3 Ways to Keep in Touch When You Travel
Keeping communication lines open when you are away on a trip is necessary. It makes it easy for your loved ones to share in your experience or notify proper authorities and know how to act on your behalf if something goes wrong. Sometimes, If they have been to the destination where you are headed, they […]
Social Media Now Observed For Anti Security Information
The activities of Nigerians are now being monitored for anything that threatens the peace of the nation. Hate speech, anti government and anti-security issues are closely scrutinized on the social media sphere by the military. This was announced by the Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche in an interview with Channels Television. He […]
MainOne Advocates Need For Greater Investments To Drive Data Explosion In Africa
Experts at the International Telecoms Week conference in Chicago (14 – 17 May 2017) have highlighted the need to accelerate investment in Africa to facilitate the continent’s broadband data explosion. Based on the theme “Achieving A Connected Continent: Leading The Data Explosion Across Africa”, the expert panel session with participation from Google, […]
12 Rules of Engagement in the Work Place
All organisations have politics and they all have invisible borders and boundaries. If you want to see where the lines are drawn, pull out the organisational chart (if your organisation has one). Each department and division has a purpose, objectives and standards of performance. Across the lines of an organisation it’s possible and common for […]
7 Simple Steps to Influencing People
Whether in business or in everyday life, influence is invaluable. U.S. author Ken Blanchard said, “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.” And influence has been defined as the capacity or power of a person, persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behaviour, opinions, […]
How to Recover From a Bad First Impression
If you have ever made a bad first impression and you think it is not a costly move, I’ll ask that you think this through again. Although first impressions can change over time, they have the ability to linger long in people’s mind and if you think the relationship is worth saving at all, […]
5 Tips For Being a Good Listener
Listening goes beyond just hearing what the other person or party is saying; it involves sensing, interpreting, evaluating and responding. Anyone who is not listening at all or who listens but is not a good listener cannot be a good leader, because good listening is an essential part of being a good leader. You must […]
The One Thing Your Wife Really Craves From You
Last weekend I wrote an article about the one thing your husband really craves from you, and as expected, many readers wanted to know when the “wife version” would appear. As one reader rightly guessed when I said it would take a while, what your wife really wants from you would fill a book! Still, […]
3 Tips For Effective Communication
I visited a new church on Sunday, unsure of what to expect I heard exactly what I needed to hear. Communication is the fundamental means of interaction between human beings. It is amazing how little thought we put into it and how ineffective communication breaks relationships and negatively impacts lives. Whether positive or negative, […]
Workplace Communication: 12 Great Phrases to Improve Office Performance and Relationships
An Uncle once told me, “Words are like seeds and the world we live in is a fertile place filled with highly sensitive people. Take care to know how you spread those seeds.” Words have great influence on people and learning to use them positively can give a boost to your relationships and solidify the […]
Mobile Networks in Africa: Video Accounts for Less Than 6% of Traffic; Expected to Grow Faster Than in Any Other Region – Report
Sandvine, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled “Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2013”, based on data from a selection of Sandvine’s 250-plus service provider customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Sandvine’s Global […]
Nigeria, Other African Countries, Prepare for Digital Broadcasting
Forty-seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa have said they would set up the mechanism to deploy digital television, and hope to make the switch by 2015. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) released a statement recently following a meeting it held with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) in Nairobi. The ITU noted that “The consolidation of national […]
The New PlayStation4: Social Gaming on a new Level.
Sony ushers gamers into a whole new level of gaming, as it announces the release of the PlayStation4 in New York. With the new PS4, Sony seeks to ”push the boundaries of play” with an emphasis on social gaming. The new controller for the system, the DualShock 4, comes with a ”share” button, a […]
MTN, Etisalat And Other Telco Top Advertisement Spending In Nigeria
MediaReach OMD, a Nigerian affiliate of the global media agency, OMD, has released its Mediafact for last year, on advertising spending in Nigeria. The report, which it releases annually, gives a picture of ad spending, and how industries and sectors of the economy are involved in revenue. Its figures for 2011, showed that N102 billion […]
Concert Radio Debuts Online
Nigeria’s first ever 24 hour internet live radio – Concert Radio – debuted online at the beginning of this month. This comes in an era when most of the terrestrial radio stations in Nigeria have listening presence online via their website. Concert radio brings the usual Nigerian flavor online with experienced On-Air-Personalities, superb contents […]
The Importance of Eye Contact in Communication
By Jonas Ezeanya. The importance of eye contact in communication cannot be overlooked. Studies conducted over the years have affirmed that the eyes play an important role in both verbal and non-verbal communication. Public speaking still ranks high on the list of most dreaded things in the world, but there are times when we have […]