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• Top Communication Moments of 2016
  on Dec 19, 2016 in Press
  Ben Decker, CEO of Decker Communications joins Brian Sussman of KSFO to discuss the Top 10 Communication Moments of 2016 and what lesson we can learn from each. Listen to a clip> The post Top Communication Moments of 2016 appeared first on Decke...
• Top 10 Communication Moments of 2016
  on Dec 13, 2016 in Communication Skills Leadership and Communications Newsworthy Political Communications Speakers Special Event Top 10 Best and Worst Communicators 2016 49ers Adele authenticity Bad communicators Ben Decker Berkeley best communication moments carpool karaoke Colin Kaepernick commencement commencement speech communication moments communicators roadmap Dallas police chief David Brown democratic national convention Dodger Stadium Donald Trump FLOTUS good communicators great communication moments great communicators Gwen Stefani Hamilton Hillary Clinton James Corden jimmy fallon JLo Justin Bieber Kelly Decker Lady Gaga Lightness Likability Lin Manuel Miranda listener-focused Melania Trump Michelle Obama Olympics POTUS Presidential debates republican national convention Ryan Lochte San Francisco 49ers san francisco forty niners Sara Hurwitz Sheryl Sandberg top communication moments transparency UC Berkeley Vin Scully vulnerability worst communicators
  What a year. The Olympics. A Presidential Election. So much noise this year – a colossal communications cacophony. What, then, stood out? The moments. With such a divisive political, economic and social landscape this year, we found that people...
• Connecting Matters to Sell…and to Influence
  on Dec 8, 2016 in Communication Skills Leadership and Communications Musings Newsworthy Top 10 Best and Worst Communicators Arnold Palmer Ben Decker charisma communications connecting through communication excellent communicator golf Jack Nicklaus likeablity Mr. Charisma smile with eyes sports sports marketing
  As we ramp up next week’s reveal of our annual Top 10 of 2016, it’s always an interesting effort to trim and tuck to make the list as robust and complete as possible. We consider memorable moments, and we also think back about the people who have...
• Think Before You Link
  on Aug 16, 2016 in Communication Skills How-To Musings buzzwords communication communication experience generic jargon lazy Leah West LinkedIn marketing networking Online Networking Profile Six-Pack Abs Analogy social media tips tips
  You wouldn’t walk into a networking event with a bag on your head or hand out business cards that say, “Call to talk more about me.” Yet too many of us are generic or self-centered in our approach on LinkedIn. Influential communicators work to...
• Learnings from Vin Scully – A Legend Passing on Legendary Principles
  on Aug 2, 2016 in Communication Skills Leadership and Communications Musings Newsworthy audience baseball broadcasting Brooklyn Dodgers communications Decker Core Values eloquentia perfecta excellent communicators humble confidence humility LA Dodgers listener-based serve speech sports sports illustrated Vin Scully
  As we approach the final weeks of the legendary Vin Scully announcing for the Dodgers (67 years!), it’s important that his lessons don’t go unnoticed. Tom Verducci had a great write-up for Sports Illustrated, and we recommend all to read. We took...
• Club Trip? Yes, Please!
  on Jul 21, 2016 in Communication Skills Leadership and Communications Musings Short Bits ask questions Ben Decker big event casual event chairman's club chairman's club trip club trip Decker Communications grid have fun incentive trip Keith Ferrazzi maximize network never eat alone plan president's club president's club trip reward trip
  So many companies reward their top people with a trip. Destination: Hawaii, Mexico, Sonoma or somewhere exotic that feels like a getaway. Earlier this year, I even saw a bunch of top medical sales professionals in Park City, Utah enjoying a club retr...
• Three Reasons Your Message Isn’t Getting Through
  on Jun 16, 2016 in Communication Skills Continuous Improvement How-To Leadership and Communications Musings Public Speaking
  What if almost half of everything you say isn’t getting through? Actually, if you have young kids, as we do, you’re probably thinking that about half of it getting through is pretty darn good. Well, maybe it’s debatable that it’s okay when yo...
• Did You Read My Email?
  on May 26, 2016 in Communication Skills Continuous Improvement How-To Musings Ben Decker better emails Decker Communications email Email Tips personality SHARPs subject line tips
  If you’ve ever said or sent that question, you need these email tips. What’s the matter with emails? We read (and write) them when we’re sitting at our desks, moving between meetings (or sometimes even during meetings), hopping on the subwa...
• Too Much Executive Presence?
  on Apr 21, 2016 in Communication Skills Continuous Improvement How-To Leadership and Communications Public Speaking Ben Decker C-suite confidence Connection Executive Presence executive presence traps formal hipo too stiff Traps trying too hard vulnerability warmth
  Many Fortune 500 companies have high potential (HiPo) leadership programs that work together over weeks and come together to deliver a final presentation on a project or idea to the top leadership and CEO. We sometimes get the chance to be brough...
• Sorry, I’m Not Sorry
  on Apr 14, 2016 in Communication Skills Continuous Improvement Leadership and Communications Messaging Musings confidence conscious filler words habits Kelly Decker sorry
  “I’m sorry, you go first.” “I’m sorry, I need to grab something.” “Sorry, can I scoot by you?” How often do you start a statement with a quick, “I’m sorry…”? This Pantene ad hits home how overused the phrase is – especially...

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