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Great post on thinking in overlapping media. Treat your voice mail like a text message because they get transcribed. Here's another one. Treat your content like edutainment - because unless someone has a specific problem they're pushing other things aside to solve, they don't have time or bandwidth to process it. Yet they often want to absorb it. That means while they cook, workout, etc. When was the last time you read a blog post while you made dinner? #ContentMarketing #Video

Voicemails ain't what they used to be. Transcripts changed the game. People 'read' their voicemails. I treat them like text messages now. Slow talkin' for accuracy. Clear direction upfront. Quick context for intrigue. Your name and digits to close. Keep it tight. No meandering. Voicemails get deleted fast when they're a jumbled mess. But concise, compelling ones connect in cadences. This is the other key - use the voicemail to point them to the email/social touch, don't even ask for a call back, point them to an easier channe. You have to have an AND mentality. Call AND email AND voicemail AND social. Multi-channel for the win. Because also remember if you call someone, and don’t leave a VM, did anything actually happen? If a tree falls in the woods... you know the story. Just adapt voicemails for the read-first, text-like world we live in.

How clear is your messaging? Is it like a beautifully wrapped gift, full of suspense, needing time and unwrapping to reveal what it is… Or is it immediately obvious so your stakeholder knows exactly what they're getting, and is able to understand it straight away? Unless you're lining up for a big reveal (and there is a time & place for this), your message needs to be clear, immediately. How do you know if it's clear? Well, does it tick these boxes: 🚗 It's written in 1 concise sentence. 🚗 Is it written in simple language? 🚗 Does it communicate just one idea? 🚗 Does it make sense to a friend or colleague? #messaging #datastorytelling #plandesigndeliver

Anatomy of a Good 'No' : Why "I'm too busy" doesn't work. It says: ↳The person asking isn't important enough to warrant some of your time ↳The person doesn't know exactly when you WILL become available. ↳It can make people feel devalued AND discouraged from approaching you again. You don't want that. Instead, try saying: "My schedule is quite full at the moment...." ↳It acknowledges the current workload. ↳It's fact-based ↳It's not making excuses or deflection “Can we arrange a time that suits both of our calendars?" ↳It shows you are still OPEN to prioritizing the request ↳It sets boundaries that you will accommodate the request within the bounds of your schedule and bandwidth Most people mess these up. They make it all about 'Me! Me! Me!' If you're struggling to say 'no' gracefully at work, I created a download here with scripts 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/gcuh4My8 I'll add to it each week. Download them, and learn how to say 'no' And do it---nicely. ~~~ ✍️ What's your best tip? ♻️ Reshare if these are helpful.

🌱 Tiny Action towards Calm #45: Use a text shortcut tool Here's one tiny action you can take to help your work feel calmer: ⚡ Use a text shortcut tool to help you create keyboard shortcuts for things you type over and over. The way these tools work: You create a shortcut phrase that you can type and the program takes that shortcut and replaces it with whatever text you want. Start with: • Links to your socials • Link to your website • Your email address Once you have it set up, you can build on it with: • Email templates • Frequently used emojis • Your bio • And... pretty much anything else you can think of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: • Don't have to spend time searching for links or templates • Stop typing the same thing over and over • Save time (that you can use for more fun things, like reading, or snuggling with pets) My personal fav tool for this is TextExpander, but there's several other competitors out there that you might prefer. Doesn't really matter which one you use - you'll get the same benefits out of all of them.

Have you ever heard of BREAK LETTERS before? Do you wonder how they are formed ? what letters are they? To answer these following questions, anticipate my next video dropping soon https://lnkd.in/dpPCbnQH

We all need a break from work to recharge, but many of us struggle to take that first step. According to research, disconnecting, especially from email, can lead to less stress and increased productivity. Yet, setting up an appropriate out of office message can be daunting. Some of us worry about being perceived as a "slacker" or missing out on opportunities. But taking care of ourselves should be a priority. Let's make a conscious effort to disconnect and set clear boundaries for our time off. It's okay to take a break and come back refreshed and ready to tackle challenges with renewed energy.

It just takes one extra line to bring your OOO message from adequate to advantageous.

How do you send long detailed texts to client?   Here is a trick we use…..   1.  On your laptop open a word doc and type out the text. Spell check for formal 2.  Open Facebook and copy and paste the message into messenger and send the message to yourself     3.  Then get your phone and open messenger on your phone 4.  Copy and paste the message into text and send =)

Time for Tech Tip Tuesday! This week it is all about: -bulleted lists How many times have you been trying to align a bulleted list, and then you need a second tier of bullets, and you struggle to get them lined up? This is where Tab and Shift + Tab will save the day. In a standard bullet list, you can hit Tab to shift the column of the list over to the right for a different alignment on your document. Need to move it back to the left? Push Shift + Tab and it moves back to the left. Need to start a second tier under a main bullet, put your cursor at the beginning of the line below and hit Tab to indent and create a second tier and style of bullet. Need to undo that second tier, use Shift + Tab and it moves it back into a single list. You can continue to do this and "nest" as many layers as you need. Hopefully the next time you need to call out those important points in a list you now have a quicker and cleaner way to present your information. -See -you -next -week!