Bradley HamnerFounder, BlueprintOS · Founder - Above the Business & BlueprintOS

Strategic Business Communication with Dr. Alexa Chilcutt

Name: Strategic Business Communication with Dr. Alexa Chilcutt
Uploaded: 2024-05-30T14:45:00+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Bradley Hamner
Description: In this segment of the talk, Dr. Alexa Chilcutt stresses that effective leaders must be perpetual learners, leveraging executive education to sharpen…

30 May 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of the talk, Dr. Alexa Chilcutt stresses that effective leaders must be perpetual learners, leveraging executive education to sharpen communication skills. She advocates for immersive, short‑term courses that deepen strategic thinking about communication. The core advice is to treat every interaction—whether a face‑to‑face conversation, virtual meeting, email, or presentation—as a strategic act with a clear objective: before each exchange, define what you want the audience to remember or do, and shape the communication to achieve that outcome.

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Leaders have to be constant learners, right? And as I teach executive education, I'm an executive coach, you know, you know this, it's about working with people to build those skills. And whether it is taking a class, signing up for an executive education course around communication, just to kind of submerge yourself for 2, 3 days on that topic and, and be strategic. But it is— communication is about But once again, it's really about strategy. So asking yourself in every type of interaction, whether it's face-to-face, virtual, a meeting, an email, okay, what am I trying to accomplish, right? What is this communication interaction trying to accomplish? At the end of this email, at the end of this meeting, at the end of this presentation, what do I want my audience, whether it's one or many, to walk away remembering or doing?