While Millennials have some generation-specific communication preferences, they have a lot more in common with other generations than differences, except for their use of technology. If communicating with them in your workplace presents a challenge, here are five ways to resonate with your 30-somethings readers or listeners.
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Gestures that Sizzle
(This deep dive into the delivery skills that can make your presentations Sizzle deals with gestures. What you do … and don’t do … with your hands can project confidence, credibility and competence, or detract from it. Gestures can really add Sizzle to your Workplace Presenter Tool Kits.)
Make Your Eyes Sizzle!
(Here’s another deep dive into the physical and vocal delivery skills that can make your presentations sizzle and project an image of confidence, credibility and competence. So, let’s add eye contact that sizzles to your Workplace Presenter Tool Kits.)
Elevate Your Elevator Speech
Elevator Speeches … 30 Second Commercials … Shameless Self-Promotions. They’re our typical response to the often asked ‘What do you do?’ We all do them at professional group or networking events. But, most of us don’t do them with enough focus and finesse, so here are some simple and easy strategies to Elevate Your Elevator Speech (ES).
Branding on a Budget
Are you trying to promote your brand on a tight budget? Well then, it’s time to get creative with ways to get lots of free positive exposure. The concept of ‘target marketing’ requires you to precisely define and describe your ideal customers with specific demographic details – those who really need your products or services, value your approach to it, love your style, will always pay full price for it and will easily evolve into raving fans.
Phil’s Feb. Faves
Another of my favorite … and often-repeated … concepts from my training and coaching engagements: ‘Perception is Reality’ with audiences. All they know is what they see and hear. If you look and sound like you’re comfortable, credible and competent, you are!’ Use with my compliments and stay tuned for more ‘Phil’s Faves’ next month. And … … Read more
Why I Hate ‘Small Talk’
I recently facilitated a workshop on Networking Best Practices. A participant asked about using small talk. After getting input from the rest of the group, I offered my view – just say ‘NO’ to small talk. It doesn’t help you that much. Go for ‘Big Talk’ instead. The rest of my rant …
Resistance is Futile
(A reader favorite from my archive of the COSE ‘Mind Your Business’ eLetter.)
In his still frightening classic dystopian novel, ‘1984’, George Orwell invented ‘NewSpeak’, the official language of Oceania, used to control communication and thought.
Make Your Pace Sizzle!
(This month, we continue with another deep dive into the physical and vocal delivery skills that can make your presentations sizzle and project an image of confidence, credibility ad competence. So, let’s add reducing your delivery rate to your workplace presenter tool kits.)
Make Meetings Work … Even Better
Last month, we discussed how to make meetings work better by thorough planning. Assuming that you now do that, the next two steps are to meet as planned and then follow up thoroughly.