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Surviving Your First Media Interview
If your business is growing and you’re getting noticed, eventually you’re going to get interviewed by a media outlet somewhere. Here are some tips to help you communicate effectively with the media.
Using Twitter and Other Social Networks for Low-Cost Collaboration
There are plenty of corporate-ready tools for communication and collaboration out there, but you may be able to improve the way your employees collaborate just by using social networks they’re already familiar with.
Communicate Your Charisma
Charisma is not innate. True, no amount of practice will turn you into Winston Churchill or Martin Luther King Jr., but you can still win over your followers by changing how you communicate. Whenever possible, express your conviction to a project or idea.
Effective Communication for Entrepreneurs
Let’s face it, entrepreneurs don’t exactly have a reputation for diplomacy. In the rush to market and success, they often come across as blunt when a well-chosen word or phrase might make the same point and do more to motivate employees.
Is Your Marketing Messaging Meaningless?
How many times have you visited a website hoping to find just what you were looking for only to run into a meaningless collection of buzzwords? Avoiding that kind of muddled messaging is important to your startup’s success.
How to Make a Picture Worth 100,000 Clicks
California-based Column Five Media has carved out a niche turning complex business messages into easy-to-grasp works of graphic art.
Always Use Meaningful Words
Meaningless phrases, such as “To be honest” and “Like I said,” often creep up in meetings and presentations. Using these expressions undermines your credibility. Try replacing this filler language with meaning by doing the following:
