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THIS MOMENT COUNTS · 17 I’m on vacation this week and next week, hiking with my family in the Czech mountains. That’s why there’s no new content today. But I thought I’d point you to some free resources you might have missed: 1. The Best Talk of Your Life – The one they can’t stop talking aboutI’ve seen brilliant ideas fail in good talks. Delivered well, rigorously argued, someone even said “nice talk.” But afterwards this nagging feeling: “I could have given that more.” This concise guide shows you how to give a talk so good, it will actually change things. The best talk of your life - Dr Michael Gerharz.pdf 2. Speak Easy – 4 Steps to Total Confidence when the moment countsDid you ever notice that most advice on confidence actually achieves the opposite? It makes you more nervous, not less. If you look closer, it’s pretty clear why. This little eBook explains what’s going on and hands you a 4 step process that actually works. Speak Easy - 4 Steps to Total Confidence in Your Communication.pdf 3. Super Focused CommunicationIf you care for what you do, there will always be more interesting things to say than you’ve got time to say them. Here’s how you focus on what your audience actually needs to hear. Super Focused Communication.pdf 4. Podcast “Irresistible Communication”Super tight 2 minute episodes, each speaking about one idea to make your communication more irresistible. There are now more than 300 episodes. Podcast Irresistible Communication Apart from these free resources, if you want to go one level deeper in understanding how the best leaders communicate, my premium essays do that. They look at real examples from real leaders and break down what works, why it works, and how you can use it in your communication. The essays have an open rate of 100%. People are really looking forward to reading each and every single one. You can subscribe here, the first month is just $0.90: And don’t forget to take a couple of minutes each day to just enjoy the moment. Keep lighting the path, |
This Moment Counts
How exceptional leaders communicate when the message has to land. Plus bi-weekly premium essays on “What the Best Leaders Say” in those moments.
THIS MOMENT COUNTS · 18 As I said last week, I’m still on vacation. I thought that I’d gift you an essay from the premium “What the Best Leaders Say” series. It explains the difference between a talk that makes sense and one that actually changes things. Here it is:→ Read “A Talk that actually changes things” If you ever doubted whether facts still count for anything, this issue is for you. Facts count. They’re just not doing the job you think they're doing. And if you enjoyed that piece,...
What the Best Leaders Say Issue 20 You know that your talk is too long. So you make it shorter. Cut some slides. And it does get better, up to a point. Then you hit the point where everything that’s left is genuinely good. The chart with the background info. The story you have told twenty times because it lands every time. The section on how the market got here, which is, by any honest measure, interesting. There is nothing weak left to cut, and the deck is still too long. Nobody tells you...
THIS MOMENT COUNTS · 16 Look closely enough at the audience you’re about to speak to and it’s no longer one audience. It becomes groups. The ones who already agree and the ones who need convincing. The people who were in the last meeting and the people who weren’t. The ones who want detail and the ones who want direction. And the closer the talk gets, the more of these you see. More often than not that’s a distraction. Because what happens when you’ve identified the groups? You’ll try to...