Business Communication Skills

Are you already networking but all that effort is not translating into results? Does everyone seem to be getting further ahead even though you are just as smart? Are you looking for a new job or up for a promotion? Do you have great ideas but no one seems to be listening to them? If any of these situations resonate, this book is for you! And even if you are already a Connector, this book will help you take it up a level. Connectors think and act a certain way that makes things happen faster, easier, and often with a better result.

Michael Gelb’s techniques will help you clarify and shape your message so that your audience - no matter how big or small, in person or virtual - will care about it. Once the message is clear, he teaches you how to convey it in memorable, creative, and effective ways. Gelb shows that public speaking is a skill anyone can learn and enjoy. Mastering the Art of Public Speaking will guide you to rediscover your natural gift for communication while strengthening confidence and presence.

In this engaging and easy-to-follow audiobook, veteran real estate coach and consultant Brian Icenhower shares what he has discovered about the crucial relationship between human behavior and every facet of the real estate business. From basic beginnings to a deep-dive into the DISC behavior model, this exhaustive book provides invaluable insights into the nature of behavior and how to apply it to everything you do in real estate.

We all say things we shouldn't. What is important is how we deal with the gaffe. If a slip-of-the-tongue at a family gathering, office meeting, or social setting causes you to inadvertently embarrass or offend someone, the strategy presented here, will help you to smooth things over as quickly as possible. But what about when you really mess up?

Wordbuilders: The convenient and entertaining way to build a more powerful vocabulary. Each 60-minute entry in the series features 40 words used in everyday conversation, or in the media and books, but which many people skip, finding them difficult or even impossible to define or pronounce...

Meet the 12 people that can accelerate your success - in business and in life. It's Who You Know is the long-awaited handbook to effective, productive, and influential networking.

The 25 Minute Meeting goes beyond "cut to the chase" and shows you how to take back your work day with smarter planning and more productive action. Meetings have become a de facto way of working, and as they pile up and stretch to interminable lengths, they eat up our days and sink productivity - if they are poorly planned and run. Done well, meetings are short, sharp, productive affairs that provide critical time and space for the interactions that drive business forward.

Ready to captivate any room and inspire action with every word? Imagine delivering speeches that leave audiences spellbound, commanding attention the moment you speak. In this transformative book, renowned speaker trainer Gerard Grogans reveals the techniques that help you tap into your innate charisma and authenticity by discovering your unique "It" Factor.

Being able to articulate your views and express yourself is critical in both business and personal relationships. Imagine having a head full of ideas but not having the ability to show or convey them. Effective communication gives you the power to put across your ideas assuredly and compellingly. In this book, you will learn everything you need to know about how to effectively communicate without being misunderstood.

The earlier 3 Industrial Revolutions (3IRs) created blue collar and white-collar jobs, which required people to carry out instructions, not question authority and follow time tested systems and processes.Now, we are in the midst of the 4th Industrial revolution (4IR), also called Industry 4.0...

What Is It Costing You Not to Listen? will encourage you to examine how you are listening. You’ll discover that not only are many of the problems in your life due to not listening effectively, but listening helps to solve most problems. Christine Miles is a longtime expert in educating individuals and organizations on how to listen in ways that transform how they lead, sell, influence, and succeed in every aspect of life. Following the steps of her breakthrough Listening Path™ will provide you with a critical key to your success—understanding.

Analogies are far more complex than their SAT stereotype and lie at the very core of human cognition and creativity. Once we become aware of this, we start seeing them everywhere - in ads, apps, political debates, legal arguments, logos, and euphemisms, to name just a few. At their very best, analogies inspire new ways of thinking, enable invention, and motivate people to action. Unfortunately, not every analogy that rings true is true. That's why, at their worst, analogies can deceive, manipulate, or mislead us into disaster.

Cada día, o aprovechamos la oportunidad de ser geniales o perdemos el chance de serlo. Podemos pasar toda nuestra vida preparándonos para ser ganadores, trabajando duro para alcanzar el éxito en nuestra vida personal, laboral y en nuestras relaciones pero, a menudo la ansiedad, el miedo y el auto sabotaje se interponen en nuestro camino. ¡Tenemos buenas noticias! Hay formas poderosas de combatir esto y todo lo que se interponga en el camino hacia tus objetivos.

You will never come across a business person who wishes for his or her business to end when he or she leaves. If an organization chooses not to embrace change, it will have no customers because people only buy things that meet their needs. For this reason, an organization needs to ensure that it stays ready for what is to come. The way to do this is to continually sharpen own tools by creating a learning environment so that own employees learn all business and change-related tricks to help them maneuver the business world.

How virtually anyone can be an effective public speaker and give powerful presentations. From nationally respected communications guru Dianna Booher, here is a complete program for business professionals who want to take their presentation skills and public speaking skills to a bold new level. Writing for sweaty-palmed beginners and seasoned execs alike, Booher delivers powerful, battle-tested strategies and tips guaranteed to transform fainthearted presenters into master communicators.

An indispensable practical toolkit for dismantling racism in the workplace without fear Reporting and personal testimonials have exposed racism in every institution in this country. But knowing that racism exists isn’t nearly enough. Social media posts about #BlackLivesMatter are nice, but how...

Communication is the exchange of information between two or more people. This can be verbal, for example when two people converse, or it can be non-verbal, like the information we perceive through facial expressions or gestures that us know if a person is angry or cheerful. Within non-verbal communication, physical communication is of great importance: A kiss, a handshake, or a hug transfers a lot of information. Communication can be positive, negative, effective or ineffective.

From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 best-selling memoir Duty, a characteristically direct, informed, and urgent assessment of why big institutions are failing us and how smart, committed leadership can effect real improvement regardless of scale. Across the...

Would you rather get a root canal than face a group of strangers? Does the phrase “working a room” make you want to retreat to yours? Devora Zack, an avowed introvert and successful consultant who gives presentations to thousands of people at dozens of events annually, feels your pain. She found that other networking books assume that to succeed, you have to act like an extrovert. Not at all. There is another way.

Do you want to know exactly how to get the upper hand in conversations, debates, and negotiations? Do you desire the ability to persuade individuals as well as audiences? Persuasion is one of the most important skills to acquire and it is all around us. You are affected by it every day. Simple choices like the colors of a company logo influence the way you think. You may already practice persuasion without even realizing it.