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January 21, 2024 56 mins

In this interesting conversation, Speaker, Author and Advisor (and Public speaking coach)  @ColFink  shares his perspective on the importance of clear and effective communication for leaders.

He also shares insights on how to get good at communication and specifically when speaking to an audience (internal or external).

He shares how leaders can learn to communicate to inform, inspire and connect. He also talks about how good communication can provide leaders the leverage they need in order to scale both - effectiveness and efficiency.

If you are a leader and want to work on your communication, this is a conversation worth listening to.

Here are some things that we cover in this conversation:

  • Most Common mistakes people make when trying to communicate
  • Questions to ask ourselves before planning our speech (People, Problem, Purpose, Plan, Prescription)
  • The cost of not having prepared our speech
  • How is communicating different when the goal is to Inform, Inspire or Connect people
  • The importance and the skill of telling stories using the concept of Pink Sheets developed by  @Matt.Church 
  • How to get good presenting in front of a camera?
  • How can leaders find leverage to increase their impact and influence
  • How does Col learn and continue to stay current
  • One piece of advice that had a profound impact on him
  • What is so obvious to Col but people miss all the time and that frustrates him

You can find more information about Col at https://www.ColFink.com.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/colfink.

Books discussed in the video:

- Speakership: https://amzn.to/3Q9xo6q

- Tribes of learning: https://www.colfink.com/store/p/tribe-of-learning

- Kevin Kelly on Pushing Beyond the Obvious: http://rmukeshgupta.com/2017/06/29/pbto56-the-inevitable-technological-forces-that-will-shape-our-future-with-kevin-kelly/

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