Happy Summer!
What makes for effective leadership communication? According to Boda’s Director of Learning, Deb Riegel, leaders who successfully engage and inspire share the common characteristic of being perceived as trustworthy. This month, we’re excited to share Deb’s recent article highlighting how leaders can convey trustworthiness in their formal and informal communications.
Speaking of Deb, we’re also proud to share with you news of her new book “Tips of the Tongue: The Nonnative English Speaker’s Guide to Mastering Public Speaking.”
Finally, the Boda Group has a rare job opening for a Boston-based Operations Manager, an exciting role that includes helping in almost every facet of the business. If you know of anyone to whom this might be of interest, we’d be most grateful if you would pass this information along.
All the best,
The Boda Team
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Speaking at the Speed of Trust
This article was originally published by Psychology Today.
Peter Drucker once remarked, “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights.”
For leaders to set the vision, communicate it, and help people buy into that vision, they first need to be perceived as trustworthy. Every time a leader speaks, formally or informally, he or she has the opportunity to build trust or erode it.
Chances are, you’ve heard a leader speak and thought to yourself, “I’m not buying it.” And hopefully, you’ve experienced the opposite – a leader who compels you to listen, engage, and do your best work.
But do you know what the second leader is doing that’s fundamentally different from the first leader? Do you know how to communicate in a way that sets people’s visions to higher sights?
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New and Noteworthy
Tips of the Tongue: The Nonnative English Speaker’s Guide to Mastering Public Speaking, is a practical, tactical, and supportive how-to book aimed at addressing the unique problems that nonnative English speakers experience when they attempt to deliver a presentation in public.
Tips of the Tongue covers 10 essential skills that all speakers, but especially nonnative English speakers, need to master:
- Design an effective structure for your presentation to help you stay focused and on topic.
- Establish a positive and productive rapport with your audience.
- Use simple and specific language to explain yourself clearly and eloquently.
- Employ effective gestures, movement, and facial expressions.
- Project your voice for maximum impact.