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Echoing Green invests in social change organizations that impact the world. Through virtual and live coaching, I help these founders tell inspiring stories in just 60 seconds that enable their organizations to grow and thrive.
I worked with Legrand to address the challenges facing women executives there: nervousness speaking in front of groups, lack of confident body language, and how best to deal with interruptions while speaking.
One of the most powerful ways to connect with audiences is to get personal. Even if the content doesn’t seem directly related at first glance, you can pull out themes or lessons to make your point.
One of the most effective ways for companies to stand out, build their brand and attract top talent is to have their employees share their knowledge and speak at conferences.
Being a leader isn’t just about making decisions and acting with authority. It’s about being collaborative, supportive, and genuinely empathetic—truly listening to your team.
Establishing confidence and credibility is key. If you want to lead meetings and inspire teams with that gravitational pull, volume is the secret weapon that many women (and men) don’t realize they have.
Improve Your Communication Skills
One of the biggest challenges hybrid meetings pose is that remote guests often aren’t on an even playing field with those in person.
It’s human nature to focus on what’s physically closest to us, so those who are dialing in often times get short shrift.
Here are three things you can do to assure that those who are remote aren’t left out.
Often, when preparing to give a presentation or speech, we use stuffy language making it harder for our message to get across. Sentences are longer, word choice is formal, and it just doesn’t sound like us.
Here are three ways to avoid sounding like a robot.
Feeling overwhelmed by the world, life, and work?
Are notifications and alerts from your phone making things worse?
Here are three ways to use your phone settings to get present and focus.
The first advice that I ever heard around how to be a better speaker was terrible.
Use my tips instead.
When presenting virtually, it can be difficult to hold your audience’s attention. Keep reading for three ways to keep your audience engaged…