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Resources to help you grow as a leader and communicator.
Stay composed and hold the room when the stakes are high.
Stand & Deliver’s Peter Meyers uses an anchor to keep anxiety at bay.
Our foundational program focuses on the essentials of high-performance communication.
Stand & Deliver’s Peter Meyers and Shann Nix detail the skills needed to become a more effective, persuasive communicator in all areas of life.
“The key to being a good coach is good communication. For coaches, leaders, teachers or parents, this book will help motivate people to be the best they can be.” –Ronnie Lott, NFL Hall of Famer and football broadcaster
Further reading on narrative, storytelling and messaging.
- Replace Meaningless Words with Meaningful Ones
Harvard Business Review
- The plague of meaningless jargon and abstraction in the workplace
Harvard Business Review
- Your use of pronouns reveals your personality
Boston Globe
- Purchase: The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
- Purchase: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
External resources for bringing your content to life.
- Body language, leadership and teamwork
Stanford Graduate School of Business
- What your body is saying behind your back
O. Magazine (featuring Stand & Deliver’s Kay Kostopolous)
Additional materials to help manage emotions and focus.
- How to Perform Under Pressure
O. Magazine (featuring Stand & Deliver’s Peter Meyers)
- Quick and Easy Ways to Quiet Your Mind
Harvard Business Review
- Caring for Your Introvert
The Atlantic
- Try Meditation to Strengthen Your Resilience
Harvard Business Review
- Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
TED Talks
- Purchase: The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live–and How You Can Change Them
High Performing Teams build trust and efficiency, especially under difficult circumstances.
With trust and efficiency comes clarity, productivity and a shared sense of purpose.
Create inspiring narratives that give meaning to data and bring your message to life.