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5 Ways to Create Stand-Out PowerPoint Slides

🎯Communication and Presentation Tip: 

Anyone in A/E/C with a PowerPoint slide that resembles the one below gets an automatic tariff of 345 percent. 😮

😮Avoid this at all costs! 

Instead, follow these 5 tips to create reader-friendly engaging slides to WOW (not confuse) your audience. 

1. Pull key data and sections from graphs, using words/nuggets to capture the highlights.

2. Choose the right visuals to complement small amounts of text.

3. Think one slide = one point.

4. Avoid text that is unaligned or too small.

5. Have an emotionally engaging design. 

Reach out if you need support with business development, presentations, and public speaking to capture more pursuits.

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40% of Leaders Say Teams Aren't Asking the Right Questions

Communication, seller-doer challenges, and confidence.

To achieve greater success in the A/E/C industry, a new poll says firms must overcome these three obstacles, beginning with communication.

➡️Nearly 40 percent of respondents said unasked questions hold teams back in sales meetings. 

➡️More than 25 percent cite rushing through conversations as a significant challenge.

Are you working on the right problem?

In A/E/C, this could mean focusing on the most pressing client needs or more profitable projects.

Reach out if you want to transform your teams' communication so you can capture more pursuits, improve productivity, and build trust.

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A/E/C Needs to Be Like Grocery Stores

 

It's 5 years ago this week that COVID hit.

Let's take a page from the grocery store runbook when it comes to transformation and mindsets. 

A/E/C leaders talk plenty about pivoting and being adaptable.

This 2-minute video above will hit home for you.⬆️⬆️

Take a look.

And help is available here.

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Effective Communication is Within Reach

It's empowering when you speak or prepare successful RFPs, and you know you nailed the message.⬅️

🧨A/E/C pros feel confident and self-assured with effective communication.

It may not be your strength right now.

The good news is that you can learn interpersonal and collaborative communication techniques.

It's just part of what we teach in our Top Tier Communicator Training.

There's a sense of urgency around effective communication because firms are losing millions to competitors every day.

Top Tier Communicator gives teams the confidence and repeatable skills to win more bids and build deeper relationships.

Scroll through the testimonials and details and save your seats for the April, May, or June courses. 

 

 

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How Newer Hires Become Clear and Memorable Communicators

A/E/C stakeholders pay attention and hire firms when business development teams show their critical thinking skills. 

If your emerging leaders want essential communication strategies to grow trust, confidence, and business, take a look at this training I did for the SMPS-Palmetto chapter.  

Watch the presentation here.

🧨🧨And plan to take lots of notes!🧨🧨

Reach out if your organization wants today's tools that build confidence and help win bids. 

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