Communication Leadership: Make the Message
Posted On September 18, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
Originally published with the Forbes Coaches Council at Forbes.com August 8, 2017 What’s the first step in crafting a persuasive presentation? For many people, the agony of the blank page sends them straight to the slide deck. Maybe you have a template to work with, maybe you can pull up some visually interesting data, maybe you […]
Video: Are You an Executive Level Communicator?
Posted On September 8, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
In our workshops at The Latimer Group, we don’t just assess whether your communication skills are “good” vs. “bad.” There are varying levels of good communication, and as we become more aware of our audience, and more honed in on our message, we progress from Professional Level Communication to Leadership Level to Executive Level. In […]
“Yes” Moves the Conversation Forward
Posted On June 30, 2017 BY Brett Slater
Today’s post was written by Brett Slater, Chief Social Media Officer at The Latimer Group. Improvisation fascinates me. A recent passion of mine has been improv comedy, and I’m a huge fan of jazz and jam bands, both of which lean very heavily on improvisation as a tool. Part of my fascination with the improv […]
The Five Keys to Being Heard in the 21st Century
Posted On June 26, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
Many people suffer from a critical misconception regarding being heard. Being heard is not always about speaking louder. Most of the time, being heard is about doing a number of things differently, most of which have nothing to do with the words coming out of your mouth. We live in a loud, confusing, fast-paced, attention-deficit […]
Video: How to Become an Olympic-Level Communicator
Posted On June 21, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
Want to communicate at the Olympic level? Work on the 4 skills of great communication one by one, and when you put them all back together, you’ll be communicating at a much higher level. What are the 4 skills? Dean lays them out for us in the video below: At The Latimer Group, our […]
Steve Jobs, On PowerPoint
Posted On June 19, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
I recently stumbled across a great quote from Steve Jobs, that captures exactly how we feel about PowerPoint here at The Latimer Group: “I hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking. People confront problems by creating presentations. I want them to engage, to hash things out at the table, rather than show […]
3 Keys to Being a More Memorable Speaker
Posted On May 15, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
Here’s a great goal for you in your next meeting or presentation. Make it your mission in life to make it easy for people to remember what you say. Have you ever had the experience where a presenter just walked into the room, and from the moment he or she opened their mouth, you were […]
What to Know Before You Tell Your Story
Posted On May 3, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
At The Latimer Group, we talk and write all the time about the ability to communicate clearly. That is our purpose, our mission, our raison d’etre. To succeed in the 21st century global business environment, you need to be able to communicate with your colleagues, employees, customers, prospects, and shareholders, and you need to […]
When Communicating, Don’t Make People “Change the Channel”
Posted On February 6, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
The world I grew up in and the world my young son is growing up in are vastly different. And I’m not even that old! But when I was a kid, there was no cable TV, no internet, no streaming content… We had five channels, and you watched what was on, commercials and all, and […]
Your Job as a Communicator is Changing
Posted On January 18, 2017 BY Dean Brenner
Years ago, before the age of the internet, when you got sick, you went to the doctor, she told you what was wrong, and what to do about it. The doctor had all (or most of) the information, so her job was to distribute that information to you so you could decide how to proceed. […]