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Communication Test

July 28, 2020 pdonehue Leave a comment

What we say, how we say it, how we look when we say it, and how much we “talk” versus…

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Posted in: Business Communication, communication skills Filed under: communication, communication skills, effective business communication, effective communication

The Power of Storytelling

July 6, 2020 pdonehue Leave a comment

Stories can be an incredibly powerful way to get a message across and to more fully-engage an audience during the…

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Posted in: communication skills, Presentation Skills, Stroytelling, Uncategorized Filed under: how to tell a good story, stories in business, stories in sales, storytelling in business, storytelling in sales, the power of storytelling

Have You Heard?

April 27, 2020 pdonehue Leave a comment

As you may know, listening is considered to be the most important communication skill, and it is also the most…

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Posted in: Business Communication, communication skills, Listening, listening skills Filed under: how to be a better listener, how to improve listening, listening, listening skills

Are Your Sales Presentations Balanced?

April 19, 2020 pdonehue Leave a comment

The best sales presentations contain the right mix of information flow and interactivity, and are uniquely balanced to best fit…

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Posted in: communication skills, Presentation Skills Filed under: how to make more persuasive presentations, how to make the best selling presentation, how to present, presentation skills, selling presentations

The Academy Awards are Coming: Who will You Honor in Your Sales Presentations?

January 13, 2020 pdonehue Leave a comment

As you may know, on February 9th the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…

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Posted in: Business Communication, communication skills, Presentation Skills Filed under: how to make more persuasive presentations, how tp, persuasion, persuasive communication, presentation skills, sales, selling skills

Are Weekly Team Meetings Worthwhile?

November 1, 2019 pdonehue Leave a comment

Our previous post focused on the overall cost of miscommunication within U.S. businesses – a staggering amount to say the…

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Posted in: communication skills, Uncategorized Filed under: how to run the best team meetings, sales management best practices, team meetings, weekly sales meetings, weekly team meetings

The Surprising Costs of Miscommunication & How to Avoid Them

October 17, 2019 pdonehue Leave a comment

An article published by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) referenced a survey of 400 companies with 100,000 employees…

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Posted in: Business Communication, communication skills Filed under: effective communication, how to avoid miscommunication, miscommunication

5 Keys to a Good Question

March 20, 2019 pdonehue Leave a comment

When involved in selling, it is critical that we truly understand our customers’ needs, interests and priorities. Otherwise it is…

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Posted in: communication skills Filed under: how to ask better questions, need assessment, probing, probing skills

5 Good Reasons for Running Regular Team Meetings

January 18, 2019 pdonehue Leave a comment

In a past post we shared some ideas for assessing the quality of your organization’s team meetings. Specific things to…

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Posted in: communication skills, Sales Management Filed under: how to run better meetings, meetings, sales meetings, team meetings, weekly team meetings, why team meetings are important

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