Ep 18 | Excellence in Speaking - Guidance (Csuite Advantage Pt3)

INTRODUCTION TO EPISODE 18You must have all had that one person in life who phenomenally transformed your path to the destination. How do some people become your greatest influencers in life? What makes them strikingly different from a majority of other speakers and leaders?To become a great speaker, you have to learn to take people with you as you talk and guide them to their path. In today's episode, Mike discusses the C-suite advantage of Guidance and how it can help you achieve excellence in speaking!(For the full show notes and more resources, at no cost, visit https://connect.stepstoadvance.com) EPISODE 18 SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS: Why should your communication be guided? 4:21Guidance is important to ensure you know where you are leading the communication to. If you don't know where you're going, there's a good chance that not only will you get off track, but you'll lead others off track.How do you increase the guidance outcome?8:18Write it before you say it. Write your expectations from the speaking clearly in advance.10:41Stay on point and on purpose.12:35Follow up by whatever means you can. Follow up with paper, email, or clearly saying what you just said, so people could clearly understand what you delivered. Because something may have piqued their minds then.KEY QUOTES:5:58-6:08“Words are like the rudder that can guide and direct the entire ship Diva, a massive, massive boat, guided by a tiny, tiny rudder.”14:16-14:25“Your communication directs people, there's a good chance that if you're not doing this on purpose, you are leading them down a path that you didn't intend to go.”RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST:● Tom Brady (Tampa Bay Quarterback) as a good communicator (For the full show notes and more resources, at no cost, visit connect.stepstoadvance.com) Also, check out the video at https://www.youtube.com/c/ADVANCEwithMikeAcker