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Sneeze Season: How to Present When You’re Sick
Flu season is a doozy. And it seems that the strains this year are harder than ever to kick! That means a lingering cough, nasal tone and not enough rest can really impact how you communicate in your...
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Show! Then tell.
Remember Show and Tell from elementary school? You bring in something cool from home, show it to the class and pass it around so everyone can see it, while you continue telling about it. I remember...
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Why the Range of Your Communications Matters
The book Range, by David Epstein, is a goldmine of insights for improving skill, innovation, and performance. And there’s a vital takeaway for communications that all can learn from. Epstein’s work...
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Plan B: Pivoting with Authenticity When Technology Fails
A couple of weeks back, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis experienced a glitch during his presidential campaign announcement on Twitter. The delayed and scripted message, filled with technical issues,...
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Be Brief. Be Bright. Be Gone.
“Get to the point”! Have you been given this feedback during your interactions at work? Often, we feel compelled to prove how much research we’ve done, how much credibility we have, and how thorough...
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Can You Have Too Much Executive Presence?
“We need our teams to have more executive presence.” This is a common goal that most companies come to us hoping to achieve. Usually, this translates to more confidence, concise messages, and other...
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Counting Down C-Suite Communication Accelerators – Opportunity #4
Opportunity #4 – Skipping Opportunities to Tell Stories The Challenge: Decision makers and their audiences are continuously inundated with facts and figures.You are pressured with the minutiae of the...
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Counting Down C-Suite Communication Accelerators – Opportunity #3
Opportunity #3 – Loosen Up! The Opportunity: One primary challenge is that speakers appear too stiff and mechanical. Influential communications have an energy, and too many communicators lose their...
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Counting Down C-Suite Communication Accelerators – Opportunity #2
Opportunity #2 – Leverage Personal Content Creativity The Challenge: Much of our business-oriented thinking is grounded in traditional academic, analytical, linear ways of thinking. Facts and figures,...
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Take the Mic…Then Drop It.
If you haven’t seen Coco Gauff’s acceptance speech for her US Open win earlier this month, it’s worth three minutes (watch this clip from 9:10-12:10) for a quick dose of inspiration and three...
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