How-To: Lead With Your Need

• Don’t begin by saying, “With abundant caution” or “In these unprecedented times”. You are drowning out your real message. Please. We know this already.
• Begin your emails with what you really need the reader/listener to know or do.
• Keep it short and get to your call-to-action.

How-To: Look Good on Zoom

• Use the “touch up my appearance” tool to soften the focus and give your skin a smoother look. You’ll find it in ‘Settings > Video’.
• Be “front lit” (light in front of you) and NOT “back lit” (light shining in behind you).
• Don’t have a distracting background.

How-To: Get Heard Above the Noise

• Write short and descriptive Subject Lines on email. “Summary of 30-min call w legal team”
• Ask facilitative questions when leading zoom calls that include time limits. “In three minutes give us the top two data points on deliverables.”
• Share your info using good analogies, examples and stories. Compelling communication is never just about the data.

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Karen Cortell Reisman, MS, Executive Communication Author & Speaker