Seven Secrets of Successful Business Communication Part 1: Questioning and Listening to Discover Clients' Needs
Fully understand the first part of the Covey formula: Asking questions and listening, so you can understand better. You will learn tips and tricks for mastering these difficult yet rewarding skills.
Format
Webcast
Date
Feb 23, 2023
NASBA Field of Study
Communications and Marketing
Level
Intermediate
CPE Credits
2
Author(s)
Greg Conderacci
Availability
3 months
Product Number
WC4091519
The importance of listening
Whether you're trying to pitch a prospective client on an engagement or convince an employee to work over the weekend, your success hinges on your ability to identify their needs.
Part one of this two-part webcast concentrates on three communication challenges leaders face:
- Adapting a message to different constituencies and clients
- Coaching employees
- Business development
A former Wall Street Journal reporter who teaches marketing at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Greg Conderacci will introduce you to proven communication techniques.
"If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be this: Seek first to understand, then to be understood."
— Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Key Topics
- The common mistakes communicators make
- Why becoming a trusted advisor depends on questioning and listening
- Tactics of effective listening
- Asking the right question the right way
- Coaching employees with varying levels of potential
Learning Outcomes
- Determine why it is so difficult to listen
- Determine why questions can be more important than answers
- Apply skills to enhance professional and personal relationships by increasing listening performance
- Choose to become a more effective leader, team member and opportunity developer
- Identify how to probe for a client's or colleague's real needs so you can add value more effectively
Who Will Benefit
- Anyone who wants to improve communication skills, especially those in leadership or business development roles
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