6 strategies for delivering your message with style

6 strategies for delivering your message with style6 strategies for delivering your message with styleBe honest, did you almost pass on reading this article because you thought this doesnt apply to me, Im notthatperson? Well, keep reading because delivering your message with style doesnt mean speaking with pizzazz or using gimmicks, it means making a point with confidence, command, elegance, and relevance. No doubt, you can be that personBefore we go any furtzu sich, lets deconstruct the du sagst ess message and style.Messageis a word with so many applications. So lets streamline this for the conference room. In other words, lets talk about what a message is when youre participating in a meeting or delivering a presentation. In these venues, a message is a key point. It conveys significance or value. A message captures or summarizes like a concluding statement does the importance of what youre sharing. And a message is one sentence, one repeatable, reinforce-able, retainable senten ce.Stylespeaks to memorability, or the impression you make. Frankly, it doesnt matter your age or stage of career, making a good impression matters every day (or as I like to say,executive presence never gets a day off). Style is that part of you whether its calm confidence, commanding presence, elegant fluency, or the ability to be relevant that sticks with audiences. Style is different for everyone, its a personal strength worth noting and nurturing.Given those definitions as a baseline, here are 6 strategies for delivering your message with style1. Be clear on your messageThis is actually the work of a good communicator being able to look at a bundle of information you need to share in a meeting or presentation and packaging it inside of a key point. If you need to be informative, then your message will sound a lot like a summary statement. If you need to be persuasive, then your message will convey benefit or value to your audience. By you doing the work to identify your mess age, it takes the work off of other people to figure out what youre conveying and leaves the impression that you are sharp, in control, and on point.2. PrioritizeKnow your facts but limit how many you deliver in support of your message. Its important to make the distinction between a message and information. Information merely supports, as evidence, a key point or message. Prioritize your facts and information, use them to back up a message, and then move on. TMI is a killer. People who try and share every fact and figure come off as either pedantic and arrogant or insecure and rambling. You want to come off as commanding and relevant.3. Set context and expectationsI know an executive coach who, when dealing with her clients interpersonal communication issues, often tells them to label the conversation. By this, she is suggesting that the speaker tell their audience whats coming, what kind of a conversation is about to begin. Will it be difficult, positive, challenging? Does a deci sion need to be made or does a robust discussion need to ensue? Do the same when youre about to deliver a message. It will sound something like this what Im about to share is something for us to consider as we go through this process or Im here to tell you about our ideas and capabilities and by the end, I hope to have earned your confidence.4. Take the high roadAlways. If and when you find yourself on the receiving end of criticism or disagreement, you must maintain composure and stay above the fray. Heres a protip for remaining gracious while experiencing conflict or confrontation There is always a common goal, something that both parties agree on. Thats your go-to point for disarming the conflict and taking the high road. State the shared goal, acknowledge that theres a difference of opinion, and stay positive and respectful while you deliver your message. Now thats style5. Look the partOkay, so heres where we talk aboutexecutive presence. Let me just say yes, people are looking at you and sizing you up. All the time. It just happens. Its a thing we humans do. It may not even be conscious or intentional. Your appearance sends a non-verbal message, so it matters also. Model yourself after someone you admire, use a style consultant, or ask a friend. Just be sure to look the part.6. Ignore the introvert/extrovert conundrumAnd finally, lets revisit what might have caused you to ttigkeitsunterbrechung before reading this article in the first place. You saw the words delivering your message with style and you thought, thats never going to be me, Im an introvert, not an extrovert. Well, of course its you. Author Susan Cain, in her bookQuiet, dispels themyths of introverts and reveals their valueespecially in the workplace. The styles of introverts and extroverts will naturally be different, but each has strengths they can use to make themselves and their points heard and remembered.Ultimately, an authentic representation of yourself whilst following a carefully th ought-out framework will improve your message and style tenfold. And each time you take the stage, the delivery will only get better and better.