The Necessity of Personalization in Executive Communication SCRIPTS DON’T CONNECT. CONVERSATIONS DO.BY ANETT GRANT Every day our experiences get intensely curated. We expect Amazon to know exactly what we want to buy. We expect Netflix to queue up the perfect show. We expect Alexa to deliver a playlist we actually like. As these experiences get

Shift Your Focus From Losing Your Accent to Gaining Clarity Today, 1.5 billion people speak English. Out of those 1.5 billion people, only 360 to 400 million are native speakers. If you are one of the 1.1 billion non-native English speakers, you speak with an accent. You probably have complex feelings about your voice. You

How Embracing Diversity of Thought in Leadership Drives Real Business Results CONFORMITY FEELS SAFE. SAFETY DOESN’T GENERATE REVENUE.BY ANETT GRANT Most executives work incredibly hard to sound exactly like everyone else in the boardroom. I see this constantly on my screen. A brilliant leader logs into our Zoom session and proceeds to strip every ounce

How to Master Communicating Complex Technical Information ELEVATE AND ORGANIZE. NEVER DUMB IT DOWN.BY ANETT GRANT I see it happen every single week. A brilliant technical executive logs onto Zoom for a session and immediately vents their frustration. They just finished presenting a massive system overhaul to the board of directors. They spent hours agonizing

How to Pitch Investors as a Startup Founder Without Losing Your Vision PASSION IS CHEAP. STRUCTURAL CLARITY IS RARE.BY ANETT GRANT Founders are brilliant innovators who often ruin their chances in high-stakes investor meetings by acting like tour guides for their own brains. They want to show the people across the table every single gear