The document discusses the importance of strong leadership communication skills. It notes that great leaders are often great communicators, and that communication skills can be learned and improved. It provides tips for leaders to communicate effectively, including being real, personal, specific, informed, and insightful. The document promotes the Think On Your Feet workshop for learning how to address situations persuasively, break down topics, and deliver messages with impact.

1. The Secrets of Great Leadership
Communication Skills
Think On Your Feet®

2. Why are Leadership
Communication Skills important?
Leadership Communication Skills give you the
tools to deliver your message effectively &
engage the buy-in of your audience.

3. Great leaders = great communicators …
… they come in all shapes & sizes …
• Steve Jobs
• Richard Branson
• Churchill
• Elizabeth I
• Sheryl Sandberg

4. Key to effective leadership communication
• Learn the skills – not everyone is a natural
• Learn how to put your skills into practice
• Learn to adapt your delivery seamlessly

5. Be real
• Gain the trust of your audience.
• Reputation and integrity can only be earned.
• Remember this in every interaction.

6. Be personal
• Don’t ‘talk at’ your audience.
• Make your communications engaging and
personal.
• Communicate with every person in the room
as an individual.

7. Be specific
Clarity, Brevity and Impact™.
• Communicate with clarity at all times.
• Understand the value of brevity.
• Deliver with impact.

8. Be informed
• Have a good technical grasp of the subject
matter.
• Style over substance rarely results in success.

9. Be insightful
• Sometimes you need to be silent to
communicate effectively.
• Listen to what your team is saying - you might
need to read between the lines.
• Acknowledge their input and learn from it.

10. Think On Your Feet® is different
It’s the only workshop that trains you to address
informal situations to present, defend, and
discuss a position persuasively and quickly.

11. Think On Your Feet® will show you how to:
• Choose the best strategy for each situation
• Break a topic into bite-sized chunks for the
listener
• Communicate your message with impact

12. Learn to give your delivery
the spit and polish it deserves
with our 2-day workshop
Think On Your Feet®
Think On Your Feet®

13. Get in touch …
Visit: www.thinkonyourfeet.holstgroup.co.uk
Email: info@holstgroup.co.uk
Call: 0845 456 4000