The Message Makeover from The Latimer Group

In this episode of The Message Makeover, Dan and Dean interview Bryan Gildenberg, a thought leader in the changing global retail landscape, and Chief Knowledge Officer for Kantar Consulting. We have always been amazed at Bryan's ability to explain complex ideas simply, and it's our pleasure to introduce him to you.

Dan Cooney talks with Tim about persuasion, and the importance of grounding our approach in the familiar when discussing the new and disruptive.

In this episode, Dean and Dan interview L.J. Spinnato -- Choate varsity football coach who has won 48 games and five consecutive New England prep school championships -- about communication style, information flow when things are under duress, and how to build a winning staff and culture.

In this episode, we talk to Luther Carpenter, a Senior Olympic Coach for the US Sailing Team about the art of coaching, and how your communication style has a massive impact on the results.

Last week Apple revised revenue guidance down for the holiday quarter by 9%. In this episode of the Message Makeover, we discuss the pitch-perfect manner in which Apple delivers the bad news.

In this episode of Message Makeover podcast, we talk to Kate Duffy, a Second City alumnus, about the power of setting specific intentions for every single thing we do. In the podcast, Kate also shares what makes us memorable to others, how lack of confidence undermines your message and she demystifies the craft of storytelling.

In this episode of the Message Makeover, we endeavor to navigate around the politics surrounding the Kavanaugh hearing, and look at what builds and erodes credibility in a high-stakes, high-pressure situation..

A Gartner Group study found that two-thirds of workers need to check in with more than one boss to get their work done. In this episode of the Message Makeover we explore what it means to have multiple bosses or managing direct reports who have other bosses.

In this episode of The Message Makeover, The Latimer Group's Dean Brenner and Dan Cooney talk about Facebook's late-July Q2 earnings call, during which Facebook stock dropped by 24%, and net value decreased by as much as $150B. What happened on that call? What was discussed? And did the Facebook team's message and delivery contribute to the decline?

Can you be a good communicator without being a good listener? The answer is an emphatic NO. In this episode, The Latimer Group's Dean Brenner, Amy Fenollosa and DAn Cooney talk about why improving your listening skills and tuning in to your audience and situation will vastly improve your skills (and results) as a communicator.