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10 Disciplines To Help You Stay Sharp And Energetic

Eric Jacobson

In Shine , Gino shares 10 disciplines to help you stay sharp and energetic without burning out. I created them when delivering a keynote speech and simply wanted to share with the audience ten things that have greatly impacted my success,” says Gino. They will help you succeed in your outer world and your inner world.

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Your Business Problem Can Be Solved With Better Communication (Tip 3)

Decker Communication

Today we are going to talk about…” giving our audience an excuse to tune out. Try: Cutting through the distractions and keeping their attention with a SHARP. SHARP stands for S tories, H umor, A nalogies, R eferences, and P ictures. SHARPS are everywhere! SHARPs are powerful; make sure they’re in your messages.

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Solutions to Effectively Reach Your Target Audience

Strategy Driven

Reaching your target audience can often be a struggle. Start on the right foot and spend time, money, and resources focusing on appropriate ways to reach and appeal to your target audience. Defining your target audience. Before you do anything else, you need to take time to work out who your target audience actually is.

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Out of Site

Decker Communication

To further drive memorability take your message one step further using SHARPs. S tories, H umor, A nalogies, R eference/Quote, and Pi cture/Visual create an emotional connection with your audience so that the message is enduring and resonates. SHARPs are powerful, make sure they’re in your messages. Be Concrete. They don’t.

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“I” Language Doesn’t Influence

Decker Communication

Notice how eliminating the “I” part makes it a much stronger message that has its audience in mind: “Spin faster!” The next time you’re leading a meeting or a spin class, remember: make it about your audience. Push yourself for one more minute!” Think about why you came here today!” Now we’re talking.

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Show! Then tell.

Decker Communication

Here is a simple way to easily side step that and make your ability to influence your audience even stronger. W hen you give a concrete example the audience can relate to, it pulls them in and helps your audience see it, feel it, and they get it. We lead with data and analysis, and a whole lot of detail. Show, then tell.

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Out of Sight

Decker Communication

To further drive memorability take your message one step further using SHARPs. S tories, H umor, A nalogies, R eference/Quote, and Pi cture/Visual create an emotional connection with your audience so that the message is enduring and resonates. SHARPs are powerful, make sure they’re in your messages. Be Concrete. They don’t.

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