Tag: Communication
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Energy Creates Energy
The other day, I was in an athletic store and saw a sign that read: “Energy Creates Energy. Get Moving.” While moving is not generally a big part of speaking up (particularly these days), having energy is! Despite this fact, the majority of people are more concerned with content than they are with how they…
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Authenticity – What Does It Mean To You?
Authenticity is all the rage—and for good reason. After all, who wants a communicator who appears fake or disingenuous? Here’s the challenge: what does authenticity really mean? Are you most yourself when you are with your parents and grandparents? Or with a romantic partner? Or when you let loose on a Friday night after a…
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Got a Case of the Jitters?
During the pandemic, I had a terrifying experience. It wasn’t a trip to the grocery store. Or using zoom to present virtually for the first time. I agreed to take my daughter skydiving on her 18th birthday. There we were, strapped to our respective guides in a small plane soaring up to 18,000 feet. My…
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Keeping It Light with Levity
We all remember the droning on of Charlie Brown’s lecturing teacher – wah wah wah wah – what a bore! Adding levity to your communication style can be a compelling way to engage your audience, break up the monotony, and make your message more memorable. You may find lightheartedness can go a long way, but…
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Are Your Good Student Habits Holding You Back?
How often do you find yourself in the loop of preparing, editing, overthinking, and repeating? And when you are finally ready to present, you find post-presentation or post-meeting anxiety creeping in, making you second-guess everything you said. For many of us, this is a never-ending cycle of perfectionism, especially the overthinking part! Consider letting go…
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Pushback with Questions
Recently I was honored to speak at a conference about compelling communication. My audience was a group of women surgeons who were collectively a brilliant, accomplished bunch. Yet unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, they shared their frustrations about not being treated with the same respect as their male counterparts. One example? Male resident physicians are selected for…
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Conserve Emotional Energy
The pandemic may be over, but the ways in which we work have changed forever. Hybrid events and teleconferencing are here to stay. As much as we are over meeting-by-screen, there are some benefits. Just last week, I was face to face – er, screen to screen – with coaching clients in Dubai and London…
