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Kevin Paylow
Mar 6, 20182 min read
Three things to keep in mind if you want to pick the right idea to pursue
The rush to pursue an idea often leaves out consideration of better ideas or solutions. Here are a few tips to select the right ideas to pur
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Kevin Paylow
Mar 5, 20183 min read
My Responses to "Tribe of Mentors" Questions Asked By Tim Ferriss
This week, I am going to take a swipe at answering the questions from Tribe of Mentors. Hopefully it gives some insight into my thought proc
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Kevin Paylow
Mar 1, 20182 min read
When it comes to your presentation: Bullets or Blanks?
Want your audience to listen, learn, and act on your presentation? Then you need to ditch your bullets for blanks. Save PowerPoint for visua
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Kevin Paylow
Feb 21, 20181 min read
Public speaking doesn't scare me unless...
Something I often hear from people that are typically fearless presenting to clients: Presenting to peers scares the hell out of them.
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Kevin Paylow
Jan 12, 20181 min read
BS Isn't Shorthand for Benefit Statements
Do you sound like The Corporate BS Generator (click link)? If the benefit statements in your presentation sounds like buzzwords YOU'RE N
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Kevin Paylow
Jan 7, 20182 min read
Seven Symptoms of a Sick Message Strategy
Does your team experience any of these seven symptoms of a sick message strategy? What are the root causes? Need help?
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Kevin Paylow
Jan 1, 20181 min read
What will you do different this year?
We don't improve until we do something different. What will you do different in 2018?
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Kevin Paylow
Dec 29, 20171 min read
Deliberate 2017 & 2018
2017 has been a big, crazy-exciting year for Deliberate Consulting. Thank you everyone! Here's the recap & look at 2018.
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Kevin Paylow
Dec 27, 20171 min read
Overwhelmed
It's easy to be overwhelmed by the holidays - it leads to stress. The same is true when your presentation overwhelms your audience - it
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Kevin Paylow
Dec 20, 20171 min read
Are you really good at something? Are you sharing it with anyone?
Are you really, really good at something? Do you have something you can share that would help others? Become the mentor or coach that someon
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Kevin Paylow
Dec 18, 20172 min read
What skills have you sharpened lately?
We recently ran a pilot course to sharpen the skills of Corporate Storytellers. And it was good. Would love to hear if other Articulus CSW g
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Kevin Paylow
Dec 7, 20172 min read
Competitive Parity
Balance competitive advantage and competitive parity in your strategy and innovation efforts.
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Kevin Paylow
Nov 28, 20171 min read
Do you really need more ideas?
The lack of (good) ideas usually is NOT the problem. If you don't have the culture, leadership, and structure in place, it's difficu
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Kevin Paylow
Nov 14, 20172 min read
Just because the competition CAN do something doesn't mean they will. What WON'T they do?
Just because the competition CAN do something doesn't mean they WILL. Ask yourself "What WON'T our competitors do?" as you
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Kevin Paylow
Nov 10, 20172 min read
Veterans Day 2017 - Many things I learned in the Army still resonate with me today
The military employs a huge number of processes. The business world likes processes too but rarely uses a robust process for communications
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Kevin Paylow
Oct 24, 20172 min read
This is how baseball and business presentations are similar… and three tips to get on base
Presenting too much information, the wrong information for that audience, or the right information too early results in the equivalent of st
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Kevin Paylow
Oct 5, 20172 min read
Smile!
Many of the presenters I encounter seem to wear a serious mask when in front of the room. By showing little emotion, they dampen the energy
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Kevin Paylow
Oct 2, 20173 min read
Does it make sense to hire a consultant?
So what’s the right approach – organic or consultant? It really depends on honestly answering a few key questions.
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Kevin Paylow
Sep 29, 20172 min read
That won't work here!!!
A simple question can result in a remarkably different discussion when someone says "That won't work here!"
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Kevin Paylow
Sep 21, 20172 min read
What is your MVM?
To advance your idea, develop your Minimum Viable Message. By that I mean deliberately paring down your message to the bare minimum ingredie
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