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Get Your Point Across Persuasively with These 5 Tips

Persuasion takes thoughtful communication—whether you’re a CEO trying to inspire your team, an internet marketer, or a bestselling author. 5...

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Most Popular LinkedIn Posts of 2024

Year’s end is a time of reflection for most people, and, as 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to look back at some of the most popular discussions...

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8 Strategies to Communicate Like a REAL Leader

(Forbes first published my article here.) Now that corporations call all employees leaders, how can you tell the real ones from the pretenders?...

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10 Tiny Things That Create Big First Impressions

Whether it takes 7 seconds or 17 minutes to make a first impression, people always seem astonished at what idiosyncrasy causes the gut reaction. That...

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You Lost Me at Hello—And Other Email Greetings That Put People Off

In the movie Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise barges into his home after an argument and long separation from his wife, starts an explanation meant as an...

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Communication Zingers to Avoid in Your Presentations, Writing, and Conversations

It’s often not the big things but the small missteps that damage relationships—particularly when it comes to receptivity. Of course, as the...

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