Communicator Newsletter Podcast

Discussion topics:

* Communication is…

* Socializing your idea

* March 11 Free Crisis Communication Webinar

* Reading material for the 3x10+10 exercise for networking confidence

Hunting that next job is hard work. It can take a toll on you. One of the keys a lot of people (probably most) overlook is helping decision-makers become more comfortable with you as a candidate. Submitting resumes online may be a necessary evil (for unemployment, etc), but it's a numbers game. Show the world you are knowledgable, personable and a become known quantity. In this brief video I run through seven tips and four tools to help you thrive and better position yourself in the minds of decision-makers.

Friction can tell you a lot about people, things, projects, and more. How do you people react when faced with friction and resistance when doing a task? Or dealing with a person? How can that be used to determine what you should do?

Soft people shun friction. And do little things. Those who make sound decisions to embrace friction and risk? They produce outcomes that create real changes and benefits.

To seize opportunities, sometimes you have to break things. Like your plans. Even your communication plans! Be open to trashing your plans when opportunity presents itself. Be agile and you might create something akin to "Moving Pictures". What could this mean? The answer is in the video.

In this episode we cover tips and a framework for effective and economic communication with apex leaders and other executives. Less may not always be more, but it might be all you get to spend with a decision-maker.

In this week’s podcast I expand why brevity is important when talking with executives (and other people with high-demands on their time and who treasure their time). There are more factors at play than most people realize. Too often when someone learns they have to present or brief to an executive anxiety moves in like dark storm clouds. That’s the unknown which can be beat back by gaining knowledge and adopting these practices.

* What is brevity?

* Tips and words of caution when interacting with apex leaders and other executives

* What the 3/50/500 framework is, why it’s important, and how to use it

* Chad covers select questions from our Q&A list.

When an opportunity to interact with an executive is presented to you, be ready before that time comes. A great way to become more comfortable with how executives communicate is, when possible, to treat your time and interactions in a similar fashion.

The “Executive Communication Brief” is a private podcast for Communicator Accelerator subscribers. Select content is available for first time visitors. Investing in this newsletter helps people like you become a higher-performing communicator. It’s also a great resource to provide leaders, employees and other people so they gain improved communication skills focused on success while avoiding unnecessary failures and hardships.

Commentary notes

Questions to ask yourself before deleting a relationship

* In general do you respect the other party?

* You can dislike someone but still respect their abilities, performance, and achievements. You can even like someone with whom you have disagreements.

* Is this a party you should keep open the option of working with in the future?

* What could the downside be of closing the door to future collaborations?

* Perhaps your position on the issue may not be as “right” in part or in totality?

* Maybe you can learn something through a disagreement?

Things to do to keep a relationship with someone after a disagreement

* Don’t say or do anything you can’t take back.

* Demonstrate your interest in that person.

* Keep an open channel. Send a periodic email. Have coffee once a quarter with the person. Pass along articles

* Be patient.

* Be friendly.

* Be genuine. Don’t try too hard.

* Treat people with dignity and respect

* This is how we often treat strangers. Why should we treat people we know in a less civil manner?

Communication happens all around us. Throughout the day and night. Across the country and around the globe. For something we do on a constant basis, it is often something people don’t know what it is. And why we do it. Even more critical - there is often a significant gap in how well many people believe they communicates and the reality of their actual competency and mastery in these skills.

Without this foundational knowledge, a person is held back from reaching their full potential. In communication itself and what it can yield for us professionally and personally.

Communication has one definition. No matter how many different “versions” people try to state as fact. Why we communicate? It comes down to three motivations.

Hello, everyone. Here is a clip from a show I recently co-hosted on networking. Michael Gansl and I talk with Clay Hicks, founder of H7 Network . It has groups across the country (many, if not most, of them are virtual). He crafted the approach of of 'Connect, Serve, Ask'—a method to guide how thousands of professionals connect and build professional B2B relationships. The focus is on B2B, but you may find some gems in here on networking to find jobs as well.

Full episode here - https://lnkd.in/gmxZRQBk

Chad

#Networking #Relationships #Connect #Together #Entrepreneurship #ConnectServeAsk

This video is a follow-up to on the United CEO safety letter breakdown video requested by Jennifer Frye, one the community leaders for LinkedIn's Career Success Premium Community. This video is specifically on four parts of crisis leadership and how they can apply for three phases in career development - looking for a job, doing a job, and after a job. Feel free to take screen shorts of a couple of lists in the video and use them for a reference.