Our
twenty years of research, observation and speaker evaluation and
feedback, in a variety of venues, have convinced us that good speakers
and good writers are made, not born. They are skilled, not by
accident, but by their hard training, preparation and practice over
months and years. Period. Few exceptions. Rambling writing or speeches
are usually easily recognized by everyone except the author or speaker.
They
recognize the importance of self improvement as a key factor in career
success, personal development, professional influence, and,ultimately,
more income. Most importantly, they ask for critical feedback and find
ways to improve themselves. They realize that smart and influential
people easily recognize weak document and boring speeches.
We work with your teams and inviduals to minimize and eliminate communication killers.
Just a few
of the benefits to our clients when they focus on skill development
include one or more of the following critical areas:
- increased sales and contract awards
-
increased productivity, and
- reduced employee frustration.
We know from experience that most good communicators are made, not born. The very good ones work very hard to appear natural.
Communication Skill is a Deal Maker (or a deal breaker)
Communication skill is the most crucial factor required to
drive professional and personal success, in our opinion. For persuasive
speaking, building
trusted relationships, or effective writing; preparation, training and
coaching can make the difference between continued career growth or
career stagnation.
Whether the situation is a
government bid, a professional conference, pitch to a Venture Capitalist
(VC) for funding, an internal status review, or meeting with a
customer; being unprepared can mean revenue loss, company and/or
personal reputation damage, and, in general, long-term negative impact.
Our work with client teams and individuals provides
strategic action plans and the approaches, tips and tools to execute
these plans, immediately after the first meeting and for future success.
Contact us today at power-comm@ccsincorp.com
for team and individual training, workshops and seminars to improve
writing clarity, eliminate embarrassing typos, ensure written and spoken
messages are aligned, and correct grammer and word-choice problems.
Understanding
the audience and their requirements is also essential. Here'e a comment
from an audience made up primarily of engineers and technologists:
Are you getting this type of feedback?
IIE National Capital Chapter; Topic: Persuasive Speaking for Technical Presenters:
"Your
presentation was very well presented and extremely helpful. Of
particular value was your stressing the importance of a structured
approach, quantifying the data, developing well-designed practice
strategies, how to use effective graphics, tips for better audience
interaction, and the value of using outside trainers and coaches."
There's almost never a second chance to repair the damage of a botched first (or ongoing) impression.
In times such as these, can you afford to take that chance?
Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink, provides some interesting perspective on how important it is to understand how fast people form opinions and impressions when you first meet them.
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