This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: 5 Steps to Make Your Idea Irresistible Last Presentation Secrets Workshop of 2024 John Strelecky on Leadership, “Soft Skills”, and the Big 5 for Life The Big 5 For Life 5 Steps to Make Your Idea Irresistible Nothing in business happens without an irresistible pitch. No sale, no deal, no interview. Last week I gave you a step-by-step blueprint for pitching yourself. This week, I am going to show you how to pitch an idea. This...
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This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: 4 Steps to Pitch Yourself Like a Pro Build Your Core Communication Skills Over the Next 3 Months Throw Out The Rulebook From Story to AI: How Information Networks Shape Us 4 Steps to Pitch Yourself Like a Pro Do you have your pitch down? Are you ready to do it at this very moment? If not, you are in good company. 90% of CEOs I coach struggle with their personal pitch. They find it hard to explain who they are and what they do...
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This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: 10 Tips To Make a Unforgettable First Impression November is Personal Branding Month Crafting a Culture of Transparency, Innovation, and Empowerment How to Get Better at Anything 10 Tips To Make a Unforgettable First Impression We make first impressions all the time — in meetings, video calls, at events. People form a first impression of you in 0.1 seconds. And in just 7 seconds, they have a solid impression of who you are....
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This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: The Two Steps to Reach Millions Without Spending Millions November is Personal Branding Month Stop Drowning in Work & Get Your Hours Back Community Is Your Currency The Two Steps to Reach Millions Without Spending Millions In a TV interview in 2007, American actor and comedian Steve Martin was asked about how he became successful. His response: “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” It’s a great answer, and it rings true. But...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: Building a personal brand November is personal branding month My conversation with Seth Godin The world’s most famous heroine? Harry Potter Build a Personal Brand You Love Does the term Personal Branding give you the ick? I get it. I was the same. Yet it saved my butt. When I left the corporate world back in 2010, I was well-known – as representing someone else’s business. However, I was determined to set up my own business...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: Strategic Listening: The Secret Weapon of World-Class Leaders Missed Our Previous Presentation Secrets Workshop? Radical Candor CEO: Don’t Avoid The Tough Conversations Selling With Stories Strategic Listening: The Secret Weapon of World-Class Leaders There are only two sides to a conversation: either you speak, or you listen. Both are crucial, and you want to achieve excellence in both. If I am honest, I used to be a...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: From Culture Clash to Collaboration in 3 Steps 1 Minute to Help You Crush the Next 90 Days Change Your Team Can Believe In Say What They Can’t Unhear From Culture Clash to Collaboration in 3 Steps In my first job fresh out of university, we had a number of Japanese clients. They were great, and I loved the food, the tech, and the politeness. What I struggled with was their communication style. Never having been to Japan, I...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: The Storyteller's 7 Secrets LAST CHANCE: Free Presentation Secrets Workshop 10 Free Copies of The Presentation Playbook Smart Brevity The Storyteller's 7 Secrets Stories don’t matter in business. That’s what I thought. Then I became a convert. Now I am a missionary. What happened? I am a rational person, and the scientific evidence is clear: We are wired for stories. For good reason: To survive, humans had to pass on wisdom...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
This week in the world’s #1 newsletter on leadership communication: How To Recover From a Screw Up in Style Don’t Just Be an OK Podcast Guest, Be Legendary How To Communicate Without Saying Anything Literary Invention and the Science of Stories How To Recover From a Screw Up in Style Over the past 20+ years (while clocking up 40,000 hours in communications), I made every mistake imaginable. Two weeks ago, I was leading a free Presentation Secrets workshop for our community. (I have a final...
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