by Chad Littlefield | Dec 13, 2022 | Connection Before Content, Conversation Skills, Conversation Starters, Improving Communication
How Long Does it Take to Make Friends? (Research-backed answer) Not going to lie…this is easily the most awkward thumbnail photo my design team has ever created 🤣 I cringed when I first saw it. But I asked the team leave it instead of revising...
by Chad Littlefield | Aug 30, 2022 | Conversation Skills, Improving Communication
Until you read this, you probably are not consciously aware of your own heartbeat. The phrase “How are you?” is a bit like that. Always there. But rarely top of mind. If you watch today’s video through to the end, I promise that it will rewire your brain and...
by Chad Littlefield | Aug 16, 2022 | Conversation Skills, Improving Communication
In today’s video, I have some gems and nuggets for your in-person meetings: One fun, interactive way to get your in-person group talking to each other My absolute FAVORITE way to make sure everyone’s voice is heard A better method to do a great activity that I often...
by Chad Littlefield | Jul 5, 2022 | Connection Before Content, Conversation Skills, Facilitation Skills, Great Leadership, Improving Communication, Interactive Presentation, Team Building Activities
If you go into a group setting and tell everyone that you’re going to do an icebreaker, some will start to break out in hives. Others will play along. And some will genuinely enjoy. But you can make great, meaningful engagement and connection happen without ever even...
by Chad Littlefield | Jun 21, 2022 | Conversation Skills, Facilitation Skills, Improving Communication, Interactive Presentation, Online Learning
This week, I’m going to make you do math! Just kidding. Well, sort of. Ok, maybe a little math. The concept of finding your “intersection point” is currently my favorite idea of the year! Admittedly, the very beginning of the video is a pinch slower than...
by Chad Littlefield | Jun 14, 2022 | Conversation Skills, Facilitation Skills, Improving Communication, Interactive Presentation, Online Learning
Nearly every presentation I’ve heard ends this way. It’s not horrific, but it certainly is a horrifically average way to end a presentation. Unknowingly, I used to end many of my presentations in the same way. But I have since discovered a far better way! ...
by Chad Littlefield | Mar 22, 2022 | Facilitation Skills, Improving Communication, Remote Teams
It was 66° and sunny yesterday where I live in Pittsburgh, PA. And after a long winter, the last place I wanted to be was on Zoom—even though I like thinking about How to Make Virtual Engagement Easy quite a bit. Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will always work and...
by Chad Littlefield | Feb 22, 2022 | Conversation Skills, Great Leadership, Improving Communication, Virtual Engagement Tips & Strategies
Look around at your next meeting. Who’s truly engaged? How many people are subtly checking their email, scrolling through social media, or maybe even trying to sneak-watch the latest episode of Ted Lasso? Now try to add up all the productivity and salary dollars that...
by Chad Littlefield | Feb 8, 2022 | Conversation Skills, Creating Great Work Culture, Improving Communication
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential ingredients for creating a high-performing culture of connection, belonging, and trust. But … very tangibly … how do we do it? To answer that, I’m bringing in the one and only, Meg Bolger, co-founder of...
by Chad Littlefield | Sep 9, 2021 | Great Leadership, Improving Communication, Online Learning, Questions
Interviewer: “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Interviewee: “Sitting in your seat asking a better interview question.” In today’s video, I break down three different types of questions, so that you can ask the right question at...
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