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Jan 2022
19m 59s

How To Stay Calm Under Fire

Essential Communications - Tom Henschel
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A leader is given a presentation coach and two goals: ‘tell a better story’ and ‘be more responsive in the moment.’ This episode is the coaching conversation about the second goal: be responsive in the moment. This episode is tagged in four categories in the Podcast Library: Communication SkillsExecutive PresencePresentation Skills Self-Talk Six related epi ... Show More
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