Why Even Good Presentations Miss the Mark
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve shared public speaking tips, and if you’ve been wondering where they went, don’t worry…they’re not going anywhere. Over the past several blogs, we’ve been focusing on interpersonal communication skills. Because how we communicate one-on-one and how we show up on a stage or in a meeting room are more connected than most people realize. This week, we’re bringing public speaking back into the conversation. We’re also going back to fundamentals,
Communication and Our Shared Humanity
Lately, I’ve been sitting with a heaviness that I can’t quite shake. If you’ve been paying attention to what’s happening in our country, you may feel it too. There is a lot of fear and anger right now. A lot of “us versus them.” Entire groups of people are being reduced to labels, soundbites and stereotypes. And when that happens, something deeply human gets lost. None of this happens in a vacuum. In recent blogs, we’ve talked about perception, perspective and listening. How
