Key Takeaways: For managers – why it’s important to empower your direct reports to influence up, across and outside your organization For individual contributors – strategies you can use to build informal authority to influence What Does it Mean to...
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A recent article in Entrepreneur Magazine stated 85% of employees believe better communication training would significantly improve their job performance. Yet, a staggering 75% have never been offered this type of training in their current roles. Global Public...
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This month’s topic comes from our CEO Allison Shapira’s latest article in the Harvard Business Review. How can you persuade a client or senior executive to spend money when budgets are tight? Perhaps you are an audit director persuading a business head to take a...
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by Shelli Vasser Gilliam, Global Public Speaking Coach Have you ever wondered how some of your greatest weaknesses can become strengths? For several years, I’ve been focusing on speaking opportunities that allow me to advocate for people and organizations, share...
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When I was a graduate student at the Harvard Kennedy School, I took it personally when another student referred to public speaking as an afterthought, as if it were simply about how to move your hands or how much to smile. They’d sometimes refer to it as superficial...
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by Shelli Vasser Gilliam, Global Public Speaking Coach How important is networking to you and the success of your business? If it is important, how much time do you invest in networking? Are you content to connect with people online, or would you rather spend time...
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A leader’s voice is crucial to establishing trust and driving organizational success in today’s competitive business landscape. Recognizing this need, Allison Shapira introduces her powerful new skill-building keynote, “Lead With Your Voice,”...
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By Shelli Vasser Gilliam, Public Speaking Coach Do you feel stressed when it’s your turn to speak with a senior advisor, client, or in front of an audience? Does public speaking make you jittery? April is Stress Awareness Month and we know that speaking in front of a...
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In December 2022, we celebrated our 10-year anniversary. What have been the most common business communication challenges we’ve heard from the tens of thousands of leaders with whom we’ve worked around the world? Here are three of the top business communication...
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You have a speech coming up; should you use an AI tool like ChatGPT to write it? I’m preparing to answer that question for my graduate students at Harvard Kennedy School in our class, The Arts of Communication. For several years, I’ve studied the implications of...
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