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AUGUST 29, 2014

Never underestimate your audience. Your audience will just sense that you’re listening well. He made the cardinal sin of answering tough questions– he made stuff up. He wasn’t exactly sure of the answer, and he took a chance that we were dumber than he was on the topic. Repeat the Question.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

What do you want your audience TO DO as a result of your presentation? Ask your audience for what you need or want them to do. If you want to capture your primary audience’s attention, build a few slides that truly support your main ideas. But the Powerpoint requirement is still the norm. Start With Your Message.

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

Executives are naturally a tough audience. Underestimating the Audience. They’ve got limited time, competing priorities, information overload, demanding bosses, and pressure to make great decisions quickly. Your job is to give them all the information they need in a way they can easily digest.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The favorite is always Barbara Boatrocker– “her life feels like a sad country song, every little thing is wrong”– for the appropriate audience I’ll even sing that line ;-). ” Last week, when I asked what we should do about Barbara, the entire audience screamed out in unison, “Fire her.”

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The favorite is always Barbara Boatrocker– “her life feels like a sad country song, every little thing is wrong”– for the appropriate audience I’ll even sing that line ;-). ” Last week, when I asked what we should do about Barbara, the entire audience screamed out in unison, “fire her.”

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AUGUST 25, 2014

Not to everybody–but chose your words and your audiences carefully. Chances are most folks know that what just happened wasn’t fair. Handling this disappointment elegantly will foster deep respect. Stop Talking. Your angry words will travel faster and farther than you ever thought possible. Don’t Be a Blamer.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

They Embraced Feedback : Throughout the course I had been worried that their accent would make it hard for their English speaking audience to understand. They could have easily spared themselves the agony, but they wanted to improve. We worked on pacing, pauses and in some cases volume. They nailed it.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

“I never have this problem in front of an audience.” What if my audiences listen like that?” She kept apologizing for getting “emotional” and saying how she just couldn’t understand it. It’s because of how you were listening so intently. ” The next morning the tables were turned.

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MAY 14, 2014

The trouble was many in her audience were literally in the fight of their lives in one way or another: the second bone marrow transplant, a dying sister, a son still in Iraq. I once worked with a leader whose rally cry of the year was, “we’re in the fight of our lives.”

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JUNE 6, 2017

We talked about what the audience needed most. The next morning at 6 am, Seb crawled into my bed and says, “Mom go get your computer, we’ve got to workshop this.” ” Yikes, “Workshop?” ” I guess he’s been hanging around too many professional speakers. But that’s what we did. “Okay.

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JULY 23, 2014

They’ve got ideas and solutions, but your team wants to ensure they’ll have a receptive audience. Do you stay true to who you are, or are you being groomed to be “just like THEM.” They have important news to share. If you’re afraid to share with them, they’ll be reluctant to share with you.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

“Dancers look at the audience not the floor.” But there I was in Barre class at my gym, trying to tone away the Christmas cookies, and the instructor, who clearly IS a dancer, once again looks at me. ” I straightened up. I quickly glanced around the studio, everyone else was standing taller too.

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JULY 23, 2014

They’ve got ideas and solutions, but your team wants to ensure they’ll have a receptive audience. Do you stay true to who you are, or are you being groomed to be “just like THEM.” They have important news to share. If you’re afraid to share with them, they’ll be reluctant to share with you.

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JUNE 21, 2021

The music blasted; they had these huge spotlights that followed me from the audience to the stage. I’ll never forget the first time I received my first big-deal recognition at an end-of-year meeting at Verizon. I loved it (but I also love giving a keynote speech to thousands of people.).

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APRIL 27, 2015

If you’re unsure, your audience will be equally skeptical. It’s hard to ignore someone is genuinely passionate about their point of view. Most importantly, be sure you believe what you have to say.

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MAY 18, 2015

For you the scaffolding may be a clever prop, slides that prompt you through the tough parts, or a podium to put a barrier between you and the audience. When Al, who I hadn’t sung with since my wedding, showed up at the funeral home, we added one final touch to the scaffolding for the next morning– guitar.

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MAY 1, 2023

By saying, “I would like to discuss this issue with you in a private setting,” you’re taking control of the situation and removing the bully’s audience. .” Many workplace bullies love to perform for a crowd. “I am not going to engage in this behavior.”

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

The second week on campus, teams of first year MBA students would have 48 hours to research and make recommendations on a real business challenge for a large, high-profile company and package and communicate their recommendation to a high-profile audience.

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AUGUST 3, 2015

In fact, an audience member asked me again last week (anonymously through my polling app) , “Can you talk about the danger of sarcasm? But a sarcastic remark meant to belittle those who don’t dare fight back diminishes confidence, degrades trust, and leaves folks looking for the nearest escape route. ” I bet you do too.

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JULY 8, 2015

When I ask my audiences how many of them have had a truly great mentor, it’s surprisingly sad how few raise their hands. In fact, I’d like to run this post by him I wasn’t the only one in the room who felt that way. Great mentors are rarely monogamous. In my MBA courses, the number is even fewer.

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MARCH 23, 2015

I hear this again and again from my speaking audiences– stories of folks who waited too late and then had to scramble. Scrambling to build a profile and connections when your current position has suddenly become “qualified manager seeking opportunities” is not attractive.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

A common question coming in from the audience was “is it possible to be a servant leader if the culture doesn’t support it?” We had some great guests including Ken Blanchard, author of the new One Minute Manager and Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of Popeyes. You can watch the recordings and pick up some awesome free resources here.

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MARCH 14, 2016

I’m committed to adding real value for the audience, and we’re filming it, so I need to nail it to preserve the value for others as well. Before you scream at your computer, “yeah, lady, I told you I don’t have time already and now you want me to go for a walk?,”

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MARCH 18, 2016

Michelle Pallas of MichellePallas.com shares that the audience decides if the story is believable. Miller of The People Equation offers a fresh take on a classic piece of advice from leadership expert Ken Blanchard. Follow Jennifer. Find capable people and connect your vision with their desires. Follow Michelle. Harriet Ann Jacobs.

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MAY 19, 2017

Cathy is an amazing storyteller and story listener– and we enjoyed working with her audience to share our story in a recent webinar. The result was “Cathy’s Credo” which I communicate on my website and is a tool I share with all my clients and audiences. Winning Well Connection Reflection. Why are stories so powerful?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

This is an important audience whom I care about deeply and wanted to help. The Start of START. I was recently asked to give a workshop for the National Speakers Association on SMART goals to help entrepreneurs launch their businesses.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

The danger that lurks, however, is that impressionable audiences actually start to believe all they see, read, and hear about bullying, intimidation, and rudeness. The silliness of the way Hollywood movies and TV shows depicts the FBI is pure entertainment for someone like LaRae Quy of Mental Toughness Center ! a former FBI agent.

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