Ever feel your voice, thoughts and opinions are not heard in meetings – so you have to repeat yourself?
Ever feel your voice, thoughts and opinions are not heard in meetings – so you have to repeat yourself?
No More, with these Four…
1. Be Clear, Concise and Compelling:
Clear – What is your overall point? Make it in language understandable by everyone in the room.
Concise – Less is more, always – say your headline first, and then speak for no more than 1 minute. The BBC can explain a war in a headline – leave them wanting more so they will ask you questions about it.
Compelling – So what? – Why should they care and why is it important – personally (their hottest pain and pleasure buttons), for their strategic area and finally for the organisation overall.
2. Be yourself – speak with honesty, passion and show you care – if you don’t, then don’t speak.
3. Use analogies – and people love “stories.”
4. As you speak, make clear and direct eye contact with everyone in the room – one by one – practice this in your team meetings so it becomes natural.
With my love and best wishes
David
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