SPEAK UP!

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses when it comes to communicating. No person is good at it all the time, and most people fear it altogether. But whether you’re addressing one person, ten people, one hundred or a thousand people, you still have to do it, so you’d better find a way to do it right. How? As esteemed PR pro Art Stevens, Managing Partner of Stevens, Gould, Pincus, once told me, you have to “Grab them by the shoulders” and never let go.
You want your boss to focus on your pet project. You need your college professor to write a glowing recommendation for your summer internship. You’d like your neighbor to prune back an unruly tree blocking your view. You want an airplane employee to get you on a flight. Loud & Clear will help you get your voice heard.
- Why you? Because it’s high time you became a better communicator. Remember: how you communicate is a direct link to professional—and personal—success. And who deserves these more than you?
- Why me? Because I’ve been at this more than twenty years, helping all kinds of people, from the executive to the entry level. NASA astronauts, engineers at think tanks, celebrities, authors, politicians, and even regular folks trying to save their local park or sway their PTA—I’ve helped thousands tailor and deliver effective, results-driven messages. For the past several years, I’ve interviewed numerous professionals and met with hundreds of people a week, and asked them what they felt was working in today’s communication environment and what wasn’t. That, combined with my own experience is how I can help you.
- Why now? Because there has never been a worse time to try and express anything to anyone with all the other distractions constantly buzzing around. Eventually, the trend may shift towards “unplugging.” In fact, a 2006 survey by the Association of Executive Search Consultants found “half of senior executives polled would go so far as to turn down a promotion if it meant losing control of their schedule.” (as reported by Lisa Belkin in the New York Times). But we’re still a long way off from that, so until we get there, stick with me.

Get more exciting communication tips in Your Self-Sabotage Survival Guide by Karen Berg. Read more here: tinyurl.com/y786t4ax