This same principle — words matter — is also true when it comes to business communication. The words you choose to act as a medium for your thoughts. Moreover, a badly or thoughtlessly chosen word may have a very negative impact on your audience. To compound this problem of poorly chosen words, people all too frequently design their communications with themselves in mind, rather than on the audience they’d like to engage.
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Fortunately, you, as a high profile executive or senior administrator, don’t have to hold your audience’s attention for hours or years, unlike Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. But, you do have to keep your audience engaged — even if it’s only for a thirty-minute presentation.
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You’ve probably never heard of Toby Fournier, Canada’s teenage basketball sensation. Or, as The Globe and Mail, our most popular national newspaper puts it, she’s “a fourteen-year old who can dunk.” But not only can she dunk, she dunks so well that U.S. colleges are courting her for scholarships, ever since she started posting videos like this on Instagram.
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Some days it feels like there are so many demands from so many different directions that it’s hard to maintain a sense of balance. But if you need some inspiration, I suggest you watch this video. I was drawn to it after reading about Simone Biles, who’s recently become the most decorated gymnast in world championship history. She’s just extraordinary to watch.
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