November
Networking – my 13 top tips (part 1 of 2)
When you’re at a networking event, having lovely chats with lovely strangers, it can be pretty daunting.
What to talk about? How long for? How to politely end your chat, without resorting to “I really need the toilet”…
The Secret of Brilliant Emailing (includes three ‘well-known secrets’!)
Here are three ‘well-known secrets’ about the people who get your emails...
They get loads of emails; Are time poor; and More readers = fewer responses.
Always practice your START. For everything.
First impressions are critical.
So, we always want to make a good first impression.
Save two hours in two minutes
Want more time?
Do this Tip.
It’ll take you two minutes.
It could save you two hours.
October
Do MORE of what you LOVE
Today, I’d like to ask you the question I ask every one of my coaching clients…
Do you have fun at work?
WORST. DELEGATION. EVER. Don’t do this…
Is this the worst delegation ever?
17 years ago, I took my son on his first aeroplane flight. He was five.
Too long. Too irrelevant. Too dull. DON’T BE!!
The most common descriptions of corporate comms I hear are...
Too long; Too irrelevant; and Too dull.
Five easy steps to epic presentations (ABCDE)
Most presentations are boring.
So, here’s how to ensure your next one is epic! It’s as easy as ABCDE…
September
“First, do no harm”
Every person I’ve ever met thinks there’s too much communication in their company.
Too many emails, meetings, updates, FYIs, and so on.
SatNav your meetings – and you’ll arrive at the right place!
When you start driving your car, if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else. You’ll meander about. It’ll be inefficient. You won’t get where you want to be – because you don’t know where you want to be.
In exactly the same way… when you start a meeting…