Group Communication Requires Practice
by Steve Adubato, PhD
I was recently conducting a sales presentation skills seminar for a client in preparation for an upcoming meeting. It was a long-anticipated meeting with a prospect who my client had wanted to secure for awhile. For weeks leading up to the meeting, my clients were gathering information and organizing an elaborate PowerPoint presentation.
Transformers Director in Communication Meltdown
by Steve Adubato, PhD
It can happen to anyone, but why does it happen and how can you avoid it? It is a communication meltdown. It happened to Michael Bay, the director of the movie “Transformers 4,” doing a simple Q&A at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. A Q&A should be a conversation, where Bay was asked questions about his movie, and he answered them. But that is not how things went down and unfortunately what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. His communication meltdown immediately went viral.
2013's Top 3 PR Blunders
by Steve Adubato, PhD
This past year did not disappoint when it comes to communication faux pas and PR blunders. They came in all forms and in every professional arena and, as always, offered some lessons for the rest of us about how NOT to communicate in public.
Improving Holiday Communication
by Steve Adubato, PhD
With Christmas behind us, yet the holiday season still in full force, seasons greetings are being communicated all around us.
Do Men and Women Communicate Differently?
by Steve Adubato, PhD
Mary Barra has been named the CEO of GM, making her the first female CEO of a major auto company. This is a very big deal in the world of business and leadership.
Confident Communication
by Steve Adubato, PhD
Having confidence is a key attribute for any successful leader or communicator. Confidence is essential to executive presence and to create a positive environment on your team regardless of your professional arena. But confidence can sometimes manifest itself in sloppy, irresponsible and counterproductive communication that backfires.
Cutting Down Your Communication
by Steve Adubato, PhD
As professionals, we often have to communicate in situations that don’t go exactly as we had planned. We work on our presentation for weeks, put together our PowerPoint slides, and rehearse several times. Then, the actual day of the business conference arrives and you have to shift gears. Consider the following real-life scenario that makes it clear that great communicators must have the ability to be flexible and adapt to changing situations in order to be effective.