It’s summer. And we all know what to do when it gets hot – hit the beach, crank the A/C, stock the freezer with ice cold treats… But when an important presentation is making your temperature rise, how can you
Keep Your Cool
Email Like a Pro
In today’s fast-paced professional environment, the way we communicate via email can significantly impact our effectiveness and efficiency. Well-constructed emails make the difference between messages that get ignored and those that elicit the response you need. Here are some key
Summertime Strategies for Stellar Communication
As summer heats up, so does the importance of clear and engaging communication. Whether you’re presenting to a packed conference room or at a company hosted summer party, effective communication is your key to success. Dive into the following tips
7 Tips for a 7-Minute Attention Span
7 minutes. The attention span of a typical audience lasts about 7 minutes before you run the risk of losing them. You might get 10 minutes if the topic is especially of interest, or just 5 minutes if you’re lucky
3 Tips to Spring Clean Your Slides
3 Tips to Spring Clean Your Slides
It’s officially spring! And in honor of spring cleaning, it’s time to dust off those old PowerPoint slides and create fresh, digestible, and consistent decks for your audiences to follow. Here are some
Do your meetings move your business forward?
With leaders spending nearly half their week in meetings, frustration levels are high if those meetings aren’t efficient or productive. If you facilitate meetings, here are tips to keep them running like a well-oiled machine.
Before the meeting
- Confirm a
Harness AI for Powerful Presentations
Change can be intimidating, particularly in the ever-evolving landscape of technology. It is only natural that many are left feeling uncertain about the role AI will play in their lives as artificial intelligence becomes more of our everyday reality.
While
Harness the Power of Your Words
Words have power. They create meaning, communicate ideas, and ultimately shape our reality. They can strengthen your message but also diminish your credibility if you are not careful, especially when using minimizing language.
Minimizing language can make us seem unconfident
Practice Makes Permanent
Picture this: You attended a 2Connect training or coaching and learned valuable strategies to help improve your presentations. You practiced structuring your messaging with clarity, understanding your audience, and fine-tuning your delivery. But then life got in the way
Answer Questions with Clarity
Have you ever been asked a question and find yourself answering with overwhelming data and details to the point where your audience has a hard time following your message? We call this a “data dump.”
This occurs when we try