I take no notes when I coach and yet always provide takeaways after. A journalistic system I’ve developed helps.

Replace your fear of torpedoing your career on LinkedIn with love for experimenting and having fun. You'll find lovely results.

Coaching 3,100+ hours within three years has become a PhD training in presence, confidence - and joy.

Leaders all over (and the one’s rising the ranks) want to write better. But where and how do we start? A three-part series on improving our written word.

Saying no vs. yes to work that dilutes our performance and creates overwhelm has never felt more vital. Start now, with these tips.

Delivering bad news up or down the chain can make our knees wobble a bit; but tapping into the brave communicator within always saves the day.

The best way to reduce miscommunications is through active listening. By listening actively vs. inactively, partially, or selectively, we truly understand what others say. This blog offers three reasons for cultivating this delightful skill.

Help hook and retain your readers. Punctuate your business writing.

If you seek joy at work, start with organizing your professional life. Tips and excerpts from the best business book I’ve read in years: “Joy at Work,” by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein. Photo credit: Unsplash.

Filler words we lean on in conversation can become useless in business writing—and give the wrong impression. Too much filler signals to our readers we’re indirect and devoid of substance. Fix this tricky pattern with Coach Debbi’s five tips.

Part two of a two-part interview with Bruce Watson, Managing Editor at JPMorgan Chase, on writing, jargon, and sounding clear and compelling.

Reading George Orwell as a boy put Bruce Watson, Managing Editor at JPMorgan Chase, onto a path of clear, concise and jargon-free writing. Learn tips on clear communication from a master.

To help your audience feel truly listened to, consider incorporating the coach approach. Photo by Sound On and Pexels.

Real folly exists in pushing through fatigue. And when communicating high-stakes messages within the trough of your day, try hard to break first.

We all know timing’s vital for our success. But consider the notion that timing becomes more of a science vs. an art and how timing impacts how we deliver our messages.

Make 2021 the Year For Combating Your Public Speaking Fear—Part 1 of 2. Photo Credit: Unsplash and Jonas Jacobsson.

Lessen the Credibility of Your Fears When You Present. Get Into Your Audience's Head. Photo Credit: Unsplash and Kane Reinholdtsen

If you feel "Meh"​ about your own writing, consider removing the fake verbs. Photo credit: Unsplash and Tobias Cornille.