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• Podcast: Connect, Inspire, Persuade: Onboarding New Employees for Success
Great communicators connect, inspire, and persuade. To connect, you must engage your audience in the message. You should inspire confidence. And you have to persuade your listeners to take action. Successful communication demands that your craft a clear, concise, persuasive message and deliver it effectively. Both components matter.

Listen to Jean Brown’s podcast interview, part of the Onboarding Expert series at Total Picture Radio, with Peter Clayton reporting:

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• Podcast: Mastering the Media: Communications Coach Jean Brown Assesses the Launch of ZoomInfo's FreshContacts Promotion
Listen to a Leadership Channel Podcast from TotalPicture Radio. Reporter, Peter Clayton, asks Jean Brown to share her advice regarding a recent "dust-up" over ZoomInfo’s launch of Fresh Contacts: a new initiative designed to help job seekers identify, research and connect with hiring managers by trading their personal contacts with the company. A discussion on Linkedin generated an immediate and overwhelmingly negative reaction among HR professionals.

In her assessment, Jean provides recommendations for developing a strong communication strategy, handling a potential media crisis and the do’s and don’ts of giving interviews.

• Motivating and Delegating (PDF)