May 10- May 23: Chapters 7-8: Capitalizing on Your Political Savvy and Making Your Words Count

People who are politically savvy know where to get the right information and understand what people want to know. Understanding whether one is politically savvy allows one to reliably read a situation or seek out the advice of another who is. These activities allow us to learn the unwritten rules and gauge when information is valuable or irrelevant. By honing one’s skills, one can learn how to read nonverbal clues, quickly size of situations and spend time on those activities that have the most impact on improving your position.

• Question: How does one improve their executive presence?
• Question: What are the most effective 5 things I can do to size up a situation in the first 4 minutes?
• Question: Which of the nine elements of executive presence are most effective for my career path? Which ones should I be working on?
• Question: What is your elevator speech?
• Question: Which is the most important of the three elements of successful conversation?
• Question: What is an effective technique for active listening on teleconferences?