Executive Presentations: Inform, Inspire & Persuade
What separates an executive presentation from any other? As an executive, you may want to … Inform your organization about what is going on within the company Inspire trust and loyalty in your employees Encourage people to buy into a plan or purchase Overall, it’s...
After the Q&A: Planning a Strong Conclusion
After you've skillfully elicited and responded to questions from your audience, how do you conclude your presentation with impact? A strong conclusion actually starts before the Q&A with a review of the key points in your presentation. This review may even help...
Ace the Q&A: Handling Questions
You may deliver a compelling presentation, but if you aren't prepared for the Q&A, it can diminish your impact—and your credibility. Delivering a great presentation takes planning and practice! After all that hard work, you might feel like you're done. (You can...
3 Best Practices for New Team Integration
Change is messy. Whether your team is brand new or has recently gone through restructuring, new team integration can be tricky to navigate. Every team is unique, but as a team leader, you can apply the following tools to help any new team move forward together:...
The Power of Pausing: Part 2 of 2
If you haven’t read part one of this series, you may want to check that out first. Why Pause? Have you ever listened to a presenter who talked at a breakneck speed without pausing for breath Exhausting, isn’t it? This seems to be a popular style of presenting in our...
The Power of Pausing: Part 1 of 2
Get Comfortable With Silence It’s an old axiom that silence is golden. But that doesn’t hold true when you’re giving a business presentation, does it? The whole point is to communicate in words, not to be silent. But silence, in the form of a perfectly timed...
Increase Agility & Collaboration: 3 Ways to Exercise Your Right Brain
Adaptability, curiosity, learning agility, comfort with ambiguity, the ability to collaborate – these are a list of attributes and skills that a group of 85 learning leaders from diverse organizations stated in a recent survey will drive their organizations' success...
4 Steps to Build a Strong, Post-Merger Corporate Culture
When two companies with strong corporate identities and cultures merge, the result can be confusing for the employees who remain. Understanding how to build a strong post-merger corporate culture isn’t just key to achieving seamless business mergers. It’s also vital...
Stretch for Accountability Like Elon Musk
He’s worth $21 billion today, but 10 years ago, Elon Musk was flat broke. In 2007, Tesla was on the verge of collapse. The retail price of the Tesla Roadster wasn’t enough to cover the cost of building one. On top of that, they could not even build more Teslas because...
Owning It: Why It’s Time to Stop Renting Your Job
There are plenty of benefits to renting your home. When the air conditioning breaks, or the pipes are leaking, the owner is responsible for fixing it. The owner is also responsible for maintaining the property, which includes repainting the fence and outside of the...