by Guillermo Villar | May 30, 2017 | Blog
Warren Buffett was speaking to a group of students at Columbia University back in 2012 about the value of public speaking to a professional’s earning potential. But he didn’t say that the value of public speaking skills is “incalculable” or...
by Guillermo Villar | May 22, 2017 | Blog
I help my clients to communicate more effectively by using some best practices that often go against the established communication culture at many places of work. Whether it’s about getting rid of text-heavy slides in their presentations or eliminating passive...
by Guillermo Villar | May 15, 2017 | Blog
When I work with clients to debrief their leadership assessments, 9 times out of 10 they identify communication as one of the competencies that they most need to improve as professionals. And as important as they acknowledge communication to be, when they’re in...
by Guillermo Villar | May 8, 2017 | Blog
I worked with a client once who felt uncomfortable sharing her opinion at meetings—especially ones with people above her in the organizational chart. She said that she typically felt OK if she had a well-thought out opinion that she had researched and could back up...
by Guillermo Villar | May 1, 2017 | Blog
If you want to lead and make great things happen at work—whether it’s bringing in new business, creating change in your organization, or something else—you need to communicate persuasively to get others to follow you. So what’s the best way to persuade?...
