CWI 08: How to Wrangle the Rambler
Communicate with Impact for Virtual Teams™- Conference Call Edition
Release Date: 05/01/2014
Communicate with Impact for Virtual Teams™- Conference Call Edition
BE ALL IN. When you're fully committed to your message, all-in, it's reflected in your voice. Think about it, any time you're fully emotionally engaged in delivering a message, whether in business or personal life, your voice automatically changes pitch, tone, tempo, volume, i.e. vocal variety. Authentic vocal variety is what it takes to hook and maintain your audience's attention and ultimately drive results.
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WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE? It often happens that we are consumed with our message—Is it supported by enough credible data? Is it thorough? Is it organized clearly? These are all important questions to ask yourself, but these questions are not AS important as asking yourself, WHO is in the audience? You might have a phenomenal message but it could fall flat if you don't know who the influencers are in your audience.
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YOUR AUDIENCE IS MULTITASKING. One team member is calling in from the airport and is preparing to board their flight, another forgot to hit mute and is ordering their nonfat, vanilla latte, you ask another's opinion on a key matter and they don't hear that you've called on them, and, once you have their attention, you repeat the question to get them up to speed—sound familiar?! Before you pull your hair out...
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THE ENERGY IS SLOWLY F A D I N G. We have all been on conference calls where the leader, and subsequently, the audience, has low energy. He/she is speaking softly, perhaps in a monotone, or straying off message, and it is a struggle to pay any attention at all. Pretty soon you find yourself creating your grocery list, preparing for a different meeting, day dreaming, et cetera...
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A preeminent concern that leaders of Global Teams express, is the difficulty of building relationships given the fluidity of global, virtual environments. In this episode, Rasheryl McCreary interviews Clare McNamara, a leading Executive Coach in the UK, and author of the Blogpost, "How to create a Virtual Water-Cooler™ and why it’s important for leading a global team."
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Learn how to get your message across in a virtual environment by being clear, concise, and compelling.
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Learn 3 actions you can take to slash your conference call time in half right away.
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Discover how to eliminate unnecessary baggage (topics and people) from your conference call.
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Learn 2+ techniques to tame the CC chaos of everyone talking over each other, trying to be heard.
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Join top virtual communications expert, Rasheryl McCreary, as she shows you time tested ways to grab and keep your audience's attention on a conference call.
info_outlineJoin virtual communications expert, Rasheryl McCreary, as she provides you with tips to handle individuals who try to dominate your conference call.