So, here we are... working from home. If you’re like many of us, you’re logging in virtually from your kitchen, living room, or your bedroom. ...Continue Reading
It’s never been more critical to communicate clearly and purposefully in a remote environment than now. But how do we get started? How do we ...Continue Reading
Here we are. Our new reality for the next few weeks (or months). A whole bunch of people working from home, some super-comfortable conducting business ...Continue Reading
How will teams elevate their ideas and drive business forward in 2020? Well, much like in years past, they’ll gather information, build a strategy, develop ...Continue Reading
You’ve been working for weeks on your program proposal, and you’re finally ready to present it to your vice president. There she is, sitting at ...Continue Reading
Everyone wants to boost his or her professional skill set to become more credible and influential. The question is, which skills should we focus on? ...Continue Reading
Whether you consciously realize it or not, color is a powerful way to associate ideas or products with certain emotions. The Journal of the Academy ...Continue Reading
Want to naturally “own the room,” navigate difficult questions, and influence decision-making? The magic happens when you apply storytelling to business communications. Watch this video ...Continue Reading
Ever wonder how you can apply storytelling to something as simple as an email? Watch this short video to see a vague, confusing email transformed ...Continue Reading
Ask nearly any senior leader what their biggest frustrations are and, more often than not, they will answer, “long-winded, unclear communications that pack in too ...Continue Reading
By Melony Bravmann, Chief Learning Officer at The Presentation Company. The human brain is wired to learn. It’s also wired for story. Stories help learners connect ...Continue Reading
When planning any high-stakes communication, knowing who your audience is absolutely essential. But what happens when you are pitching to a variety of people with ...Continue Reading
One of the most common—yet dangerous—mistakes you can make when creating data visualizations is making your audience work hard to understand your key insights. The good news? ...Continue Reading
We live in a visual world. Billboards on the highway, TV commercials, and social media newsfeeds are constantly trying to sell us messages. But these ...Continue Reading
We don’t always deliver our ideas in person. More often, we leave our proposal, sales pitch, or product update to the mercy of the send ...Continue Reading
Data justifies nearly every business decision we made. But too often, our valuable insights get buried among the "noise" of traditional charts and tables. Our best ...Continue Reading
These days, it’s a battle royale trying to hold people’s attention. To make matters worse, we often needlessly clutter our slides with data and obscure ...Continue Reading
The financial services industry – heavy on data and metrics – might not seem like the right place for corporate storytelling. But dry, generic messages ...Continue Reading
Are you reluctant to give feedback to colleagues? You're not alone. Nearly all of us are tasked with collaborating with peers at some point in ...Continue Reading