E 208 Essential Leadership Communication Skill: Slay the Q&A

Everything you need to know about answering questions in a meeting or presentation with graciousness and calm. Let’s re-frame your brain’s attitude toward questions, show how you can use them to build your relationships and your reputation. Laura lets you in on the reasons you WANT people to ask you questions, how to make preparation easier by anticipating questions, how to deal with absolutely any question from anyone, even your frenemies, with graciousness. Following up on Laura’s most popular podcast episode, Slay the Q&A, she’s prepared this updated version for your listening pleasure and career advancement. Unless you’re driving, grab your pencil ✏️ and note down these these diamond-studded platinum takeaways and more! 🧩Why getting questions mean you’re doing it right 🛟Laura’s 4-A Framework for nailing absolutely any question ever 💰A tip to control the scope of the questions you’re asked 🎤5 options of words for when when your brain freezes over 🏆The presentation prep tool you can take to the bank ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST: Laura’s experience includes over 5,000 coaching conversations with high performers, makers and creators in all kinds of companies from boutiques, startups, to small businesses, up to international brands like Nestlé, Anheuser Busch, Comcast, just to name a few. Given that many of us are overworked, overwhelmed, and exhausted, crafting a compelling message to reach people is a much-needed service to humanity. Great conversations build a healthy culture. In a company, a healthy culture builds sustainable profitability. In a community, healthy culture helps everyone flourish. She is also author of the Cultured Communication Workbook and The Practical Guide to Effective Communication. Her podcast, Speak Up with Laura Camacho, is ranked #3 in the world for communication podcasts. FOR YOU: This episode is brought to you by the Swiss Army knife of compelling communication, aka The Practical Guide to Effective Communication by Laura Camacho. Makes a helpful gift for anyone who wants to experience success in life as communication is at least 90% of the value we bring to the table. To bring Laura Camacho to your team(s) , schedule a quick call here. See more about her work at www.speakupwithlaura.com Enjoy this episode? Please leave us a 5-start ⭐️podcast review to help others find this life-altering insight. As in karma.

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Do you often feel sidelined in discussions, wanting to speak up and have more influence? Got a dream project to make the world a better place and need buy in? Do you need more executive presence in high stakes meetings? Discover tactics to confidently assert yourself and make your ideas count on Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts and ambiverts. You'll learn: 1. Visibility Strategies from the art of persuasion, ensuring your voice is heard and respected in meetings and sought after for key projects 2. How to expand your influence, to reclaim your recognition, get green lights, and avoid your ideas being taken credit for by others 3. How to develop your confidence, to participate actively in senior leadership and executive meetings and beyond Host Laura Camacho, with 15 years of coaching experience, guides high-performing professionals to express their ideas clearly and build executive presence. Tune in every Monday for a 10-minute executive communication skill, Wednesdays for a half-hour industry leader interview, and Fridays for a 5-minute charisma tip from leading personalities like JK Rowling and Elon Musk. If you're ready to move forward in your career, listen to Speak Up episode 221: 5 Steps to Be More Articulate In Your Leadership Communication: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e-221-5-steps-to-be-more-articulate-in-your-leader/id1368646965?i=1000642628170