Communication Skills and Writing
Using A Boomerang In Your Next Presentation!
By Asad Zaidi Remember the last time the guy from the web development company came to do a presentation for you and showed you all those wonderful slides about: -Company profile -Products and services -Pricing packages -Reference customers -After-sales support and you had to suffer through his impassioned presentation wondering how many more Powerpoint slides [...]
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Conflict Management
At the broadest level, we define our identity by two things: -Who we are – our personality, our beliefs, values etc. -What we do – our actions, behavior, etc. We want others to accept us the way we are and to accept the way we do things. When either of these expectations is challenged, there [...]
Motivation – The Good, the Bad and the Confused
Why do we need to understand motivation? The fundamental reason is that it is the only way to create spontaneous and unexpected improvement in performance. Of course, performance can be improved through re-structuring of processes, by training and coaching staff better and any number of other good things in organizations that create incremental, linear improvement. [...]
The 3 Big Mistakes in Writing Proposals
By Asad Zaidi This is about some common mistakes that most people make in writing proposals. The 3 typical mistakes highlighted in this article are not just commonplace; they are BIG mistakes and can often result in the proposal being rejected or worse, simply ignored.The good news is that with a bit of re-thinking about [...]
Better Business Writing – starting next Monday
Powerful and persuasive writing requires multiple inputs: grammar and vocabulary, creativity and clarity, emotion and persuasion, experience and flair. The average executive however is not going to need to churn out creative writing masterpieces or poetic verses to stir the soul. What he/she will need to do most of the time is to write clearly [...]
Double your Presentation Impact
Delivering effective presentations is a skill that is polished with practice and experience and there are no magic short-cuts. But here are some simple communication strategies that you can easily use to create additional impact in your presentation no matter where you are on the experience curve…
Persuasion – 3 Key Principles
People are persuaded to say yes to your product, service, idea, initiative, approach etc based on the quality of your proposition AND a positive impression about you. But how does one ensure this positive impression and enhance personal credibility?…
