GPS Phrases for Super-Sensitive People
Here’s a fun one for you. Imagine you were tasked with creating GPS phrases for sensitive people. What kinds of things would your GPS guide say when the driver ignored your advice, took a wrong turn…that kind of thing?
I posted this yesterday and already have several really creative and entertaining contributions. When I have enough and I’m ready—I’m thinking by next Wednesday—I’ll post them in a survey for you to vote. There’s even a prize.
Here’s one I like. When someone turns left when the GPS says to go right:
- I meant the other left.
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Beyond Busy communication – Free Webinar
“When people get too busy, it changes how they communicate.” Jill Konrath.
Ever since I heard Jill say that, I’ve been noticing how true it is. I’ve also been collecting ideas about how to SpeakStrong in a beyond-busy world. I’ve observed how people talk with one foot out the door, answer emails without having read them (if they answer at all), and listen while texting their friends. I’ve noticed people ask questions I answered already, answer questions I didn’t ask, and make assumptions that don’t apply.
But mostly, I’ve noticed how much time is wasted correcting errors that would not have happened if people knew how to communicate in a beyond-busy world.
It takes a lot more time to correct errors due to hasty communication than it does to say it right the first time.
Busy-ness changes the rules and requirements of successful business communication.
In this free webinar you will discover:
- What going on? How busy-ness has changed the way people communicate
- What five assumptions you can no longer make in a beyond-busy world
- One very counter-intuitive tip that will increase the effectiveness of your communication
- What you can do up front to minimize the fall-out from “gotta-go-communication”
- The top ten PowerPhrases you can use to cut through the noise of your busy-ness world
- Where you need to be assertive and where you need to cut people some slack in this new world
Lots of practical tips in this one, so register now.
SpeakStrong Summer School Intensive Starts Thursday August 2nd
My SpeakStrong Summer School Web Intensive will launch next week. Registration is limited to 8 participants, so let me know right away if you’re interested. Cost is $225 and that includes assessments, unlimited email support, optional between session private coaching calls and five 1 to 1 1/2 hour small group conference/web sessions.
Learn how to really say what you mean and mean what you say without being mean when you say it. Email questions.
www.speakstrong.com/webinars (scroll down.)
Opportunitynowhere webinar slides and handouts
If you missed the webinar Friday, you didn’t miss much. No, I’m not being modest. I had technical difficulties and had to abort the mission. The good news is I recorded an audio and sent the link out to people who registered. I got some great feedback about it, so clearly all was not lost. More good news is the fact that I’m much more excited about my new webianr alternative.
But I didn’t stop there. I wanted to keep improving the presentation, so I reworked it and reworked it. It’s on my site and on SlideShare (where you can download it). Mike, one of my mentors, and I will be discussing it later today, so I expect the presentation will keep evolving.
Scroll on through the OpportunityNOW here SlideShare where you can see the PowerPoint notes, or on my site, where you can also download the audio and handout.
www.speakstrong.com/webinars (Scroll down).