I’ve found a lot of great advice on how to improve communicate skills. One of my favorite: Make your point and then shut up. I don’t remember the source, but it’s one of the many brilliant examples of how small shifts can change your conversation impact. This article is the last of a four part […]
How to communicate
Action Plan to Change Your Conversations
Remember a few weeks ago, you made a commitment to change your conversation to have more impact and success? Did you hang in there long enough to find out the truth? Did you do the hard work to better understand your current true impact? If you’ve made it this far, CONGRATULATIONS. I mean it. That […]
How to design your conversation impact assessment
You’ve made a commitment to change the conversation (part 1). And you’re ready to experience more wins from these conversations. This step is about finding the truth, by designing your own conversation impact assessment. Are you ready for the truth? I’ll be honest, this isn’t easy. It can feel like a root canal (no offense […]
Are you ready to change the conversation?
Your success as an indie professional is intimately tied to your ability to get your point across. If you’re not having the right impact in your career or business, it’s time to change the conversation. Deciding to make a change to your communication skills is a great step in the right direction. But don’t […]
Do You Have Stories for Key Business Moments?
Have you been avoiding using storytelling in your business conversations? Are you at a loss for where stories would even be used? Do you even think about stories for key business moments? Before I started to research storytelling, I thought their only usefulness was in TED-like talks or advertising campaigns. Of course I was wrong. […]