Presentations can be effective yet are often lacking, too polished and impersonal. In this episode, I share some personal perspectives on an overlooked format that is ideal for disseminating knowledge, experience, insights and wisdom in a more personal and practical way, one that really gets people talking.

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It’s easy to occupy an enormous amount of your day in mindless motion, running from one task to another. But have you stopped to think about how much thinking you do every day? In this episode, I plant a seed to get you to consider increasing the amount of time you spend thinking every day.

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In the last episode, I encourage you to talk to lots of people along the way to your next job. People tend to focus all their energy on the interview and fail to gain valuable insights, encouragement and guidance in the scores of small conversations they have with family, friends, colleagues and contacts.

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In this second installment, I provide some recommendations on how to clarify your vision of yourself professionally down the road. For many of us, it is hard to describe what you want to do in the future and why. In this episode, I give a few practical bits of advice to make this less daunting.

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When you are ending a career and starting a new one, or simply changing jobs, you need to be able to succinctly explain your value. Defining what you had previously done in clear and concise terms (i.e., your value proposition, or elevator speech) will be the bridge for you to help people refer, connect and even hire you.

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For many of us, expressing emotions feels treacherous. In this episode, I share a few practical ways to make this feel easier and serve as a better way to start longer, clarifying conversations with someone else.

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Great courses are not only filled with wonderful and practical experiences, but they are also led by selfless and authentic instructors. In this second installment, I talk about the critical role of the instructor to serve as a facilitator of learning, not a self-absorbed lecturer.

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When you take a course, whether it be in person or online, it’s always an experience. In this episode, I talk about the critical role of course design to make it an exceptional, relevant and practical experience.

Link:

https://thebrieflab.com/belt/

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Over the past year, we continue to witness substantial changes in our world, both broadly and personally. After spending some quiet time to reflect personally, I share a brief perspective on what’s transpired in the past 12 months and what lies ahead.

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In this episode, I talk about some important considerations if you need to come up with a name for a business, product, program or key initiative. If you get it mildly right, you can make the name serve as a force for clarity.

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