Does thinking of digital marketing give you a headache? Me too. For business owners, creators, or anyone wanting to bring more visibility to their work, digital marketing is an important part of their communication strategy. But it can also be intimidating and murky. SEO? Paid advertising? Social vs Google? When the tools and tactics…
Whether your big idea is a business you want to built, art you want to create, or a big change in your personal life, confidence – or the lack thereof – can be a determining factor in whether you act on that idea. Growing your confidence, however, is a daunting prospect for many. On this…
The words you speak and the words you think both have enormous impact on your performance, confidence, and sense of personal power. Choosing those words with intention and purpose is an important step in improving your well-being and performance. On this episode of Talk Shop, we sit down with Mark England – TEDX speaker, language…
Are you a woman in leadership or aspiring to leadership? Communication is a cornerstone in your journey up the corporate ladder. Marie Dzanis, CEO at Northern Trust Global Investments & EVP, has exceptional insight into the bar women in leadership need to reach in terms of their communication, presence, and interpersonal skills. In this interview,…
(Want top-shelf advice on your virtual meetings, along with a heaping dose of humor? Pick up a copy of my latest book UNMUTE! How to Master Virtual Meetings and Reclaim Your Sanity today! Available at unmutebook.com or via your preferred online book retailer.) When the pandemic caused virtual meetings to become our primary method of…
Cross cultural communication skills are important for anyone working with international businesses. While some points of communication etiquette are so ingrained as to be subconscious, we can’t take for granted that what is polite to us is polite to someone from a different culture. Communication signals such as eye contact, gestures, turns of phrases, who…
Diversity and inclusion has (rightfully) been a hot topic in workplaces. Unfortunately, language habits can often get in the way of proper everyday inclusiveness. This is especially true for colonial expressions and manners of speaking, which are deeply embedded and often unconsciously (or perhaps unthinkingly) used. Decolonizing our language, however, requires thoughtfulness, deliberate engagement, and for…
So you’ve given a number of talks at conferences and events in your industry, in front of some decent sized audiences, and you’ve caught the speaking bug. Now you’re wondering how you can move from being someone who speaks as part of your job to a paid, professional speaker in your own right. But you…
I know you’ve done it. I certainly have – we all have. Talking smack to ourselves, hoping to try to bully ourselves in to more productivity, better performance, higher achievement. In the words of my interview guest, “How’s that working for you?” Today we’re wading into the murky waters of self-talk, and how we can…
Holiday stress. Pandemic stress. Contemporary life stress. There is a LOT of stress in our lives, and it all has an impact on our energy levels and our ability to pursue our goals. In this Talk Shop, Goal-setting and energy management maestro Michelle Cederberg joins me to talk about her new book, The Success-Energy Equation,…
