Hannah Morris

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Facilitation & Evaluation at The Latimer Group.  Inspirational speakers have voices that endure long past their lifetime. The voice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lives on – thanks in part to recordings – but primary thanks to his ability to inspire. As a child listening […]

Hello friends! We recently added a new element to our website, where you can submit your communication questions directly to us. We will collect the questions, and either answer directly back to you, or when appropriate, publish a series of questions and our answers on our blog. Our goal here is to give you some […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Facilitation & Evaluation at The Latimer Group. A single word can have tremendous power. It can focus and center us, and inspire. Five years ago, I was introduced to the practice of choosing a single word to launch a new year, in place of resolutions. That […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. Confidence is not a trait. It is a behavior. In fact, confidence comes from the Latin verb confido, confidere, meaning “to trust.” When we trust ourselves, our skills, our experience, our decisions, and our ability, we feel and project confidence. When […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. In Part 1 of this series, we equated the importance of active reading to the importance of active listening in our communication skillset. When we are taking in someone else’s communication – whether written or verbal, we not only have an […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. How do you feel when someone’s email reply answers only one of the multiple questions you’ve asked? Or asks a question about something you have already addressed? Or when your message with critical information is never even acknowledged? Many of us […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. What is the point of slide decks? Some see them as colossal waste of time, a bizarre corporate obsession, a crutch. But many of us still see the value in this tool. We see how powerful it can be when wielded […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. As we near the holidays, and prepare for time away from work, let’s take a moment to think about a different application of our communication skills. In our training, coaching, and consulting work, we teach persuasive communication in the business context. […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group. In our work, we focus most of our efforts on helping people to build consensus, create alignment, and get others on board with their approach or initiative or idea. We help individuals reflect upon their own goals and their audience’s goals and find the […]

This post was written by Hannah Morris, Director of Assessment & Advancement at The Latimer Group.   There are many ways to complete that sentence. I am always curious to see people’s first reactions to the prompt; it often depends on their role, and the day they’ve had. The reality is that email is frustrating, helpful, necessary, overwhelming, […]