Best Deliberate Posts of Spring 2025 (Q2)
- kevin paylow
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
Enjoy the best Deliberate posts from April, May, and June 2025. Organized by topic to get you right to the content you want. Click on a link to read the original post on LinkedIn.
DELIBERATE EVENTS & PRODUCTS
Announcements on Deliberate events and products:
Now available: Monthly webinars, open workshops, tip sheets, quick coaching
Webinar: Panel Discussion Best Practices (July 8)
Win in Orals open workshops in July (one for the Americas, one for EMEA)
Last chance to register for the open Deliberate Presentation Workshop in April
New Tip Sheet: Advanced Interview Prep
Rachel’s feedback from the open workshop
DELIBERATE MESSAGING
Posts on persuasive presentations, pitches, and messages that deliver results:
Don’t just introduce your co-presenters… Brag about them!
Five warning signs your team isn’t ready for Orals
Want better presentations? Stop focusing on your slides!
Tom Berta’s minimum viable answer (MVA) example
Communication is a force multiplier
Series on frequent questions and concerns… and how I respond:
Series Kick Off & Request for Qs
Why do we need to give practice presentations?
What if my boss wants me to send a copy of my slide deck?
How much time per slide?
Is it bad to rehearse too much?
What if the client interrupts and starts talking?
What about backgrounds for remote mtgs?
Where do I put the agenda slide?
But what about corporate boilerplate slides?
And what about the Logo Slide?
What if someone else needs to give this presentation?
How technical should I make my presentation?
Snarky advice with an extra dose of sarcasm:
Be careful using acronyms (or initialism)
Five words I want to use more often (2Q2025 Edition)
Unexpected audience answer (Bonus: My favorite stock photo)
MESSY INTERSECTION OF MESSAGING AND INNOVATION
Messaging and Innovation are closely linked: Both should have a specific audience, be centered on the value proposition, and offer proof.
Insights are important… Where to look
Give an experience by engaging more senses
DELIBERATE INNOVATION
Most folks know me for my messaging work. But I have an innovation management background too. Some things to consider:
Innovation Requires Candid Feedback
Thomas Jefferson's birthday
TRAVEL TUESDAYS
I like to share travel tips, insights, and stories every Tuesday.
Travel-related tips this quarter:
Choose your shoes wisely
Street food – Yay or nay?
Have markers, will travel
Brian Murphy has great advice: “Travel while you can”
Box of foreign currency (I feel like Jason Bourne!)
Travel stories & lessons learned along the way:
Series about my trip to Nigeria a few years ago…
Lagos airport adventure part 1 – The Arrival
Overall impressions of Lagos
Return to the airport
Airport adventure part 2 – The Departure
FAVORITE PEOPLE HIGHLIGHTS
This quarter I had the chance to (re)connect with some amazing people:
Generous gift from Rachel after the open workshop
Derrick CrawFest
Caught up with Brian Murphy
Caught up with Louis McKenna
Caught up with Dave Wilson AND Eric van Beest this week!
DELIBERATE / THOUGHTS ON RUNNING A BUSINESS
It’s good to share opportunities, setbacks, and lessons learned while building a business. Here are some of the things I’d like to share:
Deliberate Consulting’s 8th Birthday, state of the business, and lessons learned
It’s important to network & pay it forward. That’s why it was a pleasure to engage with veterans, students, Texas A&M, and EY in Houston
One of the topics that came up was Imposter Syndrome
Speaking of networking, here are Deliberate tips to get the most out of LinkedIn:
Give & get recommendations
Describe each role – That goes 10x for the role you currently hold
List your skills
Use projects to detail your activities & accomplishments
Make it real when you connect your experience, skills, and projects
Post original content
Nurture your network
Deliberate uses Zoho for our back office systems: CRM, accounting, invoicing, surveys, etc. So it was great that Zoho chose Houston as the US location for Zoholics (their user conference). My observations:
Zoholics – Day 1
Zoholics – Day 2 / AI Insights
IT’S A DATE
Holidays and important dates this quarter:
Arbor Day (best time to plant a tree)
Memorial Day is personal for me. Giving thanks for others' sacrifices.
Summer Solstice
NEED HELP WITH YOUR MESSAGING OR INNOVATION?
Let me know. It's what I do.
And take a look at open events, webinars, products, and Quick Coaching available on the Deliberate website! Lots of choices to get the help your team needs – either on demand or coming up soon.
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