Emily Avila – Page 2 – Calypso Communications

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Storytelling

All stats, no story

Before they can believe you, your audience has to like you.

May 1, 2020February 8, 2021Storytelling

The New Narrative

Communities are starting to re-open and leaders are trying to map their way forward in the new post-COVID-19 landscape. Business leaders, regardless […]

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020Technology

A Guide for Virtual Meetings

WFH seems it will be with us for a while, and it may be a much longer period before we return to […]

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020Strategy

The Myth of WIIFM

If you have taken a presentation skills workshop, even one by yours truly, you will be familiar with WIIFM — “What’s In […]

April 13, 2020April 14, 2020Work

Leading through Transitions

There is hardly a leader today that is not thinking about how s/he will lead her or his organization over the next […]

April 9, 2020April 14, 2020Strategy

Video Presentations: It’s Still About the Content

The mechanics of delivering a good presentation over video are easily fixed. It’s time focus on what really matters — the content.

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020Strategy

EQ in Communication

Daniel Goleman, author, psychologist and expert in emotional intelligence, defines four domains of so-called EI (or, as others call it, emotional quotient, […]

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020Strategy

Communicating through VUCA

Yes, the term VUCA is overused and has become cliché in some circles. The talking heads and management consultants have been warning […]

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020Strategy

Work At Home Tips from a Work at Home Veteran

Twenty years ago, when I founded Calypso Communications, I established my “office” at a desk in the corner of our bedroom. Eventually […]

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020Strategy

5 Things You Can Do If You Are Self-Quarantined at Home

The news and warnings about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are getting more and more dire. Public health officials, medical history researchers and […]