A Speech is a Tree and Words are Leaves

Struggling to find your natural speaking voice? Do you find yourself clinging to a script only to come off sounding forced? In today’s post, Dean gives you a simple way to think of speaking that will set you free and let the words grow themselves.

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One Area of Presenting Where You Shouldn’t Get Any Better

Whether they’re pitching their firm’s services or presenting to inspire their team, some professionals get hung up around a certain circumstance. In today’s post, Pete discusses that circumstance, and says YES, getting hung up here is GOOD.

Check it out and let us know below if you agree!

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Make Your Damn Case

A lot of interview teams are worried about coming across as pushy in their interviews, and so they choose to simply present information. We believe that’s a mistake, and tends to lead to lost opportunities.

In today’s post, Dean talks about winning by making a clear and bold case for your solution — taking a stand for the value of your solution.

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You Could Be Exactly What They Need

There’s an old saying that goes, “When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail to you.” This is often said as a cautionary tale about presuming that your solution is the answer to every problem you come across. But sometimes, your prospect doesn’t realize they have a nail — and you’re the perfect hammer to pound that nail in perfectly.

In today’s post, Pete tells a story about this positive possibility.

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When Presenting Goes Bad

Many of us view a valuable presenting experience as everything aligning, landing the pitch, and succeeding, but presenting doesn’t always go that way. In today’s post, Dean shares some advice he learned for when presenting doesn’t go as hoped.

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Interview Prep Guests

Teams that are preparing for a big project interview are already feeling a fair amount of stress. They don’t want to let each other down, they don’t want to disappoint leadership, and they really don’t want to look bad in front of strangers. Which is why it can be particularly problematic to bring guests into the prep room at inopportune times.

In this post, Pete shares his thoughts about when to bring guests in, and what to have them do and not do at key moments in your prep process, to maximize the value that your team can get from them.

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Working With Difficult People

Working with difficult people can be… well, difficult. In this illuminating post, Dean talks through his simple method for recognizing the core of the difficulty and neutralizing it without bruising anyone along the way.

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A Fast-Track to Presence

In this short post, Pete points you to a specific place for you to look to find your authentic presence, and he offers a specific thing for you to do to start cultivating it.

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Instinct is The New Process

In today’s post, Dean explores learning and knowledge, and the tension between following a process and operating on instinct.

What is ideal, and how do we get there?

For leaders looking to present with instinct, learn more here.

What Can You Appreciate?

This isn’t a rhetorical question.

This is a focused post that invites you to put it into action NOW and immediately benefit from it. Then take a moment and fill us in: What can you appreciate right now?

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