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Have you ever stepped out into the wild blue yonder? Done something you might regret? Said yes to something you know nothing about? This is what our "fearless leader" Cindy Skalicky 🔷 has done. Join us for some serious fun on Friday with A N D Y F O O T E Angie M. Callen, CERW, CPRW, CPCC Viveca Hess, J.D. Andy David 🇺🇦 🌻 Kevin Rapp Vimal Kumar Rai Rocco Strydom LaNysha Adams, PhD It'll be something to blinkety blank remember. The Blinkety Blank Quiz Show! Make sure to attend it on December 27. #GameShow #Fun #Leadership #News #CommunicationSkills ------ Are you a senior leader in science, tech + innovation? Follow this page for news + tips to elevate your rhetorical prowess and executive presence. We'll elevate you and your science, tech, innovation storytelling so you nail it with stakeholders. That's what we're blinkety blank amazing at. (Stay tuned for our new book, RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT coming out in 2025.)

We once started a December webinar blaring this song as everyone entered the Zoom room. Cindy Skalicky 🔷 had it up loud. The purpose was to get people in a good mood, and as we watched the faces of everyone while the song played, it became an interesting experiment of nonverbal communication... Beautiful, uplifting music stirs the soul and you just can't help it. 🔴 At first, a few people weren't sure, a little wiggling in their seats. 🟡 More participants entered and began to smirk and smile, putting others at ease as Andy Williams undeniable CHEER - and his EPIC brass section in the song - swelled to a crescendo. 🟢 The song played to the very end, and the final downbeat is fantastic - it's so big and loud and FINAL - and by then? OUR holiday cheer was GAME ON. We totally got everyone in that Zoom room from the red light of "I'm not sure…" To the green light of "Aw yeah- let's Go!" It was one of our most memorable icebreakers for online events that year. Today's challenge: Hit PLAY on this song now - as you Christmas shop, cookie bake and unwind before football games start on TV - and observe how your mood changes. Music: Balm for the holiday soul! #Holiday #Webinar #Leadership #Happiness https://lnkd.in/gyvSb4Zx

Thank you Jeremy Barr 🌟

Sharing for reach -- over the years we've helped so many founders find their way to the money they need to support their growing businesses. This is an opportunity to apply for grant funding through the NSF ENGINES: Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine - follow the links in Mike Freeman's post to see if you qualify. Happy grant writing! If you need help crafting a compelling grant STORYLINE that HOOKS and attracts and INSPIRES the grant reviewers, let's hop on a call. #Pitch #Fundraising #Founder #Startup #Climate #GrantWriting

December is tough if you're looking for the next step. The end of the year brings a lot of angst for job-seekers as interviews tend to dry up. Why not sharpen your interviewing knife in December? Here are 3 steps to consider taking today: 1) Check out this podcast geared right at you with Career Thought Leaders Consortium member and my good friend Emily Wong. 2) Sketch Your Sloppy Copy Interview Story Log by doing this: a. Write down each job you've had since you were about 20. b. Think of the ONE formative moment at that job that forced growth in you. c. Write down why that was, sketch a quick story of what you learned. *You'll have a full log of mini-stories to weave into interviews. 3) Invest. Check out the first comment below for our Quick-turn "Interview Lab" options. Bring that story log to the kickoff meeting with me. Time and time again we hear from clients, "Cindy - they told me that was one of the best interviews they have heard - ever. And... I got the job!" #careers #interview #interviewskills #interviewing #jobsearch #careersearch #resume #resumewriting #careertransition #jobapplication #storytelling https://rb.gy/j6guf4

Last night was the Graduatuon Ceremony for the Life Sciences Incubator at Innosphere Ventures, held at the beautiful The Lincoln Center | Fort Collins. We are proud to have provided support to the 70 participating teams over the course of 3 training sessions: 1) HOW-TO™️ Nail Down Your Narrative 2) Seven Secrets to Slide Deck Savvy 3) Elevate Your Elevator Pitch The presenting teams did an outstanding job, received feedback about potential investment from investors in the audience, and the networking was fantastic fun as always - with such wonderful people working to give from their zones of brilliance to further innovation in and beyond Colorado. Thank you Timothy Jones and Kevin Noble for such an outstanding program, with elite level support from Joanna (Joey) Money Ben Walker Emily Wilson Betty Cozzolino Jill Shoemaker Ravi Smith and the whole team. And way to go founders! Too many to name.. Jessica Queen Bob Witkow Elizabeth ( Izi ) Stoll Jake Larger Allison Childress Michael Duckwitz Chris Moore Dain Johnson so good to see you.

Join Cindy Skalicky 🔷 , A N D Y F O O T E and these other fabulous guests this Friday morning for some impromptu speaking on the news stories of the week! #Events #Podcast #News #PublicSpeaking #Leadership

Meet our Founder, Cindy Skalicky: The Message Detective At On Point Communications, Cindy combines her expertise in communication and strategy to help leaders uncover the gaps where their message isn’t landing and engineer solutions that move stakeholders to action. From her journey as a communicator to building On Point, Cindy has become a trusted partner for leaders looking to elevate their executive presence and influence. Suppose you're curious how Cindy helps turn messaging challenges into opportunities. In that case, you need to stick around and watch the video below and see how we work to help you achieve clarity, command, and confidence.

What will be your legacy? Dr. Edward Scolnick, a titan in biopharma, is proving it’s never too late to define yours. After facing tough times in the 90's at Merck over Vioxx, Scolnick has turned his passion into purpose - for his son and so many others. Scolnick is dedicating his later years to unraveling the mysteries of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder—conditions that have deeply impacted his own family. At 83, he’s working toward what he hopes will be his ultimate legacy: breakthrough solutions that endure far beyond his lifetime. Like Dr. Scolnick, leaders in science and tech must articulate their passions to create lasting impact. Our Passion Piece Exercise helps you discover yours. Follow us to learn more about how we create top 5% Executive Communicators in science, technology and innovation around the world.

A common muscle we help clients build is, "The Anatomy of a Meeting." What's that? And what do Tim Cook and Donald Trump have to do with it? "'The Anatomy of a Meeting' is the simple truth that a meeting has parts - just like a body, or a car engine, or a computer," explains Cindy Skalicky 🔷 , Owner at On Point. "In a 30 minute meeting, you can think of it like the sitcom FRIENDS; there's 22 minutes of the actual show, and 8 minutes of commercials. 'The show' is the meat of your meeting, and the remaining 8 minutes are the early pleasantries and agenda plus the final decision-making and action steps." This WSJ article hits the nail on the head with a key strategies concerning The Anatomy of a Meeting - with a specific strategy in mind, Tim Cook implemented something a lot of leaders in science and tech can copy and paste: 🌟[1] "....Cook developed a meeting strategy with Trump where he would bring one data point to hone in on - a single issue in a meeting. That approach helped keep the meetings from spiraling in too many directions." 🌟[2] Cook also went old school on developing a relationship built on as much trust as possible: "Cook would appeal to Trump directly through phone calls and meals, said people familiar with the interactions." What about you? Whose orbit do you need to enter, influence, explore in 2025 to get an innovation further down the "assembly line" - and how will you do it? ✅ Today is the last day to grab our Gratitude Special. Grab Option B before it's too late and let's get to work. Link in comments. https://lnkd.in/gBa5pUgd