twitter account for myself too =P

Yeah.. joining the bandwagon on the next wave of social networking genius. Haha.. Twitter is kinda cool. It’s what they call micro blogging, so you get to post short little messages which cannot exceed 140 characters. It’s like sending a short SMS to all your contacts. The difference of course is that Twitter has a global base.

And it’s a great tool for marketing yourself, your products, or your business. Take for example, when I post something new on my communication blog, I do a Tweet (yes, that’s what they call those Twitter messages) and all those who follow me will learn about it. It works like an RSS feed for my blog. However, I can potentially get more followers at a faster rate using Twitter than RSS. Cool ya?

So there you go. Start Tweeting! =P

Release Of Ebook

Joelseah — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:12:00 +0000

After a bit of a delay due to some technical problems, I can finally release my Ebook! For those of you who are aware, I’ve always been very interested in Communication Skills and Techniques. With this new book, I’ve compiled what I share in trainings into a 100 page one-stop tool for all your communication secrets!

Learn about how simple and effective it is to implement techniques from NLP and Enneagram Profiling into your everyday communication. With these strategies, anyone can crack the communication code! To find out more about what this book can offer, simple click on the picture below =)

Nokia Assessment

Joelseah — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:46:29 +0000

Conducted a License to Sell assessment for Nokia promoters yesterday. The program is part of Nokia’s commitment to ensure that its promoters are well equiped with the knowledge and skills to present accurate and relevant information about Nokia products to customers, while maintaining the highest service standards.

Interestingly, a handful of promoters were pretty edgy and nervous during the face to face assessment, even though they’re experienced and have no problems whatsoever speaking to people. I made some small talk with most of them before and after the actual assessment proper, and they’re perfectly comfortable. It’s only when we enter the proper assessment phase when they start getting nervous.

This is due to a change in their state of mind. As a result, their physiology and speech pattern changes as well. We can credit this change in behaviour as a result of the awareness that they are now being assessed, and the whole meaning of their experience changes.

In essence, they have placed themselves into an assessment “Frame of Mind“. So they begin to exhibit behaviours that correspond with that of being assessed. This is perfectly normal and there’s nothing wrong with it. Having said that, there are ways to place yourself in more empowering states, and you may wish to check out my other communication blog to sign up for free and learn some useful techniques =)

End Of Communication Training For RevoE

Joelseah — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:27:00 +0000

Finished the last installation of communication training for RevoE Orgaisation yesterday. It’s been quite an interesting ride. We started from having just an idea to share with people about interpersonal communication skills, to developing the training content, to looking for attendees, to launching, and finally completing the course.

Still some areas to fine tune. For a start, 20 hours for the whole course seemed long initially, though the amount of sharing and discussions eventually meant that every session was stretched past the allocated time. Nonetheless, great job put together by everyone! Speacial thanks also to Jeraine and Samuel for their kind support and understanding.

Here’s a nice testimonial:

“Highly informative, this course has shed light and provided insight into the communication styles that we take for granted on a daily basis. It brings to focus what essentially is the various ways of using language, gestures and knowledge to create effective communication between people, thereby improving our professional and personal lives. Joel is highly energectic, motivated and very in tune with the students in his course. Open to new perspectives and candid with his personal experiences”
- Tan Howe Yang, Airline Pilot

Stuck In Lift

Joelseah — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:37:29 +0000

Was stuck in the lift this morning. What a way to start my day..

There was a lady with a bicycle who entered the lift one floor after me. Apparently, she didn’t push her bike into the lift completely, and the door shut. So the doors didn’t manage to close completely, which seemed ok at that point because the lift was still travelling down normally. Then she pulled her bike loose and suddenly the lift stopped. I literally rolled my eyes at her.

Luckily I wasn’t late for training (yes, I conduct trainings on labour day too =P). Today’s the third installation of Communication Training for RevoE Organisation. Good to see everyone slowly starting to use some Enneagram and profiling lingo in their conversation, shows that they are moving slowly from conscious competence to unconscious competence.

We covered Representational Systems and Eye Accessing Cues today. If you’re interested to find out ways to discover a person’s dominant senses, you can visit my communication blog to find out some tips on Interpersonal Communication Skills too!

Time To Start Blogging Again

Joelseah — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:03:42 +0000

It is time to start some personal blogging again. This site have gone through a couple of revamps. When I first registered it, I used it mainly for internet marketing, and the blog concept revolved around Interpersonal Communication Skills.

Few weeks down the road, I figured it was better to use a domain name with more relevance, so I registered www.SuccessWithCommunication.com and shifted my blog over. Then this site became just a profile page for myself. Now, it’s time to revamp it again. I’m gonna start posting stuff about daily happenings again! (Yeah.. I closed my personal blog 3 years ago.. so it’s gonna take some effort to get those followers back again =P)

Of course, if you’d like to learn more about communication tips and tricks, you can still visit http://www.successwithcommunication.com and download a free report on the Top Eight Communication Mistakes.