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Negotiating Is Just Another Business Communication Skill
Business communication encompasses so much. It’s more than writing effective emails or creating powerful presentations. In fact, it is part of every department and every interaction within a company. Successful selling is about communication, as are marketing, hiring, leadership and negotiation. Wikipedia defines negotiation as a …
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Power Presentations Require Good Communication Skills in the Workplace
Everyone who works has to make a presentation sooner or later. It may be a formal one in front of a crowd of people; it may be presenting a business case to your boss on why you deserve a raise. Whatever the situation, good communication …
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Business Communication Skills from the Ground Up
How does one build their business communication skills from the ground up? In fact, I bet you are wondering what I even mean by ‘from the ground up,’ so let me start with an explanation. I recently conducted a workshop on sales training, and we …
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Sure Thing: The Business Communication Skill Replacing Okay
Sure thing! How often do you hear this in your office? It’s the word that has replaced Okay as a business communication skill. (Like the word okay was ever a communication skill; still, most of us treated it as such.) “Tommy, get me that report …
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Be a Straight Shooter
I’m not talking about shooting a gun. I’m talking about the leadership skill of being a straight shooter. Most of us want to work with people who are honest. Yet I believe there is a distinction between honesty and being a straight shooter. And to …
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How Poor Workplace Communication Hurts Business
I doubt anyone reading this post would disagree that business communication skills are important. What I want to discuss is how poor workplace communication can hurt a business. Some examples are: •You have people or teams who need to interface with one another routinely to …
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Six Tips to Improve Your Business Communication Skills
1. Practice makes perfect. Don’t assume you try once or twice and get results. Every day, every interaction, requires you to practice. Watch for where you see improvements and what is still not working, as well as you would like, and then make the adjustments. …
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Business Communication Methods
While I don’t think of myself as old, I’ve been in the business world for 30+ years. It’s fascinating to see how differently we communicate today than even 15 years ago. Fax machines were not standard office equipment when I got into the business world; …
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Why Good Communication Skills in the Workplace Are More Important Than Ever
In today’s fast-paced world of business, with the advance of technology and how we use it to communicate, with more businesses being international, people working virtually, and organizations having to do more with less, communication is an ever-increasing challenge for companies. We have entire generations …
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