Do you enjoy ice breakers at workshops? I worry they’re becoming just another box to check. I wonder: What if the ice breaker was the workshop? What exactly is an ice breaker? An ice breaker is an activity, game, or event that is used to warm up the meeting or event participants, get them talking […]
Develop and Design
To Inspire Action – Communicate with Humanity
There’s no question that communicating your ideas is important. But have you noticed that some of your messages get across to people and others don’t? No matter the form, you can increase your chances of being heard, understood, and inspire action in your audience by adding one element to all communications – humanity. We so […]
From 43% Pointless to 100% Meaningful
After learning from a 2010 survey that as much as 43% of conversations were deemed pointless, I began to dig deeper into my interactions with clients, coworkers, workshop participants, and frankly anyone that would pay attention long enough in a conversation for me to discover more. What I discovered was a collection of obstacles to […]
Number 1 rule of presenting with impact.
When it comes to preparing for an important talk or presentation, our preferences land somewhere on a continuum between planned and impromptu. Regardless of the amount of preparation you typically need, there is one rule that doesn’t change: Design the experience, not the presentation. Let’s take a look at how Dan and Jane each approach […]
3 Minute Storytelling
Storytelling has become a focal point for business leaders. Not a new concept, but one we realize has power to influence and have impact. Maybe we’ve forgotten how a simple story can motivate our audience. Maybe, just maybe, we are making this more difficult than it needs to be. Nothing agains Joseph Campbell’s concept of the monomyth and […]