Is Your Voice Serving You?
Vocal quality is a tremendous asset for a leader. When you project a strong voice, you sound competent, confident and compelling. You...
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Jul 17, 20234 min read
Mastering the 80/20 Rule of Eye Contact
If you struggle to use eye contact effectively, you’re in good company. Some people feel direct eye contact is aggressive. You may have...
Dec 6, 20223 min read
When You Don’t Have Time to Prepare
We all know preparation is key for a successful spotlight moment. Assemble great content, practice your delivery, and reap the benefits...
Sep 1, 20223 min read
Generating Input on a Virtual Meeting
Recently we shared ways to encourage engagement on virtual meetings. That article provided many choices within your control to ensure you...
Mar 4, 20223 min read
Can You Really Be Engaging on Zoom?
The past two years have proven we can do business – even high-stakes conversations – on a videoconference platform. Love it or hate it,...
Sep 15, 20213 min read
Can Listening Repair Rapport?
As it was an unplanned meeting, I introduced our topic in my opening line as I introduced myself to a business associate. Her immediate...
Dec 1, 20201 min read
Gold Standard Award Finalist for Professional Excellence
Red Shoe Managing Director Kathy O'Brien has been shortlisted for The Prospect Gold Standard Awards for Professional Excellence for the...
Jul 29, 20202 min read
Social Etiquette for Online Meetings
Clients often ask what makes good social etiquette when attending online meetings. What are the parameters for courtesy and discourse,...
Jul 22, 20201 min read
3 Things to Remember Before Your Virtual “Hello”
For virtual meetings you aren’t hosting, do you normally take the time or effort to prepare for them? Do you read the agenda before the...
Jul 3, 20203 min read
The Art of Listening… on Virtual Sessions
Many people ask: how hard can it be to listen during a videoconference call? Surely it takes less effort than speaking or presenting? The...
Jun 29, 20201 min read
How to Hold Great Online Meetings
In a virtual world, the act of coordinating projects, processes and work flows amongst teams in remote locations has become much more...
Jun 25, 20202 min read
How to Look and Sound Compelling Online
It can be challenging to exude executive presence in a virtual world. Here are some ways to seem more commanding when you’re on a...
Jun 23, 20202 min read
Prep Steps for a Virtual Presentation
With the world conducting myriad formal and informal meetings and conversations on online platforms, there’s never been a better time to...
Jun 16, 20202 min read
Executive Presence in a Virtual World
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed several new initiatives in our world today. Virtual events – including panel discussions,...
Jun 11, 20202 min read
Will Shareholder Meetings Ever Be the Same?
Now that companies around the globe have dived into virtual AGMs and emerged largely successful, many are asking: will this become the...
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Risk Management in the Virtual AGM
As you prepare for your virtual Annual General Meeting, ask yourself: What’s within my control and what’s beyond? Make the most of...
Jun 5, 20202 min read
Mastering the Visuals in an eAGM
An Annual General Meeting puts strange demands on you as a board director. On the one hand, you may not be required to speak at all. On...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Live Q&A in a Virtual AGM?
Directors preparing for their first online AGM often ask: Must we take live questions in this session? The answer depends on your...
May 26, 20202 min read
What’s My Investor Seeing?
Now that board directors are stepping into the virtual spotlight for eAGMs and online investor meetings, many of their questions are...
May 20, 20202 min read
Your Virtual AGM: Four Questions Answered
As corporations prepare to deliver their first-ever virtual Annual General Meetings, directors are asking many questions. If you are a...
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