Have you ever made a decision that went against your intuition? If you have, you’re not alone.

Some people call intuition a gut feeling, other times it’s more complicated than that. I like to call my intuition my “inner knowing”.

Every time I’ve acted in a way that conflicted with my intuition, it hasn’t worked out in my favour. With that said, I also don’t regret any choices I’ve made because I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. It’s hard to make a “wrong” decision if you recognize that every choice leads to a lesson, and I find a lot of comfort in that. Your intuition is there to guide you, and it shouldn’t be the only deciding factor (1).

Intuition is a powerful tool to hone not only within the decisions in your life – also in your communication. It can help you think quicker on your feet, be more authentic, cultivate more natural stage presence and so much more.

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One of the most under-used resources in business is our existing client base.

We tend to get into the routine of daily or weekly workflow with clients where there’s recurring revenue and possibly even testimonials and referrals. Yet once they settle in as clients, most of us don’t tap into the market and sales intelligence within our own client base.

Often the missed opportunity is to find out and understand why our clients decided to do business with us in the first place and why they continue to work with us and send new business our way. 

This may seem like an obvious thing to do, but I have noticed that very, very, very few (did I mention almost no one does this?) companies actually have talked to their clients about why they love them!

When my company creates go-to-market messages for organizations (also known as The Message Blueprint™), one of the first things we do is uncover what their clients love about them and why they continue to buy. 

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In the last twelve months, it’s become clear that virtual presentations aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. Whether you’ve come to terms with it or not, cultivating meaningful connections online has simply become a critical part of our new normal. 

It feels like not long ago that we were all trying to figure out how to navigate platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc., just to stay afloat in our businesses and daily lives.

Company meetings and check-ins, family gatherings (don’t even get me started on trying to teach my Mother to use Zoom), game nights… the list goes on — were all happening virtually, and still are. 

A year ago we had a lot of questions on whether or not we could get the same results in terms of connection through video. While that question still might be up in the air, I believe there are a number of virtual presentation tips and techniques we can use to make the most out of these online platforms and ...