Category: Meetings
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Gorgeous, beautiful titles
If I invited you to a “Chemistry Meeting”, what would you expect to happen in it? Probably that we’ll have a chat, to see if we get on ok – yes? But what if I re-title the meeting, and now invite you to something called a “Kick-Off Meeting”, what do you expect from it now?…
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Build Enthusiasm (using The 3Ps)
What’s your #1 goal, that involves other people? A payrise, promotion, new job, new customer… Well, this Tip is a proven way to help you nail it. I love it. Here goes… To succeed, you need others to share your enthusiasm about it. But the traditional approach – talking enthusiastically, and hoping others join in…
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Teeth cleaning, hair brushing and Update Meetings…
When you brush your hair, which hand do you hold the brush in? (Asking for a friend) I guess you always start with the same hand – yes? And when brushing your teeth, which hand do you hold the toothbrush in? Always the same one, yes? Question: why do we always do these things the…
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Which communications do you do your best prep for?
Which communications do you do your best prep for? Most people’s answers to this are: On a first date; and In a job interview! They then tell me about all the time they invest in choosing carefully how they’ll ensure a great first impression. Also: deciding what topics to talk about, which questions to ask,…
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Be interesting. Every Time.
Question: of all the communications you’ve seen, which are the few you’ve found most interesting? I imagine your answer would be the communications that had some/all of the following: Resonance – there was something about the content, delivery, vibe, etc. that really resonated with you. It mattered Relevant – it was relevant to your situation.…
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Introduce colleagues, so they succeed
I have been introduced to others in many ways over the years. My favourite two are: “He’s the bald guy who bangs on about AFTERs all the time” When someone forgot my name, she thought I was called Randy Burns Nice. I like these. Partly because they’re funny. But mainly because I can recover from…
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VERY URGENT – one to do right now…
Happy New Year! I trust you had a great break, and are now getting back into the swing of things. But not the same swing of things as last year. And here’s why… Do you remember how – in your final few days before Christmas – people’s communications were different? Maybe you missed some Update…
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Attract people using TIRES
We need to be super-attractive. Well, when we communicate, we do. Because, the more successfully we attract and engage people, the more successful we’ll be. But different people find different things attractive. So how can we quickly identify where to focus with each person we speak with? There are lots of different techniques we can…
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The best-known secret about First Impressions
Quiz question… Imagine I wanted to do a Tuesday Tip about meetings. Should I use this as my opening paragraph? Today’s Tip is about meetings It’s factually accurate. But it’s so boring. It doesn’t make you think “Please show me Paragraph Two”. Instead, I could use an opening paragraph like one of…
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Be their equal, not their servant
When we speak to important people, it’s easy to be deferential to them. “Thank you for sparing the time to see me” etc. But these people don’t want us to be grateful. They want us to be useful. So we shouldn’t speak like this. But – for us to say the right things on our…