Groups Always Enforce Unwritten Rules Funny thing about human beings: We like to organize ourselves into groups, and we like to tell each other how to act. This means that every group of people — from a single household to a country of billions — has unwritten rules for how each member should behave. (Think of the statement, “In Read More
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Be Brief, Be Bold, Be Gone When You Speak to Senior Leaders (and Everyone Else)
“Be brief, be bold, be gone” is a perfect description of how to talk to people who are high up in your organization’s food chain. That’s because many (perhaps most) senior leaders like their information sparse and have famously short attention spans. But senior leaders aren’t the only ones who value conciseness and clarity. That’s why “The Read More
Public Speaking Tip 92: Communicating for Business is Like Talking to a Toddler (or, It Should Be!)
Whether you have kids… hang out with other people’s kids… or just remember your own childhood, most of us have some experience of talking to a toddler. And, funny thing, sometimes speaking for business can feel very similar — for better and for worse! Talking to a Toddler is Good Public Speaking Think about what you actually do when you’re talking to a Read More