Let’s Be Clear is Bluestone’s blog devoted to topics related to media training, presentation and speech coaching, better investor and analyst calls and virtual presentations.
You had them on the edge of their seats the whole talk. They nodded at your insights and laughed at your jokes. But suddenly, when you announce you’ll take questions….crickets. What seemed to be a soaring success suddenly feels more like a flop. Though it’s hard not to feel the audience is using its silence to give you the hook, don’t dash off just yet.
Read MoreAs communication coaches, it’s our job to challenge clients with tough questions so they’re ready to face the scrutiny of the media, the Board or other high-stakes audiences.
But we notice that often it’s not the hard questions, rather the easy ones that catch clients off-guard. In fact, there is one in particular that at least half seem to fumble. What is it?
Read MoreRecently Netflix released the list of its most popular programming for the last decade and not surprisingly, “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” cleaned up in the non-fiction category, coming in at number one.
In a series of hour-long episodes, organization phenom Kondo brings calm to the most cluttered homes by ordering inhabitants to gather all their stuff into a single, messy pile, and then asks them to touch each item individually to test whether it “sparks joy.”
Read MoreWith concerns about the spread of Coronavirus prompting temporary travel restrictions at organizations across the globe, more and more professionals are turning to virtual meetings to connect their teams and stay productive.
No doubt, virtual meetings offer many conveniences (like preventing the spread of sickness, for one). But they also present some problems, especially for the meeting host who has the difficult job of engaging participants and keeping order without the benefit of a good old-fashioned stare down.
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