Communication Skills
for Leaders
Presented by Charlene Eberly
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Don’t picture your
audience in their
underwear!
Picture them as
friends, eager
to hear your
message.
Have a clear message…
Or a dream…
“Change will not
come if we wait
for some other
person or some
other time.
We are the ones
we've been
waiting for.
We are the change
that we seek.”
Barack Obama
“…as long as girls and women are
valued less,
fed less, fed last,
overworked, underpaid,
not schooled
and subjected to violence
in and out of their homes –
the potential of the human family to
create a peaceful,
prosperous world
will not be realized. […]
Women’s rights are human rights…”
United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing, China – 9/5/1995
 Direct,
Focused
 Positive, Confident
 Calm, Decisive
 Inclusive, Fair
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used
to an environment where excellence is expected.”
Steve Jobs
Avoid language that:
-generalizes
-stereotypes
-minimizes
-judges
-diminishes
or
“others”
INDIVIDUALS.
If you want
to sound
confident
and
unrehearsed…
REHEARSE!
REHEARSE!
REHEARSE!
Who are You?
What’s Your Message?
Do you have
your
elevator
speech
ready?
You Never
Know When
Opportunity
Will
Knock!
Sometimes
a 30-second
ride can lead
the journey
of a lifetime!
This is the way you
want to leave your
audience!
Not like this.
We can help.
For Presentation Tips, Information,
or to Make an Appointment
to work with a Communication Coordinator,
go to: http://OPL.FIU.EDU
MMC: VH 230
305-348-0069
BBC: ACI 210
305-919-4140