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What to Say When Interviewers Say “Tell Me About Yourself…”
This frequent, open-ended question can be tricky in interviews. But don’t be afraid of it! Prepare your answers ahead of time with these tips!
Three Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills
Improving your communication skills isn’t just about what you’re saying. How you listen is key to strong communication.
Three Ways to Ace the Interview
Three ways to show up as your best self at your next interview.
One Thing You Can Do Now to Boost Your Workplace Communication
The key to great communication isn’t always in what you say or how you speak. Learn this one trick to instantly boost communication at work.
Question the Why of Your Communication
Want to be a better communicator? Boil your communication down to 1 verb before writing or speaking - it will not only help you hone in on what matters, it will also help the reader or listener focus!
3 Things My Zoom Wedding Taught Me About Running Virtual Meetings
Steal the tips I used for my Zoom Wedding to make your next virtual meeting shine!
How to Not Zone Out on Zoom
If Zoom meetings have you stressed out and unfocused, check out my tips for staying present through endless online meetings.
3 Ways to Make Your Virtual Meetings Shine
Three hints to help you own the room when you have to run a meeting virtually.
Speak Up to Move Up in 2021
Check out 3 ideas to up your communication game at the workplace - even when you’re working virtually!
3 New Years Resolutions to Up Your Game At Work
Make a resolution that will up your game at work in 2021.
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Grow Professionally in 2020!
The end of the year often means professional development dollars will expire. Don’t let 2020 close without deciding how you’ll grow in 2021!
How Your Unique Background Can Help You Land the Gig
It can be difficult to articulate what makes you the best fit for the job, here are some things to think about to help you prepare.
How to Use Storytelling to Gain an Advantage at Work
Stories allow others to engage with you and the information you share. Even if they don’t remember specifics, they’ll walk away remembering your story as we're naturally hard wired for storytelling.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Giving Good Feedback
One key part of communication is knowing how to give useful feedback. If you’re struggling with how to share what you’re thinking (either positive or negative) keep reading for a quick step-by-step guide.
Echoing Green - Pitching Big Ideas
Echoing Green invests in social change organizations that impact the world. Through virtual and live coaching, I help these founders tell inspiring stories in just 60 seconds that enable their organizations to grow and thrive.
Legrand - Women Learning to Take Up Space
I worked with Legrand to address the challenges facing women executives there: nervousness speaking in front of groups, lack of confident body language, and how best to deal with interruptions while speaking.
Kenneth Jansson - The Art of Storytelling
One of the most powerful ways to connect with audiences is to get personal. Even if the content doesn’t seem directly related at first glance, you can pull out themes or lessons to make your point.
Shutterstock - Recruiting Top Talent by Speaking
One of the most effective ways for companies to stand out, build their brand and attract top talent is to have their employees share their knowledge and speak at conferences.
CNN - Owning Your New Role
Being a leader isn’t just about making decisions and acting with authority. It’s about being collaborative, supportive, and genuinely empathetic—truly listening to your team.
Credit Suisse - Empowering Women to Succeed
Establishing confidence and credibility is key. If you want to lead meetings and inspire teams with that gravitational pull, volume is the secret weapon that many women (and men) don’t realize they have.