The Message Makeover Minute: Strategies for Recharging and Resilience
Posted On July 24, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
Earlier this month, we published a blog post that was popular with our readers, with some tips for boosting your resilience and recharging your “inner battery” when aspects of life get difficult. Those tips can be found here, as well as in the latest edition of The Message Makeover Minute below. Enjoy! For more episodes […]
The Message Makeover Minute: How Being a Good Listener Sets You Apart
Posted On July 17, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
In a noisy, uncertain, opinionated world, being a good listener has never been more important. Good listening opens doors of communication by creating understanding, fostering empathy, and helping you connect with your audience. Those key elements allow great communication to occur, paving the way for the outcome you’re looking for.
The Message Makeover Minute: 5 Words for More Persuasive Communication
Posted On July 10, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
There are five simple words that will make you a more persuasive, effective communicator. Bear in mind these five “ingredients” each time you communicate, and your audience is much more likely to listen to you, and be persuaded by your message. For more episodes of The Message Makeover Minute, and other videos from The Latimer […]
How to Succeed in the New Communication Age
Posted On July 6, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
At The Latimer Group, we speak with our clients and friends all the time about the “New Communication Age” that we live in. Today, communication is not just about having or controlling information. Years ago, in an era when not everyone had access to all the information they needed, the best communicators were, in fact, […]
The Message Makeover Minute: Navigating Difficult Conversations
Posted On June 15, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
Navigating challenging conversations is never easy, but in today’s world, it’s a skill that’s more important than ever to have in your communication toolbox. In this short video, we talk with you about some basic foundational mindsets that you should have as you enter into your next challenging conversation. For more episodes of The Message […]
The Message Makeover Minute: 5 Strategies for More Persuasive, Intentional Communication
Posted On May 29, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
In all our work, we strive to help our clients craft their communication in the most effective, persuasive way possible. Here are 5 coaching strategies and story telling approaches you can use to be a more intentional, more persuasive communicator. For more episodes of The Message Makeover Minute, and other videos from The Latimer Group, […]
The Message Makeover Minute: Three Tips to Up Your Virtual Communication Game
Posted On May 22, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
Web meetings, conference calls, and virtual platforms are no longer “occasional” methods of communication. These are now full-time communication platforms, and likely will be for the foreseeable future. So, we really need to be thinking about how we can communicate in the most effective way possible using these new tools. In the latest edition of […]
The Message Makeover Minute: Anxiety? Remember Your Fundamentals
Posted On May 13, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
A lot of our clients tell us that the new increase in “virtual communication” causes anxiety for a number of reasons: technology, “etiquette,” and so on… However, some basic communication skills will always apply… Fall back on those basic tenets when feeling anxious about the “new” communication concepts that come along, and that anxiety should […]
Introducing The Message Makeover Minute
Posted On May 8, 2020 BY Dean Brenner
Welcome to The Message Makeover Minute, our newest way of connecting with you about great communication skills. We’ll share coaching and communication advice in short easy-to-absorb videos from several of The Latimer Group’s team members. We look forward to connecting with you and sharing these insights in new ways, and we hope you’ll enjoy the […]