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Grace Platon
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Marketing Strategist & PR Pro for B2B Tech | Writer | Communications Consultant | Executive Coach. Bostonian in Texas: Gets Things Done in Style! https://CommunicateGrace.com
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In fast-moving environments, internal teams are often stretched thin. That’s where hiring a consultant or freelancer becomes a strategic lever – not just an extra set of hands.

When speed, objectivity, and specialized insight matter, consultants deliver.
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Agile Advantage: How Consultants Accelerate Innovation
AI breakthroughs, shifting consumer expectations, and economic volatility are disrupting the business landscape. Agility is a competitive imperative.
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Get your audience excited about the topic of your presentation (even if it's a dry subject) by working to infuse your voice with enthusiasm and a feeling of purpose.

Gary Genard www.genardmethod.com/blog/soundin...
Sounding Like You Mean What You're Saying
Do you have something vital to tell your team, your company, or the world? And will we believe it? Here's how to sound like you mean what you're saying.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 from Time
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The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Discover the novels, memoirs, biographies, and more that entertained and enlightened us
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November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Don't leave your team confused about who is doing what after a meeting ends.

Use the last 5 minutes of a meeting to clarify decisions and assign tasks, and then send an email afterward clearly outlining assignments, ownership and deadlines.

@LetsGrowLeaders letsgrowleaders.com/2025/11/17/c...
Create Ownership: The Habit That Turns Talk Into Commitment
Practical techniques to create ownership on your team. And mini-experiments to make this habit stick for you and your team.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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New Ways November - Day 24: Share with a friend something helpful you learned recently actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov... #NewWaysNovember
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Good Friday morning

Wishing you a positive beginning to a pleasant weekend...
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“The burden is not from the weight of what you’re holding, but from how long you choose to hold it.” @SahilBloom
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
See early warning signs that executives and the board are losing confidence in your leadership.

Angee Linsey shares strategic actions to take strategic.global/Are-you-losi...
Are you losing your leaders' confidence? Some signs - and actions to take - Strategic
Reading Time: 3 minutesAngee Linsey: In leadership, confidence doesn’t always disappear with a bang. More often, it fades quietly — signaled through subtle shifts in behavior, tone, and access. And b...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The changes created by AI demand leaders who are willing to adopt a Renaissance mindset that prioritizes adaptability and creativity.

Leaders must integrate human-centric qualities, such as imagination and empathy, alongside analytical skills.

Jeff DeGraff www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inno...
The New Essential Leadership Trait
AI rewards range, not specialization. The future belongs to leaders with Renaissance minds.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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New Ways November - Day 21: Learn a new skill from a friend or share one of yours with them actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov... #NewWaysNovember
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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You don’t have to have it all figured out today. You can try again tomorrow

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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Top Takeaways from Ragan’s Future of Communications Conference 2025 by Allison Carter @allisonlcarter www.prdaily.com/top-takeaway...
Top takeaways from Ragan’s Future of Communications Conference 2025 - PR Daily
What you missed from the Bigest Week in Communications.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Websites need to balance personality with clarity, while the design makes it make sense.

Lindsay Jimenez explains how to fight what Ann Handley calls the “Algorithmic Zombie Glaze” www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-an...
Why Ann Handley's Website Redesign Hit Us Right in the Feels (and What It Means for the 200+ Brands We Help Shape)
Your website is supposed to be your best employee. Instead, it's the colleague who shows up in the same outfit as everyone else and nobody can remember their name.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Alone with my thoughts...
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
“AI can produce content, but humans must decide what it means, how to apply it, and what deserves attention,” says Ty Heath, director at LinkedIn’s B2B Institute.

Communicators can prepare for new demand by anchoring your work in trust and connection.

PR Daily
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The skills you need in PR are changing. Here’s how to adapt. - PR Daily
Insights from Ragan’s Future of Communications Conference. You may be in the same role you’ve always had, but the skills behind that job are evolving more quickly than most people realize. Ty Heath, d...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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New Ways November - Day 20: Make a meal using a recipe or ingredient you've not tried before actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov... #NewWaysNovember
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Let go of what was, enjoy what is and trust what’s left to come

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November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
As AI use becomes universal see how CEOs view communicators work with insights from a new survey by @RaganComms and HarrisX via Allison Carter @allisonlcarter www.prdaily.com/this-is-how-...
This is how CEOs view communicators as AI use becomes near universal - PR Daily
Insights into the future of the comms function from Ragan and HarrisX.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Holding everything together...
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Prompt Reverse Engineering: An AI Lead Deconstructed in 9 Steps by Andy Crestodina www.linkedin.com/pulse/prompt...
Prompt Reverse Engineering: An AI Lead Deconstructed in 9 Steps
🔴 Your new job: Train the AI to recommend your brand! Will “vector embedding” help you generate leads from AI? What about “citation tracking” or “retrieval augmentation mapping”? Lots of new buzzwords...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ask "What did I accomplish today?" or "What problems did I solve?" to break out of the "busyness delusion" that convinces us if we're multi-tasking or answering every email, we're being productive.

In reality, we're spinning our wheels.

Brendan Keegan www.rollingstone.com/culture-coun...
The Great Busyness Delusion: Confusing Motion with Movement
The goal isn’t to be less busy — it’s to be busy with things that matter.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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New Ways November - Day 19: Broaden your perspective: read a different paper, magazine or site actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov...
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Rather than criticise, ask What can I do to help?
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
With disruptions in content marketing and SEO, Andy Crestodina says, “The real question isn’t how to be visible in AI search results. It’s how to get recommended by AI.” Watch interview with Dane Frederiksen www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-cha...
AI changed the rules — so now what?!
If you're in content marketing you probably know Andy Crestodina but for those of you who don't..
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November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
How Interior Design Shapes Customer Experience by Bryant Richardson

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How Interior Design Shapes Customer Experience
Your space is an extension of your brand, a silent salesperson and a key driver of customer loyalty.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
LinkedIn is a business platform where authentic professional communication wins.

Richard Bliss describes the new LinkedIn engagement paradigm: You’re training your own algorithm through every click.

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LinkedIn engagement down? Here's why.
Guest post by Richard Bliss Last week I read a new analysis of LinkedIn's latest engineering research papers by Trust Insights. After spending days going through it, I'm not exaggerating: everything w...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM