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Communication: Improving Communication
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2 Communication tips: Learn how to listen so people talk & Learn how to talk so people listen.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet ' How To Talk So People Listen ', that's the title of a book written by Sonya Hamlin in 2006. How To Listen So People…
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From Concept to Action
At the conceptual level : identifying patterns, identifying constraints, identifying variables, estimating the extent of scope in flux, and preparing for…
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Communication tip: Knowledge backfires when it is controlled by the mouth.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Selling, for example, has little to do with the technical things you know and/or can talk about. As time goes on, sales people…
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Communication tip: People want to hear positive messages…so why not deliver positive messages.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet We tested positive and negative marketing messages. We tried both " in these tough economic times " and " to build for the…
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Communication tip: Deliver messages different ways, use different vehicles, and repeat. That’s the way people learn.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Some suggestions: Keep the message simple, concise, and clear Use stories to convey the message But, also deliver the message…
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Sales-communication tip: Under-Promise and Over-Deliver …Under-Talk & Over-Listen
The Thinking Behind the Tweet While people are very busy, somehow they manage to remember the promises you didn’t deliver on. And, if people are talking…
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Communication tip: Don't strangle your sales calls…stop choking your Clients with facts, figures, graphs, and analytics.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet When you mention numbers you will cause your Client to think about numbers. The Client's mind, a Buyer's mind, will call up the…
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Communication tip: Boiling thoughts down to one or two words is the stuff of communication genius!
The Thinking Behind the Tweet When we have that tool of genius we can apply it to our business thought and communication. We can benefit from creative…
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When you simply listen with an open mind...what are your Clients saying about your competition?
The Thinking Behind the Tweet The main point is - Listen. Don’t make comments about your competition. And 'overrule' yourself if you are tempted to ask…
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Why Not?
Why not aim for excellent performance? Why not strive for task and process mastery? Why not strive for craftsmanship? Why not aim for minimal errors? Why not…
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Communication faux pas: “People are talking and obviously it's nonsense so you begin to speak.”
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Eckhart Tolle said that in one of his 'retreats'. People laughed. They laughed because they recognized that’s exactly what they…
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Communication tip: Measure your talking during meetings. Talk less than 30%, Listen at least 70%.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet David Sandler taught this to his sales students. It applies not just to sales but to all communications. Limiting the amount we…
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Communication tip: If you want to influence then Learn to Listen.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet LinkedIn is a valuable tool. We can use it to discover what other people think about topics. I asked some of my LinkedIn…
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Meetings, Communication, & Culture
Business Contains Only 3 Things: People, Process, & Situations … and … People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things Meetings should be…
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Success follows those who communicate with enthusiasm.
If you are not obtaining the results you want when you attempt to influence other people's behaviour check your communication. Your performance at…
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9 out of 10 people believe they are good at communicating
9 out of 10 people believe they are good at communicating. The remaining person, 1 out of 10, shrugs off the importance of communication. Actually, if you…
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Pinocchio lives. Just the other day, I listened to him. You gotta watch closely to see that nose growing.
Pinocchio lives. Just the other day, I listened to him. You gotta watch closely to see that nose growing. — a Thought Post by Rick Baker, 2014.
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The bigger the ego the smaller the perspective.
The bigger the ego the smaller the perspective. — a Thought Post by Rick Baker, 2014.
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Sense of Urgency - Sense of Adventure
The topic 'Sense of Urgency' arose during a conversation today. Got me thinking... Sense of Urgency DEF'N: that's wanting to take prompt action when you know…
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Communication Tip: when you you know make presentations stop ah filling in gaps um with you know, ah, um...ad nauseam.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Most of us do it from time to time. Some of us do it regularly. Some of us do it when we make presentations to large groups…
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A couple of good communication habits - Interest: WHY I'm doing something. Intent: WHAT I'm wanting to do.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Communicating our Interests . Communicating our Intent . Good Habits to do.
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If you feel you don't have time - Listen to someone. See how slowly time moves?
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Oh...I see...how silly of me...I should have known you are too busy to listen. I should have noticed your inability to make eye…
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The thicker the explanation, the less absorbent the message. It's like a paper-towel paradox.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet If it don't make sense and the explanations that follow make even less sense... methinks the person doth protest too much …
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In pre-historic times people who didn't listen got eaten...now they are able to roam the streets and work in offices.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Could it be 21 st Century predators are a forgiving lot of creatures? Could it be Darwin was wrong? ...survival of the fittest…
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I'm so glad you mentioned that because I have some important things about me to share with you.
The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sometimes we have such amazing things to share with other people we simply miss the fact they are trying to do the same. When…
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Why would a boss not enforce a company policy/rule?
Perhaps, the boss is a rebel at heart...believing rules are made to be broken.
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“If you haven't struck oil in the first three minutes, stop boring!” George Jessel
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Speaking of boring….did you hear the one about the termite who strolled into a pub, walked up to the counter, and asked “Is the…
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People are talking...obviously it's nonsense...so you begin to speak.
The Thinking Behind the Tweet Eckhart Tolle said something like that in one of his 'retreats'. People laughed. They laughed because they recognized that’s…
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Sorting out Thoughts & Actions
From the BrainSmarts perspective: Prepare : to begin our work tasks we use our Focus & Initiate Executive BrainSmarts; Perform : to perform our work-tasks we…
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The Driven-Leader's Flaw
Many entrepreneurs and business owners have aspirations and are driven to achieve. And many of these entrepreneurs and business owners do not understand that…