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Prevent the ‘Great Resignation’ at Your Company
BlogBy pandp6 December 2022

On average, 4 million Americans are quitting their jobs each month in 2022! This trend is not limited to the United States alone. The pandemic, remote work and self-reflection led people to re-evaluate their priorities at work, and their life as a whole. The Microsoft Work Trend Index shows that more than 40% are considering…

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Add Impact to your Corporate Trainings with Roleplay Actors
ArticlesBy pandp14 September 2022

No wonder modern L&D professionals are asking for corporate role play actors to add impact to soft skills training and get a competitive edge. Most training is theoretical and doesn’t stick! Companies that deploy professional actors for corporate role play in assessment and development courses claim that the benefits are huge. Role play actors can…

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Why “Play” is Important in Business
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers16 March 2022Leave a comment

Play is possibly the most potent tool used by educators. Can role play be a useful tool in workplace training? Yes! Not the traditional: get two people to sit opposite each other and pretend to be in a situation while everyone one else watches (a sure way to kill off any sense of playfulness).

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Corporate Role Play Exercises
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers15 March 2022Leave a comment

Have you wondered how to gain greater impact when communicating? Simply changing what you do with your body can help you experience different feelings. This goes against what most people think about cause and effect in human communication. Discover how role play exercises could give you more impact.

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Role Play in Business – Why it Doesn’t Really Suck
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers8 March 2022Leave a comment

Role play is possibly one of the most controversial methods used in business training. So why should you even bother trying role play as a business training method? Anything we do well in life has come from practicing it, and that’s where role play becomes a powerful teaching tool.

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The Value of Non Verbal, Human Communication Skills
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers3 December 2021Leave a comment

Albert Mehrabian is an American Psychologist known for his work on verbal and nonverbal communication. In 1967, he published 2 studies dealing with positive and negative emotions experienced via 3 channels of human communication. What he discovered still causes controversy.

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High Status and Low Status, Body Language and Conflict Resolution in the Workforce
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers23 November 2021Leave a comment

Status is an instinctive form of body language. It is fundamentally a defense mechanism. When you play high status, you are sending out the message, “don’t mess with me because I bite”. When you play low status, you are sending out the message, “don’t mess with me because I’m really not worth the effort.”

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Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers3 October 2021Leave a comment

Public speaking or jumping out of a plane… which would you prefer to do? Given a choice, there are a lot of people out there who’d rather jump out of a plane (some of those without a parachute) than speak in front of others. Here are 4 tips to help you overcome your fear of public speaking.

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Virtual Sessions Are Effective and Germ Free!
ArticlesBy pandp12 March 2020Leave a comment

The world has gone a little crazy during the outbreak of COVID19, with toilet paper panic buying, unstable stock markets, seminars being cancelled, and the world economy taking a hit. As a result, we are advised to stay at home. That’s only a temporary solution.

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A Better Feedback Conversation – How to Give and Take it
ArticlesBy pandp11 January 2020Leave a comment

George Bernard Shaw once said that “The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” So what can we do to make sure the feedback conversations we have are meaningful and positive? Here are three tips.

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What’s So Funny About Corporate Training?
ArticlesBy pandp7 December 2019Leave a comment

The advantage of using corporate actors to deliver interpersonal, communication, and presentation business training is their hands on nature. Discover which soft skills actors learn as part of their trade that translate perfectly into humorous, interactive training.

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Building Rapport
BlogBy pandp2 July 2019Leave a comment

Everyone is busy at work, getting results, getting s**t done, right? So how do we build rapport and earn trust from the people we interact with at work? And how do we know when we have it? Here are some tips for improving working relationships.

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Diversity and Inclusion Series – Volume 4
BlogBy pandp23 June 2019Leave a comment

Diversity training for the workplace may at first seem confusing or unnecessary, but it can be the start of many positive things for a business. It is an essential part of building awareness and a cohesive work environment. Here are some reasons why workplace diversity training is essential right now.

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Diversity and Inclusion Series – Volume 3
BlogBy pandp23 May 2019Leave a comment

In Volume 1 and Volume 2, we discussed the innate biases that still exist in the hiring practices of many companies today. There are some inspiring businesses that are realizing the benefits of having a diverse workforce and are finding creative ways of achieving this. Check out these 3 case studies.

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Diversity and Inclusion Series – Volume 1
BlogBy pandp23 March 2019Leave a comment

Most people realize that there is a very real problem with most companies hiring practices, resulting in an over-representation of certain ethnic groups and genders. However, this is not a new issue. So, before we start looking at potential solutions, let’s look at some startling facts and figures.

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Who Likes Doing Roleplays? Nobody!
BlogBy pandp14 February 2019Leave a comment

Although regarded as one of the most powerful tools for learning and exploring human communications, roleplay is still regarded by most as something to be avoided. But why? Here are some reasons people avoid doing roleplays along with why roleplays can be so powerful for your on-site-training needs.

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How Do Role-Play Actors Help with Leadership Training?
BlogBy pandp9 January 2019Leave a comment

There’s no doubt that more and more companies are using professional corporate actors to bring their role-play scenarios to life. Bringing in a professional role play company can up the ante in terms of measurable results and consistency.

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Leading By Example
BlogBy pandp25 September 2018Leave a comment

There’s plenty of good leadership advice out there, such as being a good listener and being persistent. However, if you can get stuff done, share the praise/blame, trust, and stay positive, you’ll go a long way towards not just being a good leader, but being an inspiring leader with a devoted team.

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There’s One in Every Crowd!
BlogBy pandp2 August 2018Leave a comment

Have you ever felt that one team member is obstructing your ability to achieve goals? I think most managers have experienced the frustration of one person who gets in the way of teamwork! Every group seems to have one person that can be described as having a challenging personality.

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ArticlesBy pandp10 July 2018Leave a comment

Whitelion Bail Out events raise awareness to help ‘at risk’ youth. They allow people to step into the shoes of convicted youth and spend a night in a correctional facility. We coordinate the actors who bring the nights to life by playing the roles of guards, as well as acting out example scenarios of trials.

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4 Tips for a Successful Presentation
BlogBy pandp5 July 2018Leave a comment

If you really want to have an impressive, successful presentation and feel more comfortable in front of your audience, you have more work to do. Yet, how many people give this any real thought? Have you rehearsed and refined the delivery? Read these tips on how to deliver a successful presentation.

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Workplace Rehearsals. Can Practice Benefit You at Work?
BlogBy pandp13 March 2018Leave a comment

The workplace is fraught with challenging and unpredictable situations, such as giving a presentation, giving a work review, or having a difficult conversation. These situations can benefit from workplace rehearsals; however, short of talking to yourself in the mirror, how do you achieve that?

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The Mistakes You Make in a Meeting’s First Few Milliseconds
ArticlesBy pandp7 February 2018Leave a comment

Written by Sue Shellenbarger, The Mistakes You Make in a Meeting's First Few Milliseconds article discusses how people will make snap judgments as soon as they meet you, and how you can turn this to your advantage. Sue includes quotes from notable professionals including Peers and Players CEO Lisa Peers.

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Easy Tips for Health and Sanity During the Holidays!
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers20 December 2017Leave a comment

‘Tis the season to be jolly? Not according to a 2015 study, conducted by MetLife Insurance, stating that December is the most stressful time of year for 42% of workers. Here are a few tips to help you get those stress levels down during the holidays.

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How a Healthy Workplace Leads to Productivity
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers13 December 2017Leave a comment

If you are a manager and want to improve working conditions in your company, for the sake of your own success, what can you do? Put simply, you need to create a positive culture. Although that sounds simple enough, cultural change can be a tricky thing to achieve. Here are 5 tips to get you started.

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Attitude of Gratitude – How Being Grateful Impacts Well-Being at Work
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers4 December 2017Leave a comment

There is a wealth of information out there that emphatically proves that gratitude is good for you. It is good for your health, your relationships, your life expectancy, and has been proven to be a real key to happiness. However, is gratitude good for your career? Can it make you a better manager?

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How Personal Coaching Can Help Executives and Managers Perform More Effectively
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers22 November 2017Leave a comment

The personal coaching industry is still relatively new and only came into being about 20 years ago. Although this means that the industry is still in the process of defining itself and gaining legitimacy, there has also been a decent amount of research. Findings have been positive and negative. See what studies are saying.

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Critical conversations
Critical Conversations – 3 Tips for Success
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers15 November 2017Leave a comment

Most of us would be tempted to put off critical conversations, hoping the situation will just resolve itself. However, if you aspire to be a great manager, this is something you must learn how to do without hesitation. Here are three tips to help you.

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Skills Development Training Using Role-Play
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers23 October 2017Leave a comment

Using role-play in skills development has proven to be an invaluable training tool for all types of businesses. Any training that involves human communication can benefit from this powerful tool. Here is what others from a variety of industries are saying about role-play as a skills development tool.

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How Executive Leadership Can Benefit from Scenario Role Play with Actors
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers6 October 2017Leave a comment

There is a lot of information about what makes an effective executive leader. Many come into a leadership role by excelling at their core skills, which often isn’t leadership! Discover what makes effective leaders and how they can benefit from roleplay.

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How to Convince Your Audience with Your Body (Not Your Mouth)
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers18 September 2017Leave a comment

This article could easily read “how to close a sale with your body” because in a way most of what we do in our lives and careers is a process of selling. Here are some hints to help improve your body language arsenal.

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Life is an Improvisation
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers21 August 2017Leave a comment

Life isn’t scripted so that means we are all make it up as we go along. So why are the vast majority of people afraid to be put in a situation where improvisation is involved? It’s time to start saying what a great improviser you are because we all intrinsically are. Here are a few pointers for being a great improviser.

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Unleashing Your Creativity
ArticlesBy Lisa Peers14 August 2017Leave a comment

We are all creatives. But how do we use this fact to enhance our work and life? Everyone is aware of the need for creativity in a work environment, it is usually called “thinking outside of the box” and if you are on a managerial path in life, you really need to be able to demonstrate this. Here are 2 tips.

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