How to craft a clear message

When I first work with a client in one on one format, or with a group of participants in my ‘Delivering memorable messages’ program, one common area that people struggle with, is how to be very clear on what their take away message(s) is – that they want the audience to retain and/or act upon – and then be able to translate that words into a one to two sentences or up to three bullet points.

Here is a simple, powerful process to determine your take away message(s) prior to delivering a presentation.

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Impactful quotations to improve how you communicate

Last year a client, in a Delivering memorable messages program, said he wanted to receive the various quotations I had shared in the program.

Here are some of the quotes** I share in my work with clients:

  • Reduce the speed at which you gesture to increase your level of authority.
  • The better you communicate the more intelligent you appear (James Clear).
  • The substance of one’s remarks becomes irrelevant if one cannot say them effortlessly.
  • There is a hidden battle for dominance waged in almost every conversation – and the way we modulate the lower frequencies of our voices shows who’s on top.
  • Seniority is signalled by response time.
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RUSHING is junior – ‘OWNING’ time … is senior

Last week I conducted a Delivering memorable messages programme for board members of the Sarina Community Bank. The board members impressed me as a cohesive group of executives who are committed to enhancing the lives of people in the Sarina community.

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How to sit, stand, gesture & move your body in the right way

Recently a participant in one of my Delivering memorable messages programmes – a woman of relatively small, physical stature – made the above comment when I was coaching her on how to gesture, to inhabit the physical space in front and at the side of her body.

However, when I asked other participants who were observing her, whether they thought the woman was occupying too much space, they said that she wasn’t – and that she had projected more certainty than she normally did.

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