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http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/25/435dc6194d888
Marilyn Nyman was forced to learn good communication skills at an early age, being that her father is deaf. Now, she is putting her skills to use, teaching people how to use communication to lead effectively.
Nyman -- a speech therapist -- is founder and director of the Nyman Group, a medium-size consulting firm that specializes in leadership coaching which is based out of Fort Washington, Pa.
At the luncheon, she talked with around 20 students about her views on leadership and interpersonal communication shaped by growing up with a deaf father.
To her, chemistry and the ability to read other people when first meeting them is the key to success in the professional world.
"It's always about body language," she said, using her relationship with her own father as an example.
The luncheon, which lasted about an hour and a half, also covered several students' concerns about relating to other people successfully in a business environment.
While Nyman said that it is important to adapt to the personalities of those around you, it is also important to be candid.
"I think that the emperor wears new clothes always," she said, referring to the tendency of corporate executives to surround themselves with so-called "yes-men."
To fight that, Nyman always reminds herself that -- as a consultant -- she is "there to be fired."
Though her audience began to dissipate halfway through the event because of mid-afternoon classes, the students who remained universally lauded her presentation.
College sophomore Daphne Lemonis, who was attending her first Fox Leadership event, did not know what to expect.
However, she said that the event provided useful insight into the realm of interpersonal communications and was an overall positive experience.
Greg Maughan, a graduate student at the Fels Institute of Government, agreed.
A Fox Leadership regular, he said that he appreciates the Leadership Lunches because the "guests are always candid." Nyman was no exception, he said.
Nyman, a Fox Fellow and guest lecturer at the Wharton School, will be teaching a small, hands-on seminar on leadership this spring.
Marilyn Nyman was forced to learn good communication skills at an early age, being that her father is deaf. Now, she is putting her skills to use, teaching people how to use communication to lead effectively.
Nyman -- a speech therapist -- is founder and director of the Nyman Group, a medium-size consulting firm that specializes in leadership coaching which is based out of Fort Washington, Pa.
At the luncheon, she talked with around 20 students about her views on leadership and interpersonal communication shaped by growing up with a deaf father.
To her, chemistry and the ability to read other people when first meeting them is the key to success in the professional world.
"It's always about body language," she said, using her relationship with her own father as an example.
The luncheon, which lasted about an hour and a half, also covered several students' concerns about relating to other people successfully in a business environment.
While Nyman said that it is important to adapt to the personalities of those around you, it is also important to be candid.
"I think that the emperor wears new clothes always," she said, referring to the tendency of corporate executives to surround themselves with so-called "yes-men."
To fight that, Nyman always reminds herself that -- as a consultant -- she is "there to be fired."
Though her audience began to dissipate halfway through the event because of mid-afternoon classes, the students who remained universally lauded her presentation.
College sophomore Daphne Lemonis, who was attending her first Fox Leadership event, did not know what to expect.
However, she said that the event provided useful insight into the realm of interpersonal communications and was an overall positive experience.
Greg Maughan, a graduate student at the Fels Institute of Government, agreed.
A Fox Leadership regular, he said that he appreciates the Leadership Lunches because the "guests are always candid." Nyman was no exception, he said.
Nyman, a Fox Fellow and guest lecturer at the Wharton School, will be teaching a small, hands-on seminar on leadership this spring.