by Guillermo Villar | Jan 29, 2018 | Blog
I was recently helping a client organize a presentation she wanted to give to a group of business owners for a lunch ‘n’ learn type of event. Let’s call her Sylvia. Throughout the time Sylvia and I worked on her presentation, I kept emphasizing two...
by Guillermo Villar | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog
If you want people to care about what you’re telling them, frame it in a way that’s relevant to them. Whether you’re telling a story, writing an email, or pitching an idea, if you don’t tell people why you think they should care, they’ll...
by Guillermo Villar | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog
The non-verbals of email: Including a relevant subject line Email is definitely a verbal medium. After all, we get most of the information in an email from the words the writer uses. Still, you can communicate quite a bit of information in an email with things...
by Guillermo Villar | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog
Small talk: Who needs it, right?! Well… we all do. I was born hating small talk. HATING IT!!! As a kid growing up, I’d say: “Oh my gawd, why do I need to engage in it? Why can’t we just talk about whatever we need to talk about?...
by Guillermo Villar | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog
There’s no question: Some people just aren’t going to be interested in what you’re saying, no matter what—and that’s their issue. But if people aren’t listening, or if you’re not connecting with them when you communicate, you...
