Getting Ready For The Big Day

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   Imagine you have a major presentation coming up for an important client. Or a meeting where you hope to persuade the powers that be that your plan is the way to go. Or an interview for the job of your dreams. The stakes are high.…

A Break In The BlahBlah

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   Seems like we’re always rushing, doesn’t it? Even in these days when we’re not literally going much of anywhere, there’s this sense of pressure to get things done, to respond immediately, to move the project along. Think about the language we use. We’re forever jumping…

Singing Their Song

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   With all the remote work we’re doing now, it can be a challenge to develop rapport with a potential client or customer or even with colleagues. When we all just log into Zoom or jump on a conference call and start talking, we miss an…

“The Connect”—Why You Need It

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   Political campaigns and conventions are such an opportunity to study what works … and what doesn’t … when it comes to getting a message across and persuading people to pick you. That’s a priority for presidential candidates, of course. It’s also crucial for all of…

Your Virtual Presentation—It’s Not A Lullaby

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   You see a lot these days about “Zoom fatigue.” Staring at that screen all day, meeting after meeting. It wears us out. I wrote about the reasons our eyes glaze over in those sessions, back when virtual meetings still felt a little bit fresh and…