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Ideas to IMPACT: Terminate Assertively

In my final video about the IMPACT process, you'll hear about seven ways to get what you want that are win-win for everybody involved.

If You’d Like to Leave a Message…

I recently received three phone messages in a row where people left messages to the effect of, “I have an idea to talk to you about. Call me!” They left their names, and that was it. What’s up with that? How do I prepare for a conversation with them? Call them for coaching? Just to talk? To come in and work with their staff? What’s the best time to call them back? At what number? When you make a telephone call and reach the message that tells you “If you’d like to leave a message…”, leave a message. Please. This…

Idea Discovery: Brene Brown, PhD – TEDTalk “Listening to Shame”

Make your IMPACT(c) … one idea at a time! Here's my Idea Discovery for today to help you do just that. Idea Discovery: Video "Listening to Shame" When you have ideas, do you let your "inner voice" discourage you from action? Whose voices do you hear? How do you get past those voices – sometimes anointed as "shame" – to get moving and get implementing your ideas? Listen to Dr. Brene Brown's TEDTalk on "Listening to Shame". http://youtu.be/psN1DORYYV0 Some quotes from her talk that moved me: 1. Vulnerability is the birthplace of creativity, courage, and change. 2. Dare, greatly. 3….

Take Three

Think about how to communicate your ideas the next time you come upon a group of motorcyclists riding together. Huh? Well, observe how they communicate with one another. Since there is little opportunity for verbal communication, the primary mode is through hand signals, body language, and machine positioning. One has to read the total message communicated by how the three work together in order to understand the action to take. When two or more people communicate, the total message is conveyed by how words, body language, and behavior synchronize to work together. Environmental conditions in which communication takes place also…

Ideas to IMPACT: Audience Attention

In the fifth video about the IMPACT process, discover some secrets about how your audience's demographics, behavior, and needs influence their level of attention to your ideas.