One Minute Communication Tips

What is inertia?

Lack of movement or activity, especially when it is wanted or needed.

It often takes more energy to get something moving than it does to keep it moving.

Think about someone on your team that has difficulty “starting” a project. You have likely provided coaching to take a bite-sized approach to start the project—one that is easily doable and will break the inertia. Once you become "unstuck" and get a project moving, it’s easier to keep it moving.

Now, translate that same action to something you may be procrastinating on—maybe it’s preparing for an important presentation! Start by jotting down your goal for that presentation. Write 3 key points you want to make in the presentation. From there, you’ve got a great starting point to frame up and build your presentation.

You’ve got momentum to keep moving.

Achieve Your Goals Through Tenacity and Growth

Two key characteristics can fuel your work and life success:

Tenacity.
You will face obstacles every day - both large and small. Some days you need to go AROUND the obstacle. Some days you need to climb OVER the obstacle. Either way, you need to keep your mojo UP when you get knocked down. Just simply get back up and keep moving forward.

Growth.
Goals are important to set and if you focus on the growth needed to get to those goals, you will “achieve” your goals. But if you are overly focused on the end result, such as getting a promotion, you aren’t focused on doing building the skills you need to be worthy of a promotion.

Don’t skip the “journey” to shortcut your way to the destination; this typically doesn’t work well for most people.

Remember:

Embrace the challenges you face each and every day…
Stretch yourself to continuously build new skills…
Gain the experiences needed to achieve your goals and you will experience success.

Use Key Messages For Crisp and Clear Communication

Whenever you are preparing to communicate, think about the “headline” you want your audience to remember. Write it down. Then, determine the key points you need to make to drive that headline. Organize your content around three main points to make it easy for your audience to remember.

Be VERY clear about your purpose: Are you communicating to share information? Drive an action? Inspire your audience? Make a decision? Problem solve?

Remember—write your headline before you speak, deliver your 3 key messages succinctly and know what outcome you are achieving. This is a simple formula for success.

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