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3 Tips to Spring Clean Your Slides

Manar Mohsen — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:36:36 +0000

One Idea per Slide

We often have a lot to share and may be tempted to slather our slides with text. This can cause cognitive overload and our audience may lose track of our story.

TIP: Limit content to one

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Can You Reduce Your Meeting Load?

Manar Mohsen — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:37:04 +0000

Make Meetings Matter Newsletter Series

According to Forbes, employees spend an average of 31 hours per month in meetings (over 4 days!) and 50% of that time is considered wasted. Although meeting ineffectiveness is a widespread problem, it doesn’t have

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Make Meetings Matter

Manar Mohsen — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:35:50 +0000

Make Meetings Matter Newsletter Series

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Let’s Speak Up & Stand Out

Manar Mohsen — Thu, 04 May 2023 17:57:52 +0000

For many of us, speaking up in a meeting may be a source of anxiety or stress. We may struggle knowing when to interject a new idea, respectfully disagree with someone, or even have confidence in our expertise.

However, learning

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Light Up Your Virtual Meetings

Emily — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:41:31 +0000

Virtual meetings have increased for over 54% of professionals so far in 2022 (pumble). Considering that increase, now is a good time to check in on how we’re showing up on screen. We want to create an environment

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Leverage The Power of Vivid Examples

Emily — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:08:22 +0000

Did you know people are 22x more likely to remember a fact when it has been wrapped in a story?

When crafting a story, we know we need to establish a beginning, middle, and end. What can often be

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Hybrid is Here to Stay

Emily — Fri, 06 May 2022 17:42:17 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we communicate across the world. Conducting all events in person has become a thing of the past, and companies and employees have adapted to using virtual technology. Although virtual meetings may become less

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Invest in Yourself

Lucia — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:55:07 +0000

2Connect’s curious. What are some of your New Year’s resolutions? Did professional development make your list?

We are here to help you achieve your goals of becoming a clear, concise, and confident presenter in 2022 and beyond. Whether you are

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Give Thanks and Remember Your Strengths

Lucia — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 23:03:42 +0000

Last month, we discussed how to give feedback to others. Although it’s always helpful to seek new perspectives, it’s also important to incorporate the knowledge and feedback of another key person: yourself. Self-feedback is a powerful tool.

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Developing Confident Presenters

Lucia — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:33:44 +0000

While practice may make permanent, practice and repetition doesn’t always bring about improvement. Whether we deliver presentations and messages frequently or only occasionally; we need to be confident that our messages are clear and resonate with our audience. The best

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