About Neil Gordon
Neil Gordon is a communication consultant who focuses on helping entrepreneurs, speakers and other thought leaders to deliver compelling messages. He formerly worked at Penguin Random House with New York Times bestselling authors.
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Find your silver bullet.
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A Top TED Speaker on the Most Important Leadership Skill Right Now
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Communication
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Communication Strategies
Is Your Marketing Failing the "Trudge to the Bathroom" Test?
Instead of selling your solutions, speak to your audience's most pressing problems.
Time Management
How I (Almost) Doubled My Productivity While Working From Home
Stop thinking about how much you expect to accomplish, and start being realistic about how long it will take.
Public Speaking
How to Keep a Virtual Audience Captivated
I got trolled, and learned an important lesson in taking public speaking from the stage to the screen.
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If You Want to Communicate Like a Pro, Get This: It's Not About You
Effective communication values the recipient over the sender.
Public Speaking
How to Dazzle Your Audience in the First 7 Seconds of Your Speech
In the moment after you've been introduced but before you begin to speak, anticipation builds. Here's how to use it to command a room.