Best Deliberate Posts of Fall 2023 (Q4)

In case you missed them, here are the best Deliberate posts from October, November, and December 2023. Organized by topic. Click on a link to read the post in LinkedIn

Deliberate Messaging

Posts on persuasive message development & delivery:

• Everyone is in Sales

• Training helps good presenters become great

• “Why do people equate message with slides?” Part 1 and Part 2.

• Business benefits for technical audiences

• Basic differences between presentations and other channels of communication

• Consistent corporate message

High Stakes Pitches:

• Why pitch teams don’t use a pitch coach

• (Relatively) Short pitches are good thing

Training:

• Workshops: Open Enrollment or Team-based?

• Workshops: Remote or In-person?

• AI Presentation software – AWFUL webinar

DELIBERATE INNOVATION

Most folks know me for my messaging work. But I have an innovation management background too. For me, the two are closely linked.

• Innovation hub cities

• Develop or buy the skill?

DISCOVER WHAT DRIVES YOUR CLIENT’S DECISIONS

You can improve your messaging and your innovation efforts when you know more about your client (internal or external):

• Why discovery is important

• Discovery via competitor research

• Discovery via Social Media research

• Discover by asking

DISTRIBUTED TEAMS (WORK FROM ANYWHERE, HYBRID)

Here are some thoughts on how to manage a distributed team. Just like last quarter, this topic drove a lot of views and discussion. Clearly this is a hot button for many.

• Avoid hybrid meetings

• Soft skill training

• Team building events

• Deliberate mentoring

BUSINESS

Posts on business and management in general:

• Advice for business owners: Give yourself some grace

• You have 90 days to have in impact

• Use your 2023 Budget / Plan your 2024 Budget

• Daylight Savings is a PITA

TRAVEL TUESDAYS

Travel tips, observations, and opinions.

• Tip: Visas

• Tip: How I deal with jet lag

• Is Business Class worth the cost?

• Navigating political discussions while traveling

• Continents ranked by hotel shower quality

• Favorite City (AsiaPac)

• Favorite City (Europe)

• Favorite City (North America)

• City with biggest improvement between trips

• Places I liked MORE than I expected

• Places I liked LESS than I expected

• Top cities I want to visit

• Support the USO

FAVORITE PEOPLE HIGHLIGHTS

I continue to highlight amazing people I know, sharing them with my broader network. If you see someone interesting, send them a connection request on LinkedIn. Or poke me for an introduction.

• What they have in common

• Remco Bergman

• Darcy Cuthill

• Roger Douglas

• Clint Galliano

• Jerall Lawrence

• Steve Matthews

• Chad Minnick

• Erin Nardo

• Jean Paylow

• Michael Rodriguez

• Luke Sheffield

• Eric van Beest

PERSONAL

• A great way to celebrate Veterans’ Day: Support veteran-owned businesses

• Give recommendations on LinkedIn

• Lots of holiday posts. My two favorites were from Thanksgiving week: Important anniversaries and Thanks to all of my supporters

• New Year’s Eve is an important anniversary for me this year

NEED HELP WITH YOUR MESSAGING OR INNOVATION?

Let me know. It's what I do.

And take a look at the tip sheets you can buy & download:

• Managing Presentation Anxiety

• Optimize Your Remote Presentations