See if this sounds a little familiar…

You’ve been an engineer in a larger organization for a while now. And over the years, your insight into the engineering process has created a steady vertical climb in your career path.  But now, there are a few rumblings regarding your communication style. It’s obviously served you well for many years but it seems like the bar has been raised. You’re finding it more and more difficult to interact effectively with senior managers. And as you’ve added more direct reports, you’re hearing your communication style isn’t working with them. What’s happening?

The reality is that the higher an engineer moves in an organization, the higher the level of other’s expectations for communication clarity.  What you know is not enough anymore compared to how you communicate what you know and how you lead others. If this is sounding a little familiar, it’s because many have gone before you with the same challenge.

This podcast will give you some insight into three common communication scenarios for engineers and how you can excel at them all!

 

 Presentation Tips for Engineers [9:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ok… these important opportunities for communicating value may not always occur in an elevator, but they do happen frequently. In the airport - in the line at the store - or at a conference, the time will come sooner or later when someone (who could be important to you and your company) asks THE question…. “so, what do you do?” You have just a moment to distill down the value you or your company bring to the table into just a few opportune moments. You need one succinct set of thoughts that stick in their mind. Would you get stuck? This simple 3-step model will help you refine a succinct 30-second message that helps your prospect “get” your important message.

 

 Mastering the Elevator Pitch [6:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s a valuable refresher session for our Distinction training alumni!

It seems like most presenters suffer from one of two maladies. Either they’re painfully anchored in one place or they display manic movement driven by a bit too much adrenaline. During your Distinction training you learned a powerful model for orchestrating more purpose and confident movement every time you’re up in front of a group. Walking into a high presentation and need a little reminder? This session is for you!

 

 Revisiting Purposeful Movement [5:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

People simply expect more from their leaders today. This is no more true then when they are communicating important messages to us. We expect them to convey honest, compelling and inspiring messages. Unfortunately, most don’t and at the heart of the problem is a glaring lack of self-awareness. Until leaders can see themselves through other’s eyes, change in this critical area is pretty hard. This session is directed at organization leaders at all levels. Ready to be challenged? Listen in…

 

 Leadership Communication [5:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s a valuable refresher session for our Distinction training alumni!

Have you ever struggled with what to do with those things at the end of your arms? Many presenters do. Most gestures tend to be more motivated by anxiety rather than using them to actually help create purposeful emphasis. During your training session with Distinction, we practiced the art of using gestures to help accelerate information and ideas and to make you more interesting. This training reminder will help refresh the topic for you so you can appear more confident and credible!

 

 Meaningful Gestures [8:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download