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Why You Should Pause When You Speak.

Rich Gee Group

Enhances Understanding When you pause, you give your audience time to digest your words, ensuring your message is comprehended fully. It’s like punctuating your speech, allowing the audience to absorb and understand before moving on to the next point. Pausing helps pace your delivery, making it easier for the audience to follow.

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014: 5 Ways to De-Motivate People (Are You Making Any of These Common Mistakes?)

Engaging Leader

Keep people putting out fires (Flip it: Plan for longer-term outcomes the team will be proud of. Watch Help Your Audience Come Up With Their Own (Better) Idea to learn more about helping other people think on their own. Keep people putting out fires (Flip it: Plan for longer-term outcomes the team will be proud of.

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Leadership Lessons And Quotes From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Out Of The Shadows

Joseph Lalonde

We heard laughter from the audience (or should I say I laughed out loud plenty of times) during the movie. The Turtles approached Master Splinter and told him Shredder’s plans. He changed the plans and helped Shredder escape. Our plans won’t go according to spec. Modify your plan and march forward.

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Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

Skip Prichard

Soon, the company’s COO planned a meeting with Jeff and his team. The COO said, “I only want to know that you plan to review the process and fix it. He showed humility and emotional intelligence when dealing with an emotionally delicate situation. Jeff felt entirely responsible and personally victimized.

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Steve Roesler, All Things Workplace : Pick the Right Audience for Your Talent - We all have a unique set of skills and talents that are sure to be valuable to others.    Steve put out a call to everyone to recognize their own individual talents and make an effort to find the right audience to promote them to. . 

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Links for Digging Deeper Into “Leading a Peak Performance Culture”

The Practical Leader

A selection of articles and excerpts and blog posts on Emotional Intelligence. A selection of articles and excerpts on Organization Development including improvement planning and implementation infrastructure. Key Implementation Steps.

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Possibility Maximizer: TED Talks

Sales Wolf Blog

  Ted not only attracts brilliant presenters, but also an incredibly intelligent audience.    Given this short format, speaches typically address big picture ideas that encourage the audience to "emerge from the trenches we dig for a living" and take a higher level view of things going on around us. .