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Ideas to help you communicate with greater clarity wherever you work.
What to do with ‘pros and cons'?
I had a fabulous question this week: where do we fit 'pros' and 'cons' in our storyline?That is a 'ripper' of a question.My answer is this: lists of pros and cons don't belong in your communication, they help you think through that message. Let me explain. If we...
2 ways to spend less time prepping your comms
Love or hate Jeff Bezos, he has had some very very good ideas when it comes to decision making communication. I was talking about one of these with a client earlier this week. Given she liked the ideas and planned to implement them, I thought I'd share them with you...
How thinking skills underpin your ability to present with confidence
This week I received two requests to help with presentation skills, one for a finance professional and one for a group of about 80 analysts. In both cases presentation skills were not the main issue. In my opinion, they were just 'tip of the iceberg'. The real problem...
Clarity of communication = clarity of skin
This is an unusual post but one I hope will help. I just responded to a post by an old friend, Dr James Muecke who happened to be Australian of the year in 2020 for his work fighting sugar. Look at how well he simplified and shared the message .... Great (cheeky?) use...
INTERVIEW – Busting 3 Business Negotiation Myths
I came to Friday's interview with Matt Lohmeyer a bit selfishly. Negotiating has often made me nervous and yet he seems to thrive while discussing and doing it. So, I wanted to learn how he gets great outcomes while actually enjoying the process. If I am to interpret...
Busting 3 Business Negotiation Myths
I was a bit nervous during my recent lunch with Dr Matt Lohmeyer of Negotiation Partners.I foolishly (?) said that sometimes people tell me that I don't only help with their communication, but also with their ability to negotiate.I was referring to the way I help...
BREAKTHROUGH THINKING STRATEGIES
