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What are you saying to yourself?

In some way or another you are a leader. It maybe just meaning leading your life in a positive direction. If you want to be a leader, you have to start speaking like one. That includes being a leader in your own life. I am a firm believer that where and how you move depends on how you communicate, especially to yourself. I am coaching a client who is transitioning into a new job while coping with her anxiety. After just a couple of sessions, she realized that most of her anxiety comes from what she tells herself. “I have [...]

By Vanessa Denha|2020-01-23T16:36:45+00:00January 23rd, 2020|Blog|Comments Off

What are you saying?

Did I just say that? During a show post 9-11 I was co-hosting with my boss Dick Haefner, I said something LIVE on the radio that I could not take back. I was supposed to ask a question of Congressman John Dingell after a commercial break and my boss Dick Haefner was going to introduce him first. He decided during break that I would do the introductions and throw the mic to Dick and he would ask the first question. […]

By Denha Media Group|2018-04-12T20:44:23+00:00April 12th, 2018|Blog|Comments Off

Keep that Jargon Away

By Vanessa Denha Garmo with Ashourina Slewo I was sitting a meeting with clients and commented about a social media post being a teaser? Then I said something about B-roll. I quickly realized I was using media jargon that seemed foreign to my clients. Sitting among professionals like yourself, you may use jargon and not think twice about it and that’s okay. You are all in the same or similar profession, jargon is just another facet of your vocabulary. Keep it in that clique, though, because it has no place in your content! There could be a number of reasons [...]

By Denha Media Group|2018-02-07T16:46:54+00:00February 6th, 2018|Blog|Comments Off

When A Communication Problem Takes The Cake for A Costly Mistake!

Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group My husband, daughter and I went to a very popular Michigan-based supermarket to pick up her birthday cake. When we arrived to the bakery, the woman behind the counter handed us over two half sheet cakes almost identical. “What’s this?” I asked. “I didn’t order two cakes.” “I think one was butter cream and one was frosting; we weren’t sure what you wanted?” “Why didn’t you call me? Two different women called me yesterday to ask me the same question. Why wouldn’t you call me to ask about the frosting? I did [...]

By Denha Media Group|2018-01-25T20:25:01+00:00June 30th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off

Do You Have Netiquette?

Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group Email etiquette is vital in maintaining respect, decorum and relationships A few years ago, I got into a very heated argument via email. After days of arguing with this particular person and more than two dozen emails later, I realized the dispute had escalated far beyond the original disagreement and all because we were communicating via email. Everyone knows the 24 hour rule. If someone or something has really upset you, wait at least 24 hours to respond. Waiting to respond to an email that infuriates you is also good advice. You [...]

By Denha Media Group|2018-02-06T18:44:07+00:00January 8th, 2016|Blog|Comments Off

Just Apologize and Avoid Running Into A Communication Crisis

Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group I have come to the realization that we live in an extremely forgiving society, if you would just admit your mistakes and apologize. So why do so many people struggle with the “I’m sorry?” Public figures — especially — need to understand the basics of crisis communication. When you make a mistake, you need to apologize, fix it and move on. Here we have two elected officials who have found themselves in the proverbial “hot water” because of bad judgments and bad behavior. One apologizes and the other does not. Following President [...]

By Denha Media Group|2018-02-06T18:58:31+00:00February 19th, 2014|Blog|Comments Off

7 Ways To Turnaround That Tarnished Image

Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group Many celebrities have bounced back from tarnished images and Mel Gibson, I would guess, hopes to be one of them — if he can just manage to get his communication under control. Many actors have been linked to audio or video scandals, but Gibson seems to have taken it to whole new level. His vicious rants on tape depict an angry and perhaps troubled man. Gibson appears to be an equal opportunity offender in his voicemail message to his girlfriend Oksana — he managed to offend just about every race, origin, and [...]

By Denha Media Group|2018-02-06T21:38:31+00:00February 4th, 2011|Blog|Comments Off