by Shannon | Feb 6, 2022 | Communication, Earning Trust & Respect, Leadership Training, Presentation Tips
Want To Be More Comfortable In Your Next Presentation? Think about it as a conversation and whatever you do, don’t read! Want to be More Comfortable in Your Next Presentation? 1) Suppress the urge: To read, that is! When we read, we almost automatically look down. We...
by Shannon | Feb 3, 2022 | Communication, Earning Trust & Respect, Leadership Training, Presentation Tips
Want Better Communication in 2022? Put the Good Stuff at the Beginning! I was recently working with a colleague who was having difficulty preparing for an important meeting with her executive team. “I think I’m losing my audience somehow,” she said. “But I don’t...
by Shannon | Jan 27, 2022 | Communication, Earning Trust & Respect, Leadership Training, Presentation Tips
Want Persuasive Communication? Get it Out of Your Head! “I just can’t get them to do what I need them to do.” This plea came from a leader who attended a webinar I was presenting. “I’m calling because I need help with communicating,” he said. When I asked if he could...
by Shannon | Nov 25, 2021 | Communication, Earning Trust & Respect, Leadership Training
3 Ways You Can Be a More Effective Leader Think you’re a good listener? These 3 tips may surprise you. Recently, my colleague Rick and I were chatting about his sales team. When I asked how they were doing, he let out a big sigh and said, “Well, if they could listen...
by Shannon | Nov 18, 2021 | Communication, Earning Trust & Respect, Leadership Training
How To Knock Your Presentations Out Of The Park It’s Friday afternoon and your boss has just let you know that she needs you to step in on an important presentation- on Monday. You know this is critical to your company’s business but the mere thought of getting...
by Shannon | Nov 11, 2021 | Communication, Earning Trust & Respect, Leadership Training
Want Solid Tips On How To Rehearse Difficult Conversations? Where there’s leadership, there’s often conflict. Whether you’re about to have a difficult conversation with a client, a customer or a team member, it’s critical to understand how to stay on track and not...