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Be Your Best by Mastering Your Strengths and Managing Your Weaknesses

7 Tips to help guide you as you reach goals using your talents You might already be thinking about the New Year and what you hope to accomplish. It is this time of the year when I review my goals from last year and work on the goals for the upcoming year. In recent years, I have centered my goals on my strengths and learning to manage my weaknesses. My overall goal is always to be a better version of myself than I was last year and that includes mastering my strengths. You must first know your talents. We are [...]

By Vanessa Denha|2022-12-01T15:26:20+00:00December 1st, 2022|Blog|Comments Off

How do we grow in our comfort zones?

A few years ago, my daughter convinced me to zipline while vacationing in Costa Rica. I never imagined ziplining on a small easy course near my home let alone flying at speeds of 20-25 miles per hour on lines up to 50 feet in the air and 780 feet in length. It wasn't in my comfort zone, so I thought. Our adventure began on horseback, riding up to the top of a mountain. We then headed on a zipline that routed us through trees and across the slopes of a mountain. The view was truly breathtaking. It was scary at [...]

By Vanessa Denha|2022-09-08T17:19:25+00:00September 8th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off

Communicate with the Intent to Learn

How intentional are you with your communication? You may be one of those people who dread networking events or meeting new people but perhaps you need to change your mindset. Engage in small talk with new people with the intention to learn something new. Instead of focusing on what you are going to say, go into the conversation ready to gain new information and get in the mindset to ask questions. Learn about that person, what he does and what you could learn from him. Ask the person about his or her expertise or career. Listen to the answers, be [...]

By Vanessa Denha|2022-08-25T02:50:10+00:00August 24th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off

5 Keys to Creating an Effective Meeting Agenda

If a meeting goes longer than 90 minutes, I have tuned out. In fact, after 60 minutes, I start to think about other things I have to do unless I am totally engaged in the conversation. I have sat on many boards over the years, and the organizations that are the most productive are those that conduct productive meetings. Every meeting needs an agenda and a strategy. I have attended thousands of meetings in my lifetime. As a communications coach, I have taken note of the disconnects when it comes to conducting a meeting. I have identified five keys to [...]

By Vanessa Denha|2022-08-18T12:53:13+00:00August 18th, 2022|Blog|Comments Off

Strategizing with Trump

Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group We have all heard the question: If you could go out to lunch with anyone who would it be? With my own little twist on it, I would want to be asked: If I could have my dream client today, who would it be? Not for any political reasons but for my love of strategy, there is no president I would want to work for more than President Trump. I have closely watched this tango he has engaged in with the media for years now, and the two have been in a [...]

By Denha Media Group|2018-01-25T20:11:26+00:00March 14th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off

Minding the Media

Do you have a story to tell? Media relationships are instrumental when securing an interview, but the key is really having a story to tell. The first thing we do with our clients is to identify their stories. Once you know your stories, we then help our clients figure out how to tell them and to whom. There really is not a one-size fits all approach to media messages. Not all reporters are going to care about the same story. The way you deliver a message to the media may not be the same way you tell your story to [...]

By Denha Media Group|2018-01-25T20:12:57+00:00March 1st, 2017|Blog|Comments Off

Setting New Heights for the New Year!

Strategically Speaking: A Blog by Denha Media Group Are you setting new heights as you communicate, collaborate and connect in 2017? As you set out to communicate your messages, connect with clients or customers and collaborate on projects in 2017, you need to first evaluate what you did in 2016 and check off what worked and what didn’t. […]

By Denha Media Group|2018-01-25T20:16:14+00:00January 6th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off