2025 Collection: Deliberate Communication Posts
- kevin paylow
- Jan 4
- 3 min read
Want better outcomes from your presentations, pitches, discussions? Then make Deliberate choices when developing and delivering your important messages.
Check out Deliberate's collection of 2025 LinkedIn posts on Communication. The collection is broken out by subject to make it quick and easy to find and access the content you want.
Deliberate Planning posts focus on the strategic thinking that should happen BEFORE working on the message itself. What are my goals? Who is my target audience? What do they care about? What’s my core message? How much time will I have?
Deliberate Content & Media posts focus on how to structure a message for more impact. What goes in? What stays out? What supporting media and content should be included?
Deliberate Delivery posts are all about how you convey your message. This is your presence: everything your audience sees you do or hears you say.
Specific Situation posts discuss specific types of messages (like Big Stage presentations or Orals/Pitches) or challenges (like giving someone else’s presentation).
Odds, Ends, and Potentially Snarky Commentary captures remaining posts related to messaging.
And ways to develop your messaging skills in 2026.
Enjoy!
Some of the posted images this year. Most are snarky in nature.
Deliberate Planning
The strategic thinking that should happen BEFORE working on the message itself.
Three questions I have when asked to present
Want better presentations? Stop focusing on your slides!
Struggling with your Value Proposition? It may need some abstraction
Why don't they see how I'm different?
Present your recommendation, not a list of options
How much time per slide?
How technical should I make my presentation?
What if someone else gives this presentation?
Contingency planning for critically important presentations
Deliberate Content & Media
How to structure a message for more impact. What goes in? What stays out? What supporting media and content should be included?
Overfilled slides
The wrong types of stories
Is THIS the reason they are ‘leaning in’ for your presentation?
Where do I put the agenda?
But what about corporate boilerplate slides?
Beware Boilerplate
And what about the Logo Slide?
The unintended consequences of the Logo Slide
Deliberate Delivery
Message Delivery is your presence: everything your audience sees you do or hears you say. It’s not just HOW you say it, but how you manage the room and your media.
General
Anxiety when presenting to peers (it just hits different)
Why we use filler words
Reducing filler words
Be careful using acronyms (or initialism)
Let your message age / no late changes
Effective Practice
Practice goals change as you get closer to your presentation
Where you practice matters
Discussion: Dress up for dress rehearsals?
Why do we need to give practice presentations during the workshop?
Is it bad to rehearse too much?
Effective Q&A
No time for questions
Deer in the headlights: Not prepared for Q&A
Don't be "That guy" during Q&A
Tom Berta’s minimum viable answer (MVA) example
Unexpected audience answer (bonus: my favorite stock photo)
Specific Situations
Specific presentation situations and unique communication challenges:
Orals / High Stakes Sales Pitches
Five warning signs your team isn’t ready for Orals
Great individual presenters don’t always make an effective pitch team
Pitches: Parachute Execs
Pitches: Other Parachute "Help"
Be the presenter your audience deserves
“We don't need a pitch coach; we pitch all the time!”
Orals reality tv show name ideas with Luke Sheffield
Remote Presentations
(Short answer to) Why do so many remote presentations suck?
Virtual backgrounds for remote mtgs
Team Presentations
Too many presenters
Don’t just introduce your co-presenters… Brag about them!
Other Situations & Challenges
Making bad news something positive
Social Media: Share real value (content) without expectation
Planning for your Interview: Personal Presence
Jury Duty – Observations
Too many cooks in the presentation kitchen
Odds, Ends, and Potentially Snarky Commentary
Everything else:
Communication is a force multiplier
I may have missed my calling as a Product Name Consultant
Don’t give your audience an open invitation to check their phone
What if my boss wants a copy of my slide deck to review?
Audience interruptions
Looking for More?
Check out www.DeliberateConsulting.com/buy for open events scheduled through the end of 2026. This includes:
Deliberate Presentation Workshops (April and October)
Deliberate Pitch Training Seminars (February and September)
Presentation Skills for the Military Community (November)
Talktoberfest! (Training. Networking. Celebration. The earlier you register, the more value you get!)
Monthly webinars on messaging subjects (and the annual bundle)
Plus you can purchase:
1:1 Quick Coaching sessions
Tip Sheets (reference guides) on a range of subjects
High Stakes Pitch Kit. Coming soon: A self-paced guide to prepare your team and winning message for a pitch (in response to a RFP).
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