“If you want to create messages that resonate with your audience, you need to know what they care about.” – Nate Elliot During times of transformation, there’s no such thing as over-communicating. In our fourth podcast episode, Navigating Transformation, Stella Low, Chief Communications Officer at Apple, notes that business leaders should keep the cadence of …
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Two Ways Nature Can Help You Communicate “As a leader, you must consistently drive effective communication. Your organizational rhythm should value purpose over habit and effectiveness over efficiency.” – Chris Fussell Nature is an endless source of inspiration for businesses everywhere. Just ask award-winning logo designer Maggie Macnab! During our seventh podcast episode, How Does …
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“The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Drucker You can learn a lot about a person through their body language. Just ask professional poker player, Alec Torelli. In our fifth podcast episode, How to Read the Room, Alec shared his favorite strategies for assessing his competitors and customizing his …
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“You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t get them across, your ideas won’t get you anywhere.” – Lee Iacocca Crisis can be a major disruptor to our normal patterns of operation. It can also be an opportunity that allows us to adapt and grow as leaders in our industries. Communication specialist and Wharton …
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“The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.” – Thomas Berger We’re all guilty of being poor listeners from time to time. Take it from Joseph Bradley himself, author of the book, Questioneering. In our third podcast episode, The Power of Asking Questions, he notes, “As business leaders, parents, coaches, …
“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” – Steve Jobs Simple communication is an underrated art form. But why is simple so hard? What’s the secret …
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If you listen close enough, data will talk to you. Yet, many data-heavy presentations deliver lots of information but little insight. The audience is inundated with many numbers and charts but the insight or “so what” is often missing. Here are two tips to make your next data-heavy presentation shine. Tip #1: Guide the eye …
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function” – F. Scott Fitzerland An idea that has shaped my thinking of business presentations is the metaphor of the dance floor and the balcony. It is the …
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“Without emotion, there is no beauty.” – Diana Vreeland Colors Bring Joy I remember the festival of Holi! People throwing handfuls of colored powder at each other on the streets of Delhi. Clothes stained in every color imaginable – pink, blue, red, green. Peals of laughter. Thinking about it brings a distinct feeling of happiness. …
“Hospitality is a dialogue” – Danny Meyer I love Shake Shack. On several occasions, I have waited in long lines to savor the Smoke Shack burger and the Crinkle fries. How has Shake Shack thrived in the perilous fast-food industry? This weekend I discovered the secret; that can be applied to business presentations as well. …
