What's your word?

When you review your presentations, meetings, workshops etc what are your regular words?

• What do they mean to you?
• Are they habitual or intentional?
• Do they represent you well?
• Are they expressing what you intended?

If you know alternative words for the one you use, what are your options that would bring a different colour, texture, depth or lightness to what you are saying?

Language is also a part of #emotionalagility. Take the opportunity to increase your emotional vocabulary.

After reviewing my last few months of workshops, presentations and my regular broadcasts with my #KTLOLearn cohorts, one of my commonly used words is 'Interesting' meaning that my curiosity or interest has been aroused; you and/or the subject is holding or caught my attention. And curiosity is one of my favourite characteristics to engage. However, considers some of these great alternatives to 'interesting' depending on your intent and context in its use: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting, gripping, compelling, compulsive, spellbinding, captivating, engaging, enthralling, entrancing, beguiling, appealing, attractive, amusing, entertaining, stimulating, thought-provoking, diverting, exciting, intriguing, action-packed, unputdownable.

Of all of these, I find that I have two others I do use, 'fascinating' and 'thought-provoking'. In fact, it is thought provoking I usually am and continue my intention to be in my conversations. When something is interesting we spend time learning or doing it.

So what is currently holding your interest? And how does that help carry you on your journey to becoming who you want to be?

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Simone Jo Moore is known as the Human API and a powerhouse innovative business and technology framework mixologist. Simone’s work involves guiding the digital journey of organisations and individuals in adapting to Humanising IT. Blending business and technology approaches and frameworks to help us thrive in an ever-changing, dynamic world. Flourishing humans, building resilience in a VUCA world and exceptional experiences are a result of her active values - people connected, knowledge shared, possibilities discovered and potential realised.

A recognised industry Top 25 Thought Leader, Simone takes things beyond technology by combining it with her HR, Organisational Change and complementary health background for a deep leadership experience. Passionate about probing the hearts and minds of what makes business and IT tick and jumpstart people’s thinking to evolve behaviour and actions at any level, Simone is a Senior Consultant, master trainer, contributing author, podcast co-host & mentor in various frameworks such as VeriSM, ITIL, DevOps, CASM, KCS and SFIA.

Interested in having Simone work with you and/or your organisation? A speaker at your next event? Even a coaching session or workshop/training then come explore with Simone here. You can also catch up with her on KTLO Learn broadcasts

Time to become a mixologist and understanding that to be creative and innovate takes more than imagination, it takes synergy between professions and practices.