Top 50 Leadership Communication Skills

HAPPY NEW YEAR

We are doing something new.

We want to see you become full of confidence.

We want your communication skills to be recognized at work.

We want people to notice the changes you are making.

This is the genesis our limited podcast series, Speak by Design.

Every week you can add a new strength - - a new skill.

Over the next 12 months - - you will develop great confidence around communication.

You will take your skills to new heights.

Listening will be different than reading.

This is our gift to you.

2024 is the year you learn to Speak by Design.

What are the 50 skills?

1. Mindset: Protect and Grow Confidence

2. Mindset Shifts: Adopt Expansive Thinking

3. Visual Leadership: Use Visuals to Build Trust and Meaning

4. Craft a Personal Brand and Use Your Image to Broadcast It

5. Stand Out by Increasing Contrast and Personal Intensity 

6. Strengthen Gravitas Through 4 Behaviors

7. Be Interesting

8. Find Your Way of Inspiring Others

9. Become Excellent at Connecting

10. Grow Your Network

11. Understand Your Vocal Presence 

12. Master the 3 Vocal Tones 

13. Protect Vocal Health: Daily Vocal Warm Up

14. Perfect Your Delivery

15. Get Clear and Concise

16. Become an Expert at Articulating a Vision

17. Ask for Investment

18. Begin and End Strong   

19. Build the 10-Minute Talk 

20. Market Your Talks 

21. Build and Practice the 5 Most Important Stories 

22. Be able to Assert: Understand Assertive Communication 

23. Master Remote Meetings

24. Handle Questions Directly

25. Handle Objections with Ease

26. Deliver Bad News - Speak the Truth

27. Manage Up 

28. Manage Across

29. Manage Down

30. Delegate and Elevate

31. Only Give Feedforward

32. Expect Tough Conversations

33. Develop Poise Under Pressure 

34. Increase Momentum 

35. Know Your Mission, Vision, Values 

36. Know How to Create a Fresh Start

37. Strengthen the Boss Relationship 

38. Run a Campaign to Promotion

39. Get More Visible 

40. Increase Team Effectiveness 

41. Co-Create Culture with the Team 

42. Get Skilled at the Art of the Gathering 

43. Use Leader Language 

44. Understand Power Dynamics 

45. Discuss Communication Preferences

46. Share Your Communication Pet Peeves

47. Be a Great Writer

48. Coach Yourself

49. Coach Others

50. Build New Communication Habits

Can you imagine yourself with all these strengths? I can.

--Stephanie