Prepare now for when you must speak off-the-cuff

Prepare now for when you must speak off-the-cuff | practice | Does your leadership title reflect your career's story? Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( October 5, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [Prepare now for when you must speak off-the-cuff]( [Prepare now for when you must speak off-the-cuff]( (fizkes/Getty Images) Keep your anxiety at bay if you're asked to speak spontaneously by seeing the invitation as an opportunity and keeping a framework in mind such as "compare, contrast, conclude" or "problem, solution and benefit" and staying focused on your message, says Mark Abrahams, author and host of the "Think Fast, Talk Smart" podcast. "Structure actually enables you to be more spontaneous, which is one of the many ironies," Abrahams says. Full Story: [Fast Company (tiered subscription model)]( (10/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Being able to successfully speak off-the-cuff [requires listening for what's needed in the moment](, not just trying to get the gist of what's being said, Abrahams notes. "Because in the moment, you have to make very quick choices of how to respond." 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Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (10/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Crafting a good title can help focus your career (or your department or company), [shows value and defines what differentiates yours from another's](. "Why is your story -- or what will become your story -- one about which people will care?" McKee asks. [] [Read more]( from Steve McKee on SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Motivation must come before coaching]( [Motivation must come before coaching]( (Mironov Konstantin/Getty Images) Coaching can help with amazing transformations, but it often doesn't work for a litany of reasons -- but the top one is lack of motivation, leadership expert Susan Fowler writes. "Motivation is at the heart of everything people do -- and everything they don't do but wish they did," Fowler writes, adding that "the difference between suboptimal and optimal motivation is central to coaching success." 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