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Inspired by an infographic created by brandanew.co.
What makes a good product story?
Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to attract consumers to your products and brand, maybe even spend some of their hard earned money.
Stories which leverage true brand values help to build trust, between brands and consumers. These connections shape their future relationship. Its power shouldn't be under estimated.
In my day job as Packaging Designer, I know all to well the importance communicating a good story to draw in consumers. It has become common place to just tell consumers the products features and hope that is enough to make a sale.
As a consumer we rarely make purchasing decisions on features and facts, it’s boring and not very relatable. It's time to take a new approach and I hope these nudenotes help with that shift.
We all love stories - our culture is built on them they are powerful tools for communication, imparting wisdom and information on many levels. Don’t miss out on your chance to create stories that capture consumers hearts and minds.
Public Speaking: A Whole Body Affair
Inspired by an infographic I discovered on Pinterest.
Do you think about your body when public speaking?
Probably not.
But public speaking is a whole body affair, a majority of human communication is done non-verbally.
Your eye movements, your speech, your posture, your walk, your hand gestures etc.
All these things play a role in your communication during public speaking.
These notes provide some actionable tips for various parts of your body to help improve your communication when public speaking.
11 Killer Tips To Stop Saying "Ummm" Forever
Inspired by an infographic by London Speaker Bureau.
How often do you say 'ummm'?
For most of us, public speaking ranks high on their worst fears.
As the nervous energy rises inside you, all your bad habits rise to the surface — the most common of these is the use of filler words 'ummm', 'so', etc.
Using these filler words is a credibility killer.
Mastering your internal nerves takes time and experience, and even then, it doesn't ever truly disappear.
While I was studying Product Design at University, I spent a lot of time presenting work and listening to others present.
This constant exposure to public speaking helped me overcome a lot of these bad habits — but even now, I still find that a little 'ummm' sneaks out.
I’ve still got much to learn about being a better public speaker, but I know these notes have given me a few more ideas and techniques to use.
Whether you’re giving a speech, sharing your ideas in a meeting or facilitating a brainstorm, I hope these 11 tips help you to stop filler words from creeping into your lives.
If you have any other tips to stop saying filler words, let me know in the comments.
Business Meeting Phrases
Inspired by an infographic created by englishgrammar.org.
Do you ever struggle with what to say in business meetings?
Some times it can be tough to navigate the business world especially if you don't speak the language - walking the line of strength, respect and understanding.
That's without even starting on the way we describe our creative ideas to others - language is so subjective this is where practice makes perfect.
I hope these notes can use to help you find your voice in your business meetings. These are the connecting phrases you can use interject and seg-way your through in meetings - often if you can’t find your voice in your business meetings as it can often feel like if you aren't heard you don't exist.
Think Before You Speak
Inspired by an infographic created by The Coaching Tools Company.
Do you T.H.I.N.K before you speak?
T.H.I.N.K is a framework originally created to help people be kinder online. But it really applies to all communications - no matter who it is friends, colleagues, family or even strangers.
Before you speak do you think about:
Is it True?
Is it Helpful?
Is it Inspiring?
Is it Necessary?
Is it Kind?
These regularly thinking about these 5 questions in everyday conversations will help reframe your mindset to a more positive and inspiring one which will filter out into all your communications.
Reframing your mindset take time and constant practice to perfect - over time it will just become second nature to interact in this way.
It's overwhelming to do them all at once and will defiantly put an awkward pause in your regular conversations, so focus on introducing one at a time so your don't end up sounding like a robot.