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How To Be The Most Interesting Person In The Room.

Rich Gee Group

Here are some tips for cultivating these traits to stand out in social settings: Be well-informed and knowledgeable about a wide range of topics. Speak enthusiastically and transfer your positive excitement about a topic to the other person. Be genuine and authentic. Be confident and charismatic. Be open-minded and curious.

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A List of Referrable Keynote Speakers and Topics to Consider for Your Next Conference

Great Results Team Building

And, while I speak about Leadership and Workplace Culture, I realize that other topics are timely and meaningful based on an organization’s specific situation. Conference planners want to provide insights on various topics, based on their scurrent challenges or upcoming event theme – and there are many subjects that might be a good fit.

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Don't Small Talk, Have Courageous Conversations.

Rich Gee Group

Talk About Scary Subjects. Once you've made an initial connection, try to open up and talk about serious topics. Being honest and authentic is so much better than fake and boring. Instead of the weather, think of assertive, strong questions to get people out of their shell. Some I've used: "So, what's your big project for 2017?

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Richard Branson’s Secrets on Public Speaking -You Need to Know

Lead from Within

You don’t need to be the world’s foremost expert, but you should have an abundance of love for your topic. Let listeners recognize your deep connection to the subject in your words, in your face and in your body language. Depending on the topic, your humility may actually be part of the message. Be authentic.

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Don’t Small Talk, Have Courageous Conversations.

Rich Gee Group

Talk About Scary Subjects. Once you’ve made an initial connection, try to open up and talk about serious topics. Being honest and authentic is so much better than fake and boring. Instead of the weather, think of assertive, strong questions to get people out of their shell. How’s it going so far?

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Leadership & Changing Your Mind

N2Growth Blog

When evaluating your position on any given topic are you trying to learn something, or are you just trying to justify your opinion? Subjecting yourself to dissenting opinion allows you to refine your good ideas, weed-out the bad ideas, and acquire new ideas. It makes them approachable, and it makes them human.

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Why People Don’t Always Speak Up At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Obviously, this represents a conundrum for managers as employees might feel comfortable speaking up on one topic but not another. They don’t get to be their authentic selves,” the researchers explain. “We saw that people quite often volunteer ideas in order to help their teams even as they silenced other fears.”. Safe place.