09/18/2017

Put Your Audience First for Delivering Better Messages

Five steps to adapting your messages on the fly

One of the distinctions between a good communicator and an influential communicator is that an influential communicator has the ability to adapt their message on the fly without skipping a beat.

The solution to adapting your message and communication style to your listener is to understand their “why.” How often do you think about your listeners’ “why?"

If you are like most busy leaders, you begin a message (either verbal or written) by thinking about what you are going to communicate and how you will communicate it. Before you ever open your mouth, laptop, email app or smartphone, you need to identify the “why”:

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