{"id":2721,"date":"2022-09-20T23:04:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T21:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redelandschaften.de\/?p=2721"},"modified":"2025-08-24T07:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T05:29:51","slug":"values-provide-clarity-in-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drstephenwagner.com\/en\/values-provide-clarity-in-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Values provide Clarity in Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Values determine our thoughts, emotions and actions. They point to a future of how we would like to be and live. Values control and shape our identity and reveal our personal side. The same applies to the shaping of companies and organizations. Steve Jobs said in 1997, \u201cMarketing is about values.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><strong>Values direct you and convince Others<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you convince with your presentation, you show your personal side and communicate based on values. To do so, answer yourself the following questions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is important to me?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How do I present myself as a person (and as an expert) today and in the future?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How do I present myself as part of an organization, a project?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What attributes does my organization \/ company stand for?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By answering these questions, you will gain clarity about your personal values. Many people can accurately reflect what and how they do <strong>not<\/strong> want to be. At the same time, only few people can describe what they want to be and how they want to appear to the outside world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clarity about yourself and your personality is essential. Keep this in mind once you start working with people from other cultural backgrounds: How will you present yourself accordingly? If you are a researcher: Do you also work with people from a business background? You will find that their habitus, language style, and personal appearance will be different from yours. Think about the values your target audience stands for and whether they overlap with your values. If this is the case to a larger extent, you will lay the foundation for personal connection and identification with your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><strong>Find your personal Values: Here\u2019s how<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you aware of your personal values? The Internet offers numerous lists with dozens of different values in large tables. You will find values such as charisma, success, individuality, respect, tolerance, and reliability. Here you can compare two values and delete the one that is less important to you. Repeat this until about five values remain in front of you that you stand for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2716 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/drstephenwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blog-40.1-Values.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here I provide a brief overview of those values other organizations stand for:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/careers.linkedin.com\/culture-and-values\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>: We put members first. We trust and care about each other. We are open, honest and constructive. We act as One LinkedIn. We embody diversity, inclusion and belonging. We dream big, get things done and know how to have fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/about.google\/philosophy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google<\/strong><\/a>: Focus on the user and all else will follow. It\u2019s best to do one thing really, really well. Fast is better than slow. Democracy on the web works. You don\u2019t need to be at your desk to need an answer. You can make money without doing evil. There\u2019s always more information out there. The need for information crosses all borders. You can be serious without a suit. Great just isn\u2019t good enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.netflix.com\/culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Netflix<\/strong><\/a>: Judgment, Selflessness, Courage, Communication, Inclusion, Integrity, Passion, Innovation, Curiosity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is important to not only write these values on the website and display them on a poster in the foyer of your company\u2019s headquarters. Communicate the work and corporate culture with your values, which you exemplify on a daily basis. LinkedIn, Google, and Netflix even take it a step further: They describe each of their values in detail on their websites. This way, they ensure transparency and trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><strong>Personal Values keep you evolving<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What is true for companies is just as valuable and important for ourselves. Take enough time to clearly define the values you stand for. <strong>My personal values are honesty and sincerity, respect and appreciation, as well as curiosity and ambition.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From my perspective, curiosity means being open to new things, being interested in developments and trying out new things. In practice, this was the rapid switch from live to online presentation training in early 2020. I have complemented the daily practical experience with a professional training to become a certified online trainer in 2021. My clients appreciate the consistently high level of presentation training, both live and online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I take it one step further by asking myself the question: Which values would I like to integrate even more strongly into my everyday life in the future? These are values that are already inherent in me, which I would like to develop to the next level: Courage, vision, focus, internationality, people, and joy. What values would you like to stand for in the future?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><strong>Why \u201cFocus\u201d is a Key Value<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My future key value \u201cFocus\u201d may exemplify this: I have always been interested in a number of aspects of life. In 1994, I decided to study geography because it offered many interesting career opportunities after graduation. Later, I researched natural science processes. Today I am more interested in aspects of interpersonal communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That is where I see the risk of getting bogged down in my actions: I like to read the online post about special TED Talks. Shortly after, I read a new book on giving talks to an interculturally diverse audience. These may not be activities that get me far and fast. As a result, I have less time for even more important things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2718 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/drstephenwagner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Blog-40.2-Focus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u201cFocus\u201d aspect is also important in talks: In short presentations like the Science Pitch, we talk about exactly one topic. It is pointless to illuminate twenty aspects in minute detail. My seminar participants know the anecdote that in my first presentation as a doctoral student I brought in a lot of \u201cand-and-and&#8230;\u201d aspects. Why did I finally fail? Because I lacked focus. Today I know that the motto \u201cless is more\u201d helps to maintain focus. This is both clear and convincing for the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><strong>Draw Boundaries: This is not who You want to be<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Another exercise relates to clearly distancing yourself from values that are a clear taboo for you. Values that you firmly distance yourself from. My no-gos include hate, intolerance, hasty prejudice, personal insult, and ignorance. I would not coach anyone who communicates in a condescending manner or repeatedly insults other people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cHasty prejudice\u201d is consistent with classic labeling based on stereotypes: I know people who assign other people to certain groups before they even know each other personally. This way they miss the unique chance to remain open-minded and curious and to be able to learn from each other. As a result, other people quickly end up in categories to which they do not feel they belong, or to which they belong to a limited extent only.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000099;\"><strong>Personal Values shape your Character<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Project your values onto a desirable future. This is how you consciously set priorities and develop yourself based on values. You gradually become the person and character you envision. When you embody values that match your beliefs, you take on a new character.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Values determine our thoughts, emotions and actions. They point to a future of how we would like to be and live. Values control and shape our identity and reveal our personal side. The same applies to the shaping of companies and organizations. 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