Executive presence may be difficult to define, but we know it when we see it. Someone walks into a room, and heads turn. Conversation opens up to include them. When they ask, people answer. When they speak, people listen. When they lead, people follow. Wherever you want to go and whatever you want to do, [...]
Dianna Booher Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better communication: writing skills, presentation skills, interpersonal communication, and client communication. An expert in executive communication and keynote speaker, she is the author of 46 books, published in 23 languages. Her latest books include Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and [...]
“Until we learn to communicate directly, honestly, without concerns, only then can we work issues and get things done. Conversation is the core business transaction. How well we communicate determines how well we work.” Dianna Booher Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better communication: writing skills, presentation skills, interpersonal [...]
Rather than just tell people, sell people. Dianna Booher Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better communication: writing skills, presentation skills, interpersonal communication, and client communication. An expert in executive communication and keynote speaker, she is the author of 46 books, published in 23 languages. Her latest books include [...]
Executive Communication Expert Dianna Booher. Communication expert Dianna Booher highlights the importance of expressing personal interest in others—their jobs, their families, even their hobbies. Dianna Booher Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better communication: writing skills, presentation skills, interpersonal communication, and client communication. An expert in executive communication and [...]
People feel passionate about their politics. And they should. People benefit from passionate discussions around them: They listen. They join the conversation. They learn things. At the least, energy goes up in the room. But put those same passionate people in the front of a board room with a business presentation to deliver, and something [...]
Subject Lines Should Say Something. Often they don’t. A quick scan through my email inbox tells me little more than I knew before I opened the various emails. The subject lines read… –A Quick Question (They never are…) –Time Sensitive (What isn’t?) –May I Ask a Question? (No, I don’t have time.) –Are You Available [...]
Is Your Business Writing Too Bland to Become Your Brand? 5 Tips to Add Spice The tips here provide pointers on writing well and quickly. More here: Business Writing: Top 10 Tips for Strategic Business Writing Dianna Booher Dianna Booher works with organizations to increase their productivity and effectiveness through better communication: writing skills, presentation [...]
You rarely go to a sporting event or participate in an outdoor concert without seeing a tailgate party in the parking lot. People open up the back of their pick-up truck, jeep, or SUV and use the tailgate as a table. They spread the food and beverages out, and party till the foodís gone or [...]
During any political season, you’re going to hear ads that don’t, …well, … add up, fact-checkers finding few facts among the titillating statistics, and people put off by the shenanigans. The Jonah Lehrer scandal pops to mind as one of the most high-profile outrages. Rhodes scholar, neuroscientist, and author of the best-selling book Imagine: [...]
