1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
  • Character = How do I want to show up?
  • Context = Whereโ€™s the other person coming from?
  • Content = What do I want to say?
  1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐Œ๐– ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐
  • Body: They use sighing, breathing, moving
  • Mind: They reframe nervousness as excitement
  • Words: They clarify their message
  1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž 1-๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
  • Vision: they explain the goal and big picture
  • Commitment: they get others to commit to the goal
  • Execution: they leave the details to them
  1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค
  • Goal - Problem - Solution (GPS)
  • What - So What - Now What
  • Problem - Solution - Benefit
  1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž
  • Compression: they make it short
  • Contrast: they show how itโ€™s different
  • Cadence: they make it sound right
  1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž 1-๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค
  • Celebrations: What went well?
  • Challenges: Where do we need to improve?
  • Commitment: Who does what by when?
  1. ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง - ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ
  • One simple idea: “Set clear priorities for Q2”
  • Then elevate it: “Align and inspire the team”
  • They keep it tight: “3 priorities. Not 10.”

BMW Method

The Body-Mind-Words (BMW) method is an executive presence and communication framework created by communication coach Oliver Aust. It is designed to help professionals project authority and calm their nervous systems before high-stakes meetings or public speaking. The method is executed in this specific sequence:

  • Body: Reset your nervous system by breathing properly (e.g., sighing, extending your exhale), uncrossing your limbs, and adopting an open, grounded posture.
  • Mind: Reframe the physiological sensations of nervousness (like a racing heart) as excitement, which tricks your brain into a more positive, confident state.
  • Words: Deliver your message using simple structures, such as Goalโ€“Problemโ€“Solution, to avoid rambling or filler words.

Taken from Oliver Aust post on Linkedln