Embracing Discomfort
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4 Steps for Adapting Your Message on the Fly
Be present. Being present means being completely focused on your audience and fully in tune with what is happening between you in the moment. Do you need to adjust your energy level based on the energy in the room and your listeners’ communication style? Are you...
7 Ways to Be Memorable Long After the Interaction
Several of you have asked what S.P.A.R.K.™ is after seeing my reference to this in several blogs. S.P.A.R.K.™ is the most effective way to: Help you relax and get comfortable with your listeners. Grab your listeners’ attention. Gain listener Remember what you...
4 Signs You’re Not as Influential as You Think
You May Not Be as Influential as You Think You Are If… People don’t follow your lead. Winning over your audience means knowing beforehand what it takes to keep their attention and what pitfalls you must consider. They may not follow you if they don’t act on your...
Influence in the Last 30 Seconds: 4 Must-Haves to Rock Your Closings
How many times have you heard this closing to a meeting, virtual or face-to-face conversation? “Thank you for your time. I hope you found the information today beneficial. I look forward to your feedback.” You work hard during your...
Influence in the first 30 Seconds – 5 Must Haves to Rock Your Opening
How many times have you heard the following opening to a meeting, virtual or face-to-face conversation? “Thank you for coming here today, we are here today to talk about…” As a participant, you’re already diving into email knowing that it will take at...
Meeting Best Practices – 8 Steps You Can Take Immediately To Have Influence
Drop me a note to share the action steps you will commit to this month to deliver meetings that influence action. Tag me on my Facebook page. If you missed one of Stacey’s previous blogs or tips, visit her online. What Achievers Read Meetings Suck:...
Deliberate Practice: 4 Surefire Ways to Enhance Your Influence
“The greater the outcome, the greater demand on practice.” If you’ve ever played a sport, musical instrument or participated in any similar pursuit that takes muscle memory, you know that improvement never occurs without practice. For example, let’s say you...
Meetings That Influence
10 Must-Haves to Stop Wasting Time Agenda. ALWAYS send a clear and specific agenda at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, and ask for participants’ input. Clearly communicate an action step for each agenda item. Follow your agenda and stay on track. Right...
The Impact of Brevity
Take Action This Week Audio record yourself at least five times this week. Listen to your playback. What are your filler words and phrases? When do you say too much or take too long to get to the point? Where in your message can you pause longer? Ask someone you...
Are You Really As Influential As You Think You Are?
Take Action This Week: Ask someone you can trust to tell you the truth about how you come across? How would they describe the reputation you’ve created for yourself? Decide what actions you’re going to immediately take to enhance or rebuild your reputation based on...
YOU MAY NOT BE AS INFLUENTIAL AS YOU THINK YOU ARE IF…You are the only one talking during a meeting.
Have you ever gone into a meeting (either physical or virtual) intending to do a “data dump” – to share as much information with as many people as quickly as possible? Do you ever feel awkward facilitating a meeting because you don’t know how to get participants to...
4 Critical Steps to Enhancing Your Influence During All Virtual Conversations
Creating more Influence during a virtual conversation.