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How Executives at Mid-Sized Companies Shape Perception on LinkedIn
9/13/2025

How Executives at Mid-Sized Companies Shape Perception on LinkedIn

The sharpest executives don't leave LinkedIn perception to chance. They use it strategically to control the narrative, frame what they want to be known for, and signal momentum without bragging.

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The Hidden ROI of Executive Content: Deals, Influence, and Power
9/12/2025

The Hidden ROI of Executive Content: Deals, Influence, and Power

Strategic executive communication creates compound interest in three currencies: deals, influence, and power. When your thinking is out there ahead of you, decisions feel safer once you're in the room.

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Who Owns the Story When 200 People Now Speak for You?
9/10/2025

Who Owns the Story When 200 People Now Speak for You?

At 20 people, your story is instinct. At 200, it’s folklore. At 2,000? It’s fragmented on slide decks and Slack threads. It’s often reshaped by well-meaning…

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Why Leaders Who Stay Silent Lose: Unveiling the Hidden Power of Ghostwritten Influence
10/23/2024

Why Leaders Who Stay Silent Lose: Unveiling the Hidden Power of Ghostwritten Influence

Imagine this:  A top executive scrolls through their social media feed. It’s buzzing with industry news, thought-provoking articles, and dynamic discussi…

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The Tech Leader’s Guide to Building a Powerful Personal Brand on LinkedIn
9/23/2024

The Tech Leader’s Guide to Building a Powerful Personal Brand on LinkedIn

Tech leaders leveraging LinkedIn don’t passively scroll. Instead, they shape conversations on innovation, AI governance, and security preparedness. They push t…

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The CEO’s Guide to Building a Powerful Personal Brand on LinkedIn
9/19/2024

The CEO’s Guide to Building a Powerful Personal Brand on LinkedIn

Your next client is already scrolling LinkedIn. As a CEO, your LinkedIn presence can shape how potential clients and partners see you. The right posts and inte…

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Communication Tips to Empower Your Team (for Executives)
10/10/2022

Communication Tips to Empower Your Team (for Executives)

Regardless of the industry, a leader’s job is to inspire their teams to achieve greatness and drive business. An executive who dedicates time to writing, speak…

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The 6 Essential Elements of Your Executive Bio
9/20/2022

The 6 Essential Elements of Your Executive Bio

Executive bios can be an influential tool in a leader’s professional toolbox. When done correctly, executive bios emphasize your uniqueness, tell your story, a…

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Two Tips to Help Executives Avoid Communication Blunders Now
7/21/2022

Two Tips to Help Executives Avoid Communication Blunders Now

Business leaders must often speak on a variety of topics. Nothing is off the table anymore, from corporate responsibility to race relations and social justice.…

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How to Deliver Difficult Messages to Employees
7/7/2021

How to Deliver Difficult Messages to Employees

As a business leader, you are tasked with achieving balance by setting smart business goals, building effective teams, and creating a conducive working environ…

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Communication is Everything
6/29/2021

Communication is Everything

Communication is one of the most taken-for-granted powers in the world. It can create strong communities, loving unions, powerful business alliances, and also …

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LISTEN: 5-Minute Guided Meditation for EXECUTIVES
6/10/2021

LISTEN: 5-Minute Guided Meditation for EXECUTIVES

One of the top things we do for our clients at Phenomenal Writing is help them  save time . Another thing we do is alleviate their stress related to publi…

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The Long-Term Value of Empathetic Communication During COVID-19
5/12/2020

The Long-Term Value of Empathetic Communication During COVID-19

Not everyone is handling executive communications with grace during this pandemic. Over the last few weeks, several executives have made unfortunate blunders w…

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Employers Can Play a Positive Role in Employee Mental Health
4/24/2020

Employers Can Play a Positive Role in Employee Mental Health

COVID-19 has a fault line. There is a vivid dichotomy of its impact on mental health for American workers that is unmistakable for anyone paying attention. For…

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Mental Health Will Be The Next Pandemic – How Business Leaders Can Help
4/6/2020

Mental Health Will Be The Next Pandemic – How Business Leaders Can Help

As the world struggles to wrap its mind around the seismic disruption of the last few weeks, business executives must acknowledge that a mental health crisis i…

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Re-purposing Your Speech for Video
4/4/2020

Re-purposing Your Speech for Video

The swift spread of coronavirus around the globe has made it clear that virtual and online communication is the new normal for the foreseeable future. If you’r…

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An Executive’s Communication Toolkit to Tackle COVID-19
3/20/2020

An Executive’s Communication Toolkit to Tackle COVID-19

COVID-19 has upended everything. Workers around the world are frightened. Despite these life-altering times, there are certain things that executives and busin…

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Telecommuting in Normal Times vs. During a Pandemic
3/17/2020

Telecommuting in Normal Times vs. During a Pandemic

There hasn’t been a moment in recent history where telecommuting and flexible work arrangements have been rolled out more swiftly than now—March 2020—amid the …

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Four Verbal Communication Mistakes Tech Executives Make
2/27/2020

Four Verbal Communication Mistakes Tech Executives Make

Clear communication is critical for the busy executive who wants to lead a robust and trailblazing organization. Having average skills won’t do. Being ambivale…

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3 Reasons Why Business Leaders Need Unique Professional Bios
11/28/2019

3 Reasons Why Business Leaders Need Unique Professional Bios

We have all heard the old saying, “one size fits all,” but when it comes to professional bios, this is not the case. Busy professionals wear many hats. Some ar…

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Understanding Jargon and How to Avoid It
9/13/2019

Understanding Jargon and How to Avoid It

Have you ever been to a speaking engagement where the speaker throws around phrases and words that go right over your head? Or in a staff meeting where present…

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How to Keep Graduates Engaged When Delivering a Commencement Speech
6/27/2019

How to Keep Graduates Engaged When Delivering a Commencement Speech

It’s an honor to be asked to give a commencement speech. On the most basic level, it means that university administrators feel you have wisdom that the graduat…

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How to Speak to an Unfamiliar Demographic Without Offending Them
6/3/2019

How to Speak to an Unfamiliar Demographic Without Offending Them

Reaching out to new and more diverse demographics is a fundamental way to improve a business, or further a cause. However, when speaking to an audience with wh…

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How to overcome tough public speaking moments
1/10/2019

How to overcome tough public speaking moments

If you’ve ever found yourself in a position to speak publicly, you know that it can be a daunting task. There are many different variations of public speaking—…

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The worst corporate town hall meeting mistakes and how to avoid them
11/4/2018

The worst corporate town hall meeting mistakes and how to avoid them

Town hall meetings are an excellent method for communicating important news to employees. Not all leaders get them right, however, and too often the sessi…

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Here’s How You Write Phenomenal Blog Posts
10/1/2018

Here’s How You Write Phenomenal Blog Posts

Unlike social media platforms, where you are beholden to magical algorithms that determine whether other users will ever see your content,  you  cont…

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Lessons I learned from editing 70+ executive bios in one week
7/18/2018

Lessons I learned from editing 70+ executive bios in one week

“Innovative” and “strategic” are two of the most overused words in executive biographies. Professional jargon still runs rampant in business communications and…

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5 Tips for Updating Your Executive Resume
7/3/2018

5 Tips for Updating Your Executive Resume

Senior-level leaders need more than a long work history to seize the attention of executive search firms. A stellar resume that captures interest, tells a stor…

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Speech Writing Services for Weddings
6/4/2018

Speech Writing Services for Weddings

Wedding season is upon us, and the need for short, emotional, and engaging wedding speeches is never far away. Whether you need a best man speech, a maid of ho…

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6 Secrets to Helping Novice Investors Understand Your Blockchain White Paper (and drive coin growth)
4/12/2018

6 Secrets to Helping Novice Investors Understand Your Blockchain White Paper (and drive coin growth)

A stand-out white paper is authoritative, well-researched, and detail-oriented yet concise. Blockchain technology companies face a unique challenge of educatin…

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3 Telltale Signs You Should Hire a Speechwriter
4/7/2018

3 Telltale Signs You Should Hire a Speechwriter

Speech writing is a unique skill unlike any other form of writing (the closest might be live theatre), and public speaking is an art. Individuals who want to d…

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Two Newsletter Mistakes You Must Avoid to Get More Audience Engagement
2/14/2018

Two Newsletter Mistakes You Must Avoid to Get More Audience Engagement

Email newsletters are a fantastic tool to boost engagement and solidify your position as a thought leader in your field. Whether your newsletters include curat…

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Improve Your Business Writing with these 4 Tools
1/12/2018

Improve Your Business Writing with these 4 Tools

Four practical tools—Grammarly, BrainyQuote, The Right Margin, and Dragon Dictation—to boost clarity, speed, and polish in everyday business writing.

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