Many speakers today seem more comfortable talking to their slides than to their audience. Have you ever seen a speaker literally read every word on the slide? Then continue to do that on all 87 slides in their deck…How did that make you – as...
According to a 2013 Desoto study, adults spend nearly 30 hours per week on social media platforms and have roughly 275 personal connections across their social media channels. Imagine being on social media for more hours than there are in a day. However, in contrast,...
Specific jobs typically require specific communication characteristics. For example, being an outgoing “people person” is great if you are in sales while a more calming, patient approach might help if you work in customer service. But all people – in all jobs – benefit from...
Data doesn’t communicate - people do. We’ve never been more able to assemble, analyze, compare and distribute data than we are today. We know more about how many, how much, where it came from and where it’s likely to go than we ever have. We share...
At a time when discerning truth from fiction has never been more difficult, it has never been more important for you to be sure that you are saying exactly what you mean to say. Social media, mainstream news, and the events of the day have made...
There is nothing — nothing — more powerful in this world than authentic, passionate connection with another human being. It’s the only way we’ll solve any of the myriad problems facing our world today. It enables your societal and community contributions. It drives your business growth,...
In the end communication is just a tool. But it’s one you can’t do without. It’s how you inform, express, motivate, change behavior, move markets and make things happen in your world. To be successful – at literally anything – you must be able to communicate...
During the past month, people from all over the globe have celebrated the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Specifically, on March 8th, International Women’s Day, women from all walks of life pulled together to press for equality, amongst other things. Unlike previous...
Becoming a powerful communicator doesn’t mean changing who you are. It means becoming more of who you are… and that takes work on both sides of the communication coin – what you say – and how you say it. If you’ve done any sort of style-based...
It’s a requirement in almost every position in every business. No one enjoys it, and we all feel uncomfortable when the time comes, but delivering bad news in a productive way is one of the most important communication tests we as leaders face. It’s tough...