Atomic Habits of Elite Communicator
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Character = How do I want to show up? Context = Where’s the other person coming from? Content = What do I want to say? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐌𝐖 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 Body: They use sighing, breathing, moving Mind: They reframe nervousness as excitement Words: They clarify their message 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 1-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Vision: they explain the goal and big picture Commitment: they get others to commit to the goal Execution: they leave the details to them 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 Goal - Problem - Solution (GPS) What - So What - Now What Problem - Solution - Benefit 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 Compression: they make it short Contrast: they show how it’s different Cadence: they make it sound right 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 1-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 Celebrations: What went well? Challenges: Where do we need to improve? Commitment: Who does what by when? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 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: ...