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25.01.2022 I invite you to join me tomorrow on my last Live Q&A Webinars for the year. I will offer four things: - A high level overview for those who are not familiar with my approach... - 3 ideas to help you clarify and communicate a powerful message - An overview of my Clarity First Program (including Early Bird Bonuses which close tomorrow) - Q&A (feel free to message me in advance so I can prepare) Use this link to check the times and sign up: https://clarityfirst.clickfunnels.com/thanks-for-requesting

25.01.2022 Imagine communicating a complex story in 2 pages, not 50. Thats what Stefan did. Its all about putting clarity first.... Learn more here: http://clarityfirstprogram.com

24.01.2022 I will host my next Live Q&A on Tuesday at 10am Tuesday (24th July) and wondered whether you had any questions you wanted answered. Heres a short video with an idea - love to hear what you think. Let me know if you would like to join in and Ill make sure you get the details. Cheers, Dav

24.01.2022 The next practical hack I would like to share today is Prioritise. There was a stunning shift in my perspective after filling in ‘Steve's Strategy Hack' spreadsheet for just a day and how this has continued over the past week. For more on this as well as the 4 steps of the so called Desire Zone, click here. https://clarityfirstprogram.com/part-2-simple-hacks-for-be/

24.01.2022 Have you ever been told that the tone of your communication is 'off'? Perhaps you come off as too aggressive? This is what happened to one of my clients recently, yet the program had nothing to do with aggression. He was a delightful person - very warm and charming in fact.... It turned out to be a strategic decision he was not even aware that he was making. In this post I offer 2 questions that will help you set the right tone while also getting more done more quickly. Learn more here. https://clarityfirstprogram.com/2-questions-to-save-you-he/

23.01.2022 This appealed to my sense of humour. Porch thieves beware this Christmas season! https://techcrunch.com//this-fake-package-covers-porch-th/

23.01.2022 The clock is ticking. Registrations for Clarity First close at 9pm tonight Sydney time.

23.01.2022 Nothing like turning something ugly into something fantastic. Love Tom Bobs NY street art. Here are some examples.

23.01.2022 Did you know there are patterns you can use to create your own business communication? It doesnt matter if you are writing an email, a paper or a PowerPoint. The thinking patterns are the same. Download a pattern you can use for your action plans here: https://clarityfirstprogram.com/sws-requestactionjackson... Instead of starting from scratch, next time you need to prepare a strategy or give instructions on how to do a task can be guided by this simple, powerful pattern.

22.01.2022 In my recent webinar I asked for questions from the audience and Claudia asked about a great topic: trust. As she mentioned, if your audience doesnt trust you, you will be lucky if they will open your email or meet with you, let alone respond in a helpful way to what you have to say. So, how to build trust? Focus on identifying and dealing with the root cause before you move forward carefully.... Click here for three concrete ideas to build greater trust with your stakeholders. https://clarityfirstprogram.com/how-do-we-build-trust-with/

21.01.2022 Time to communicate with clarity and confidence? Last chance for 2020 Https://clarityfirstprogram.com/join/

20.01.2022 How are the turf wars in your house right now? Are you bickering over who gets the desk, who eats in the kitchen while you have phone conferences ... and is your cat just plain exhausted from having so many playmates? Having been working this way for more than a decade now I have shared 3 posts with ideas for making the most of this time.... Find them by searching for the keyword remote within my free Base Program. Register here: https://clarityfirstprogram.com/register-base

19.01.2022 Ryan Holiday sent a terrific list of quotes around this morning and this one jumped out at me. I hate to call our audiences dogs, but our audiences certainly complain when they dont understand us. #ryanholiday #communicationskills #leadership #motivation #success #business #inspiration #mindset #leader #coaching #goals #marketing #life #leadershipdevelopment #motivationalquotes #quotes #instagood #leaders #lifestyle #inspire #education #fitness #community #training #growth #happiness #hustle #believe

18.01.2022 I loved catching up with a Clarity First alum this week for at least two reasons: #1 I love hearing how a story we have worked on together lands, and #2 I also love it when they can teach me something practical that they have made work for themselves which will also help someone else... Steve rang me to tell me that a major strategy I had helped him develop a couple of years ago has now come to fruition. He got pretty much everything he had aimed for at the start. We were both delighted. Given I know him well, I also took advantage of the conversation to ask some questions that I thought he was well placed to answer. Click here - https://clarityfirstprogram.com/hack1 - to get some practical hacks that will help you become more strategic. More coming next week.

15.01.2022 I was skimming The So What Strategy again this morning and this one jumped out at me. #leadership #motivation #success #business #inspiration #mindset #leader #coaching #goals #marketing #life #leadershipdevelopment #motivationalquotes #quotes #instagood #leaders #inspire #education #fitness #community #training #growth #believe #data #communication #communicationskills #sowhatstrategy #bhfyp

14.01.2022 I caught up with Steve recently and he had a great story to share. He is an experienced general manager with a fantastic track record and is always keen to learn more. He used his bonus coaching session to prepare for a high-stakes meeting with his manager, who was flying in from the UK for his annual visit.... In getting ready for our session, he prepared a 15+ page deck, but ended up using something quite different. It also led to a career-changing result that was better than he had hoped for. He didnt only get what he wanted. He got much more than that. Learn more about what Steve achieved, as well as Anthony and Jane in my short video series. http://go.clarityfirstprogram.com/3-ideas-please

14.01.2022 I love the way John Sculley, who was involved in launching PowerPoint, talks about NOT using PowerPoint in Board meetings. "The last thing you want to do is to walk through a detailed PowerPoint presentation", he says. He suggests the best discussions occur when the CEO picks out key points from the material that the board has read and then facilitates a discussion ABOUT the content in the papers.... See the video at the end of this article about the Amazon approach to narrative to hear more of what he says https://www.inc.com//jeff-bezos-bans-powerpoint-in-meeting

14.01.2022 Are you tired of getting questions rather than decisions at the end of your presentations? This free, six-day email course offers practical ideas to help you get your leaders to take action based on your data and insights. Go here to learn more: https://clarityfirst.clickfunnels.com/six-tips

14.01.2022 I came across this pearler today. For ideas on how to articulate that natural sounding sentence, go to https://clarityfirstprogram.com/4tips #sowhatstrategy, #clarityfirst #communication #leadership #strategy

14.01.2022 Getting to the Point is important. Working out what that point is even more so. This webinar recording will give you some practical ideas to do both. http://bit.ly/2EYZcaP

13.01.2022 Hello everyone, Nancy Kabaara hosted a wonderful MasterClass for our Clarity First participants today. It offered practical steps to help you Reduce Resistance to your Recommendations... The recording will be available soon: Let us know if you would like access here: https://clarityfirst.clickfunnels.com/masterclass-recording Cheers, Davina

12.01.2022 4 tips for communicating complex ideas .... https://clarityfirstprogram.com/4tips

12.01.2022 Hello everyone. I was sending a client a note today and was reminded about a short piece by Winston Churchill on brevity. Youll love it. https://claritycollege.co/winston-churchill-nails-it-again/

12.01.2022 Communicating complex ideas when under pressure is tough. Rohan found this recently when he updated key stakeholders during their Quarterly Investment Review. Heres what happened:... Only one of the three showed up. Good news, he was the most influential. Bad news ... he had a different point of view that was material. Worse news ... the other two were working 18 hour days redesigning a major transformation ... and super hard to engage. Join us as we unpack Rohans story and take away at least 3 ideas to help you communicate under pressure. https://calendly.com/davinastan/collabsession-february-25th

11.01.2022 Are you tired of answering a litany of questions at the end of your presentations rather than getting the decisions you need? This free, six-day email course gives practical suggestions to help you communicate so that leaders take action rather than asking more questions. Learn more here: https://clarityfirst.clickfunnels.com/six-tips

11.01.2022 On Sunday night I sent an email out introducing the Feynman technique, which is a super simple way to learn something new. In sum: it says you need to be able to explain something to an eight year old if you want to be sure you know it. John Tuld in Margin Call has a different - but similar and more witty - take on it.

09.01.2022 Is it time to fire up your communication skills? Https://Clarityfirstprogram.com/freeworkshop #leadershipcommunication #communication #communicationskills #strategy #communicationstrategy

09.01.2022 Loved getting this photo from a client today. Thanks Berkelouw Books Paddington for stocking The So What Strategy!

09.01.2022 Charles Mingus - Jazz Pianist extraordinaire with something smart to say about clarity and simplicity. https://clarityfirstprogram.com #leadershipdevelopment #communicationskills #sowhatstrategy #clarityfirstprogram #pyramidprinciple #leadership

09.01.2022 Imagine if you could go from 15 hours preparing for your next Steering Committee meeting to 2 hours? Not only that, go from a 2-3 hour discussion that leads nowhere to getting a decision within 15 seconds? Learn more here: http://bit.ly/clarityfirst2

08.01.2022 A quick reminder - Clarity First registrations close today for 2020 ... https://clarityfirstprogram.com/join/

08.01.2022 Do facts change peoples minds? Changing other peoples minds is central to having influence in business, however in his new book Atomic Habits James Clear offers some new insight into this vexing challenge. He starts by referring to two notable minds which point in the same direction:... J.K. Galbraith once wrote, "Faced with a choice between changing ones mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy with the proof." So true. Leo Tolstoy who was even bolder: "The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of a doubt, what is laid before him." I hunch women behave similarly! So, if that is also true, how do we get any kind of progress in business? Click here to read more: https://claritycollege.co/do-facts-change-minds/

07.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS! We've just released a new course... HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH IMPACT Sign in or Register here: https://clarityfirstprogram.com/login-reg... #clarityfirst #communicationskills #sowhatstrategy #leadershipdevelopment #businesscommunication

07.01.2022 At Clarity First we've been talking about a fabulous thinking tool to help you solve problems and communicate effectively. To learn more visit: https://clarityfirstprogram.com/thinking_tool

07.01.2022 Which would your leadership prefer: a well reasoned point of view supported by evidence or the unvarnished facts? Knowing the answer will affect how you communicate.

06.01.2022 Should you put the Answer First in your communication? This roundtable discussion including board members, executives and communication specialists offers a great discussion on the topic. http://bit.ly/2F3A6Yz

06.01.2022 Do you feel guilty that your book shelves (and your eReader) are bulging with books you havent read? Is that a guilty secret that you should actually be proud of? Maybe so ... so, 2 things to do:... 1. Add the next book you will read in the comment below - the one you are dying to start (fiction, non fiction, business ... any kind) 2. Check out the article here: https://www.inc.com//why-you-should-stop-feeling-bad-about

06.01.2022 Less rework means less late nights. Learn how to cut the rework here: http://bit.ly/clarityfirst2

06.01.2022 Dont you hate it when you feel yourself flushing in front of an audience, hoping they dont see the typo in your presentation that you have just seen for the first time yourself? Here are 4 strategies to help you find and fix errors in your own work ... before your audience does. https://www.linkedin.com//find-errors-your-communication-/

05.01.2022 At the end of a presentation, why do business leaders regularly ask 'So What?' Find out more at https://sowhatstrategy.com #sowhatstrategy #leadershipdevelopment #businesscommunication #communicationskills #clarityfirst

03.01.2022 Win your board over with simple communication and avoid the 'fluffy' thinking with Clarity First. More on https://clarityfirstprogram.com #leadershipdevelopment #communicationskills #sowhatstrategy #clarityfirstprogram #pyramidprinciple #leadership

03.01.2022 It is no secret that I love reading, so this quote from James Clear resonated with me: One book will rarely change your life, even if it does deliver a lightbulb moment of insight. The key is to get a little wiser each day. Here is a link to his post with ideas on how to get the most out of the books you read. Although it has more than 5 points, its worth a read!... https://jamesclear.com/reading-comprehension-strategies

02.01.2022 If you are a technical expert who has questions about how to become a great communicator, join next Tuesdays Live Q&A. I will focus on some questions that clients have been asking me lately about the difficulty of knowing when to put a point of view across and when to bring your audience on the journey. Watch the video to learn more and click the link to register. https://clarityfirst.clickfunnels.com/live-q-a-registration

02.01.2022 In my recent webinar one of the participants, Rob asked an interesting question: when sitting on a board, what do you do if the business leaders consistently do not answer your questions? He mentioned that he and other board members were finding this to be a problem: when asked a question, the leaders would beat around the bush and not answer it. Does this happen to you? ... Go here for some ideas to get the answers you need: https://clarityfirstprogram.com/what-do-we-do-if-our-audie/

01.01.2022 I love it when clients send me photos of where they have our book sitting. I love it even more when its dogeared ... This one had just arrived in the post when the photo came in. #communicationskills #communication #publicspeaking #communicationiskey #softskills #leadership #success #business #presentationskills #toastmasters #publicspeakingskills #motivation #entrepreneur #personalitydevelopment #personaldevelopment #publicspeaker #training #softskillstraining #communicationdesign #confidence #english #publicspeakingtraining #skills #komunikasi #publicspeakingcoach #growthmindset #communications #inspiration #communicationcoach #sowhatstrategy

01.01.2022 Cerise had an incredible week. Learn more here: https://clarityfirstprogram.com/cerise/ #communicationskills #communicationstrategy #sowhatstrategy #projectmanagement

01.01.2022 We had a great Q&A this morning, sharing ideas on ways to improve the clarity of communication while also being more productive. WAY more. I have 4 more scheduled over the coming week or so. Click here to join in: http://clarityfirstprogram.com/Q&A

01.01.2022 When the British introduced a 'pay to kill' initiative to reduce the cobra population in India, they prompted a snake breeding frenzy. Learn how to prevent unintended consequences: https://clarityfirstprogram.com/thinking-10 #sowhatstrategy #businesscommunication #communicationskills #clarityfirst