Humans are hardwired for stories. We love to hear them. We love to tell them. Also, we tend to remember things better when they come to us in a story form. So, why not tell stories for our business to help stand apart from the competition and make it easier for potential customers to remember…
We write a lot in business. From emails and texts to reports and website content, we are using words to help convey ideas, provide updates and inspire people to act. We want to be clear and concise while making sure we provide the necessary information to people reading what we send. To help, below are…
When it comes to practicing our business presentations, how we prepare is important to helping us be more successful on the big day. Here are five tips to help focus our efforts that could help give us a greater return for the time we invest in practicing our work presentations. Tip 1: Focus on Getting…
Practice can play an important role in helping us become stronger presenters, particularly when it comes to overcoming potential technical challenges. Whether we are presenting live and our video will not play, or we are presenting virtually and experience Wi-Fi issues, we can be prepared to overcome technical challenges and still deliver a great business…
To be a strategic and deliberate communicator, we need plan out our business communications in advance. We want to be thoughtful and set ourselves up for success in our presentations, reports, emails, and other opportunities so we can achieve our goals. A Purpose for Every Communication The first step is getting very clear and specific…
Why Focusing on People Can Quickly Make Us Better Communicators at Work Most people who need to share information at work focus first on the format they will use to communicate, such as giving an update during a meeting, sending an email summary, preparing a report, giving a presentation, or something else. But, as strategic…