by clearmessages | Jun 28, 2016 | Monthly Memo
How about a tip which not only makes you a better communicator, but also eases your nerves and helps you get to the point? Heck, at this rate I should also say it will help pay your bills, too, but I won’t go quite that far. Whenever I am talking to clients about an...
by clearmessages | May 25, 2016 | Monthly Memo
When you hear a church service will last two hours, “maybe longer because it’s Mother’s Day,” you might start to plan your escape route. Not in this case. I was sitting at Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta, the historic church home of Dr. Martin Luther King,...
by clearmessages | Apr 27, 2016 | Monthly Memo
You can enjoy networking, hate it or be somewhere in between but, even if you don’t call it networking, we all have to do it. Put simply, we need to be out-and-about, learn from others, expand the pool of people we know and get some practice telling our story. Having...
by clearmessages | Mar 31, 2016 | Monthly Memo
Anytime you stand up to speak you should ask yourself, “When I was preparing this was I thinking about the eye or the ear – or did this question even cross my mind?” It is critical and it’s a mistake that happens all of the time. Really smart people put down their...
by clearmessages | Feb 25, 2016 | Monthly Memo
One of my favorite CEO’s was getting ready for her company’s introduction on Wall Street. The stakes were high. It was unfamiliar territory for her and her team. As part of our conversation I offered some untraditional advice. That advice has now become one of my...
by clearmessages | Jan 28, 2016 | Monthly Memo
Given the fact that we are in the midst of a political season you may think you know the topic I would suggest you avoid, especially in business conversation. No, I’m not talking about discussing your favorite or least favorite Presidential candidate. Instead, I’m...
