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Let Frustration Be Your Guide to Getting What You Want (and Need)!
“I’m so frustrated….I’ve got to shake this feeling!” Do you really, though? While we may sometimes perceive that frustration is a negative emotion, it’s ALSO [...]
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Posted What good leaders say when they don’t know the answer (and it’s NOT “I don’t know”)
You’re in a meeting presenting your status update, and things are going well. You’re feeling good about your presentation, and the group seems reassured that you’re on top of things. Then someone [...]
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Posted “I’m the boss, and everyone looks up to me — but I freak out when I have to give a presentation.”
As a leader in your organization, what are you supposed to do when you’re asked to give a presentation — and despite the fact that everyone seems to THINK that you’re confident and [...]
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Posted Why kindness is critical, chocolate is necessary, and how too much information will kill your presentations (& how to fix that) — all in my interview with Sara Gilbert, mindset coach
Have you ever had a meeting, let it be with a client or a potential client and you gave them so much information and great insight to help them, but they didn’t take action? Structuring our [...]
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Posted Suzannah interviews Shelle Rose Charvet — Influence & Persuasion Expert, Author
(Suzannah’s note: This interview was originally recorded in December 2019, back in the pre-pandemic days when sitting next to someone was an acceptable form of social contact — more [...]
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Posted 4 Virtual Presentation Mistakes That Are REALLY Easy to Avoid (so stop making them!)
As we’ve all been called to deliver — and attend — more virtual presentations in remote meetings, it’s becoming very clear how easy it is to lose the audience’s [...]
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Posted Suzannah interviews TEDx Speaker Coach Teri Kingston
Suzannah interviews Teri Kingston, TEDx Speaker Coach, and soon-to-be TEDx Ottawa speaker in April, of Real Impact Speaking. In this video, Teri shares some incredible tips on how to: Set [...]
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Posted Has Your Meeting Just Been Hijacked?
Simple Tips to Get Back In Control – and Get Your Meeting Back on Track. You step into a meeting with a group of colleagues to share information about a project that you – and many of [...]
“How can I deal with ‘serial interrupters,’ ramblers, and people who try to take over my meeting?”
At a recent conference, a few of my audience members came up to me afterwards to discuss a challenge that they’ve had to face all too often during their work meetings. While we were deep [...]
