Preparing for Successful Communication

For even the most seasoned professionals, mastering the finer points of communication can be a challenge. How do you establish your credentials without bragging? How can you organize complex ideas so they're easy to follow and remember? How can you think on your feet and respond to unfair or unkind remarks? The good news is, crystal clear, concise communication is a skill anyone can learn. In this course, Sam Horn—CEO of the Intrigue Agency—shares innovative strategies for communicating with confidence, whether you're presenting at a conference, speaking up at a meeting, seeking funding, or making a request of a boss, board, client, or colleague. Learn immediately useful tips that can help you personalize content, craft business stories that are interesting and actionable, connect with audiences of five or five hundred, and exude a powerful executive presence that commands attention and respect whenever you speak.

Learning objectives
Recognize the importance of understanding your objectives when addressing an audience.
Identify the fundaments of composing a successful close.
Explore how to connect with your audience through crafting compelling stories.
Examine ways to connect with your audience by personalizing your content.
Distinguish how to communicate with confidence without establishing your credentials.
Break down the best ways to exude executive presence.
Identify the essentials to answering the tough questions in an impromptu communication.
Explore how to communicate the unknown in an impromptu communication.