This January I’m all about encouraging you to dive into the sometimes scary and always time-consuming work of becoming a great communicator. Why? Because I want you and your business to succeed, and nothing will serve you and your vision better than … [Read more...] about The Steep End of the Learning Curve
Media? Speaking? What will you master in 2018?
It’s my profound hope that as you built your business and personal goals in 2018, you included becoming a great communicator! Of course you did – because you know that nothing will serve you and your vision better than developing exceptional … [Read more...] about Media? Speaking? What will you master in 2018?
Welcome to the New Year!
Oh my – it’s 2018 already! Welcome to a whole new year, which will be full of new opportunities to capture and new obstacles to surmount. Your business may have grown so much that you find yourself becoming a bit of a public figure. Some people … [Read more...] about Welcome to the New Year!
VCs want to reduce risk – help them!
Even though it is ten years old, the PMARCA Guide to Start Ups is still exceptionally useful. Today let’s look at one of its key points about venture capitalists. They want to reduce risk. So, as a founder going to meet with a VC, what Mark … [Read more...] about VCs want to reduce risk – help them!
Calm is contagious
It may be hard to keep your amygdala in its place when you’re giving a keynote or doing a media interview, but it’s even more of a challenge to govern your amygdala day in and day out. When you are the leader, though, it’s essential. When you are … [Read more...] about Calm is contagious
Impulse control is a high order bit!
Last week we talked about the limbic brain. Everyone has one, but a lot of people don’t realize they do. They have no idea that the amygdala, a part of our brain not much bigger than an almond, governs our fight or flight response. It secretes … [Read more...] about Impulse control is a high order bit!
Engage your lizard brain!
In Tim Ferriss’s Tools of Titans, Chris Sacca said this: “Whether you are raising money, pitching your product to customers, selling the company, or recruiting employees, never forget that underneath all the math and the MBA bulls**t talk, we are all … [Read more...] about Engage your lizard brain!
Beware cognitive overload!
Communicating a complex idea to a new audience is always a challenge. TED Curator Chris Anderson’s advice in TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking is extremely helpful. Let’s dive in to what he says. When you want your audience to … [Read more...] about Beware cognitive overload!
We’re humans, not demographics
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking has so much to offer it’s worth a whole month of poseyblog’s time. Today we’re talking about people. When you give a talk, you are a person. Talking to people! Focus on your humanness and your … [Read more...] about We’re humans, not demographics
You are not a game show host
poseyblog is all about TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking this month. This book is the essential evangelist’s field guide – full of detailed, useful advice for speakers. This week let’s look at who and how to be on stage. “The … [Read more...] about You are not a game show host
