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Will 2021 be better?

Cécile Bastien Remy

Jan 5, 2021
2 min

Will 2021 be better?

Well as the saying goes, “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery..." In January 2020, I shared my TEDx Talk entitled “Bounce Forward” which was on the resilience process learned through my car crash in 1993 that left me 45% disabled and 100% heartbroken. Little did I know that Resilience was going to be the red thread of 2020. If you want a feel-good read, continue on as this one hits the spot! Let us celebrate Speak4Impact's client’s successes in 2020. Despite a truly d

SEXY - It's not what you think!

Cécile Bastien Remy

Nov 17, 2020
2 min

SEXY - It's not what you think!

To make your message memorable you need to apply the acronyms of SUCCESS. Today – it is about making your presentation SEXY! Let's summarize what makes a message memorable: - Simple – less is more - Unexpected – break the expectations of a pattern - Concrete – show, do not tell - Credible – make people believe what we have to say - Emotional – Get people to care - Stories – the best chance for your message to be remembered. 🔵 …and the last one should be ….SEXY! ✅ I am not ta

STORYTELLING - It's all about exciting transformations.

Cécile Bastien Remy

Nov 10, 2020
2 min

STORYTELLING - It's all about exciting transformations.

STORYTELLING - It's all about exciting transformations. ...But how does it fit to your Business Presentations?

EMOTIONS - Motions from within

Cécile Bastien Remy

Oct 30, 2020
2 min

EMOTIONS - Motions from within

How to bring emotions to your presentations. I see your face and hear your voice! "Come on emotions at work! You are kidding me right?

BE CREDIBLE - It's not just about you!

Cécile Bastien Remy

Oct 12, 2020
2 min

BE CREDIBLE - It's not just about you!

persuasive speech has three appeals: logic, emotions, and the good character of the speaker. Let's look at how speakers bring credibility.

BE CONCRETE - if they can see it, they will remember it!

Cécile Bastien Remy

Oct 5, 2020
2 min

BE CONCRETE - if they can see it, they will remember it!

Most of the business jargon is abstract. The problem is that if your audience cannot see what you say...they cannot remember what you said.

UNEXPECTED - The second of the six principles that make your message stick

Cécile Bastien Remy

Sep 17, 2020
2 min

UNEXPECTED - The second of the six principles that make your message stick

UNEXPECTED - The second of the six principles that make your message stick

SIMPLE - The first of the six principles that make your message stick

Cécile Bastien Remy

Sep 10, 2020
2 min

SIMPLE - The first of the six principles that make your message stick

To make your message memorable you need to apply the acronyms of SUCCES: the be Simple – Unexpected – Concrete – Credible – Emotional and use Stories. Link to video on that topic Today we look at the first S - Simple 1. SIMPLE When we communicate with others there is a rule of thumb, we all need to apply LESS is MORE. So how can we make our message, presentation, ideas, or project simpler? Step 1 – AUDIENCE FIRST Think about who is your audience, and why they should care abou

6 PRINCIPLES TO MAKE YOUR MESSAGE STICK

Cécile Bastien Remy

Sep 4, 2020
1 min

6 PRINCIPLES TO MAKE YOUR MESSAGE STICK

How can you get your clients, associates, or management to remember what you say? To make your message memorable, they are 6 principles of stickiness: Simple – less is more Unexpected – break the expectations of a pattern Concrete – show, do not tell Credible – make people believe what we have to say Emotional – Get people to care Stories – They are your best chance for your message to be remembered. Try that and let me know how it worked for you! #bounceforward #crisis #resi

A picture is worth a thousand words. Only when adding the full story, it makes it priceless.

Cécile Bastien Remy

Aug 6, 2020
6 min

A picture is worth a thousand words. Only when adding the full story, it makes it priceless.

The cashier tells me “quick the conference by war reporter Patrick Chauvel is about to start.”

INTERVIEW - The importance of having a comprehensive communication plan for exiting the lockdown.

Cécile Bastien Remy

Apr 21, 2020
1 min

INTERVIEW - The importance of having a comprehensive communication plan for exiting the lockdown.

Is the end of the COVID19 Lockdown really the end of the crisis? What should Management Teams be communicating to their employees & external stakeholders at this point of the Crisis? Should CEO’s have the answers to everything? This second Speak4Impact interview will address the importance of having a comprehensive communication strategy plan for exiting the current lockdown. For this topic, I choose to interview Emmanuelle Hervé, CEO of EH&A Consulting, a Paris based Crisis

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Cécile Bastien Remy

Apr 15, 2020
1 min

Covid-19 Interview: Communication Strategies when Homeschooling Teenagers

Covid-19 is putting our lives in standstill chaos. We passed the initial stage of denial, shock, and anxiety for some and we are waiting for the end of the crisis, carrying on as best as we can. Crisis means adapting and leading. We interact with people we know but on different topics and different circumstances: Take the example of homeschooling - How do you adjust your communication when you are helping 13 years old Janis to complete a school report? What to do or say when

Covid-19 crisis: 3 communication elements to think about to make the next big reset successful.

Cécile Bastien Remy

Apr 8, 2020
3 min

Covid-19 crisis: 3 communication elements to think about to make the next big reset successful.

In the tertiary sector, the big reset is doing work at home. Habits and communication have been tested over the last 2 weeks. One minute you talk to your team, the next one you are helping little Joe to complete his school report. Shifting from one unrelated topic to another, interacting with different stakeholders. We are shifting and moving into the new norm, setting boundaries, rules, but so many questions remain without answer. Here are 3 communication elements to think a

Covid-19 and Resilience: Where to start?

Cécile Bastien Remy

Mar 27, 2020
3 min

Covid-19 and Resilience: Where to start?

#VUCA describes the #volatility, #uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of the world after the Cold War. And now, the concept is gaining relevance to characterizing today’s environment. The Coronavirus is putting our life on hold. Not knowing how long we have to stay put. Not knowing what will happen with our job/business. Not knowing how the world will be after, and if our loved ones will survive…. We need to be #Resilient. You are resilient at your core if you choose to be

Are you willing to take the risk?

Cécile Bastien Remy

Mar 17, 2020
2 min

Are you willing to take the risk?

Once upon a time, in the city of Zürich Switzerland, when industry conferences could gather over 400 people in the same room for hours of Ke

What is the secret to making your voice heard?

Cécile Bastien Remy

Mar 3, 2020
1 min

What is the secret to making your voice heard?

Brené Brown is a Research Professor at the University of Houston, a TEDx Speaker, and a writer. She has spent over 10 years of her life studying vulnerability, belonging and shame. She said: “True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world.” Be it on stage, where you stand alone. A board room when it is your turn to talk. Belonging or not. Vulnerable or not. Being authentic is the true secret to making your voice heard. #bounceforward

It takes courage to speak up, and it also takes courage to shut up and listen.

Cécile Bastien Remy

Mar 3, 2020
1 min

It takes courage to speak up, and it also takes courage to shut up and listen.

Story from my sessions. As a line manager, my client has identified problems with the digital efforts and innovation process his company is going through. There are two major issues. A meeting is set up to bring them up to upper management. At the meeting, my client feels he is walking on eggs. The company campaigns for a positive & open culture yet, the ambiance is toxic, to say the least. My client uses the communication tools of influence we worked on. The rhetoric techni

When your voice can help the lives of 2’500 children!

Cécile Bastien Remy

Feb 11, 2020
2 min

When your voice can help the lives of 2’500 children!

Your 8 years old son has a twitched in his hand. You make an appointment at the Doctor. An hour later, you leave the place devastated by the news that your son has a diffuse midline glioma of the thalamus: an inoperable, aggressive, and incurable brain tumor. This is what Anne and Fabrice, parents of 8 years old Anatole faced in May 2018. They are knocked out by the news. The standard protocols are executed (Proton therapy, chemotherapy). Nonetheless; their son Anatole dies s

Bounce Forward: Overcome your fear of Public Speaking by being Resilient!

Cécile Bastien Remy

Feb 5, 2020
3 min

Bounce Forward: Overcome your fear of Public Speaking by being Resilient!

How did I go from being paralyzed with fear at my first speaking gig, to speaking on the ”Red Dot” at TEDx?

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