PROFIT PRODUCING PEOPLE SKILLS
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- EFFECTIVE PEOPLE SKILLS FOR BUILDING LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS
- HOW TO GAIN GREATER RESPECT FROM EVERYONE YOU DEAL WITH
- AVOIDING THE BIGGEST MISTAKES IN BUSINESS & PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
- VOICE MAIL, EMAIL, & WRITING TIPS FOR CONNECTING AT A DEEPER LEVEL
- EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR THANK YOU NOTES
- AND MUCH MORE…
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Effective communication skills and people skills are essential in business. In today’s highly competitive world, you need to connect with your customers and prospects better than your competitors do, and little things can have a big impact. Using effective communication skills and people skills can make the difference between mediocrity and excellence. In this high-energy program on effective people skills, you’ll discover practical techniques and easy to implement strategies for bettering your communication skills in all of the critical areas. Shawna Schuh covers voice mail, e-mail, thank you notes, face-to-face communications and a number of other subtopics, all related to creating happier, healthier interactions. You’ll be more equipped than ever to build and maintain long-term relationships in your personal and your professional life.
Shawna Schuh is an extraordinary storyteller, who works with corporations and associations to develop environments that help people bring their best selves to the work they do. She graduated from finishing school three times (ask her about that one some time) and taught finishing and fashion, as well as commercial work and interviewing skills, for over two decades. (She started out really young!)
Shawna addresses communication and motivation, all forms of business and social etiquette, and leadership. Her presentations are humorous, overflowing with energy, and her audiences are left raving for more!
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