Career Resources for Management Majors

Communicating with Executives

To communicate with executives effectively, you must learn to think like an executive and structure your information in a way that answers the key questions going through their mind. In this course, LinkedIn COO Dan Shapero shares his tips on the best ways to share ideas and updates with executives. Dan explains how to address, within the first 60 seconds of the conversation, what the executive wants to know: “Does it matter?” and if so, “How is it going?” He helps you understand how to serve their agenda, rather than furthering your own. Plus, Dan guides you through striking the right tone and energy levels, emphasizing accuracy and precision, and balancing your pitch effectively between generating energy and credibility.

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