By: Vadim Kotelnikov

Founder, Ten3 Business e-Coach – Inspiration, Achievement, Innovation and Happiness unlimited!

"You can't not communicate. Everything you say or do or don't say and don't do sends a message to others." – John Woods

 

The Tao of Communication Yin (Receiving): Listening, understanding, being inspired... Yin-Yang of Effective Listening Yang (Sending): Speaking, persuading, inspiring... More     Discover more in the mini-course (40 slides) Your People Skills     The Four Main Goals of Communication To inform – you are providing information for use in decision making, but aren't necessarily advocating a course of action To request for a specific action by the receiver To persuade – to reinforce or change a receiver's belief about a topic and, possibly, act on the belief To build relationships – some messages you send may have the simple goal of building good-will between you and the receiver 10 Rules of Effective Networking Ask, don't talk... More Managerial Communication Informing: Communicate knowledge and information that people need in a way that they understand and can apply to their job... More 12 Effective Leadership Roles Communicate openly and honestly; give clear guidelines; set clear expectations Be willing to discuss and solve problems; listen with understanding; support and help... More How To Become an Irresistible Sales Communicator Top 7 Principles The Power of Emotional State Mastery The Power of Personal Congruence & Integrity The Power of Instant Rapport & Trust... More   Free Micro-course 10 slides Why and How To Listen   Benefits of Effective Communication Achieves shared understanding Directs the flow of information Helps people overcome barriers to open discussion Stimulates others to take action to active goals Channels information to encourage people to think in new ways and to act more effectively Mental Fengshui: 21 Rules Talk slowly but think quickly... More 12 Tips for Global Business Travelers Expect your meetings and negotiations to be longer than anticipated. Build more time into schedules... More Humorous Business Plan Financial Success Values being created: "The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice." – Sir Arthur Helps... More How To Achieve High Visibility In Your Target Market 10 Strategic Tips by Glenn Ebersole Strategic Tip #2: DO commit to be and be a rapport builder. High visibility people develop rapport with almost every individual with whom they come in contact. Highly visible people are communication builders.... More

Humorous Business Plan: Great Communicator Targeted Market: "I like to talk with people who express my thoughts clearly." – Unknown... More Buddha's Path To Liberation From right understanding proceeds right thought; from right thought proceeds right speech; from right speech proceeds right action... More Confucius about Communication [The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions. He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. Silence is a true friend who never betrays... More Humorous Communication Quotes "A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation." – Mark Twain... More Kids Little Instructions on Life "Never tell your little brother that you're not going to do what your mom told you to do." – Hank, Age 12... More Humorous Business Plan: Successful Marriage Marriage management skills: "A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband." – Montaigne... More Your People Skills 360 Attitude Is Infectious and Drives Behavior Your attitude is the first thing people pick up on in face-to-face communication.6 Just as laughing, yawning, and crying are infectious, attitude is infectious. Before you say a word, your attitudes can infect the people who see you with the same behavior. Somehow just by looking or feeling, you can be infected by another person's attitude, and vice versa. When you are operating from inside a really useful attitude, such as enthusiasm, curiosity, and humility, your body language tends to take care of itself and sends out unmistakable signals of openness... More The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People By: Stephen R. Covey Public Victory Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood... More Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges Culture is often at the root of communication challenges. Exploring historical experiences and the ways in which various cultural groups have related to each other is key to opening channels for cross-cultural communication. Becoming more aware of cultural differences, as well as exploring cultural similarities, can help you communicate with others more effectively. Next time you find yourself in a confusing situation, ask yourself how culture may be shaping your own reactions, and try to see the world from the other's point of view... More Cultural Differences Humorous Business Plan: Success in Love Funds required and uses: "Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years." – Henry Fielding... More Effective Speaking Perhaps the greatest single stumbling block to real communication is the one-sided nature of speaking. Most of us think of "communicating" as a one-way process. Two monologues do not make a dialogue, however. Exchange between you and your targeted prospect is the key to effective communication. So, listening is an active pursuit for selling your ideas. What makes people listen? The three basic factors are: Self-interest; Who's speaking; and How they say it. Understanding the basic principles of how we communicate and why we listen - what works, what doesn't, and why - starts you on the road to a realistic appraisal of what you want to say and how you plan to say it... More Be the Best Possible 10 Tips by Ten3 NZ Ltd. Be a team player.  The most valuable single factor that contributes towards high levels of excellence and quality in a team, stem from an individual team member's ability to work with others, i.e. his or her levels of cooperation and communication.  These "social intelligence" skills include the ability to persuade, negotiate, compromise and make others feel important... More Effective Listening Often we have too much difficulty listening to other people because3: we "know" what we are going to hear; we are seeking confirmation, not information; what's being said is getting in the way of what needs be said... More 10 Rules of Effective Listening By: Linda Eve Diamond Rule #1: Stop Talking! You can't multi-task speaking and listening. If you're talking, you're not listening. This rule also applies to the talking inside your head. If you're thinking intently about what you want to say, you're not listening to what is being said... More 12 Active Listening Tips Be aware of biases and perceptions. Control your biases and validate your assumptions. Encourage the speaker, provide feedback and paraphrase to show you are listening... More Socratic Questions Socratic questioning is at the heart of critical thinking – they enhance your critical thinking skills. Socratic questions challenge accuracy and completeness of thinking in a way that acts to move people towards their ultimate goal... More  Humorous Tips from Men  25 Rules for Women Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one... More The 10 Key Project Leader Skills Communication skills: verbal, both one-on-one and with a group, and written... More Selling with NLP: 8 Steps of Effective Listening Listen to what is not said... More Synergistic Selling: 3 Pillars How To Present with Passion No matter what you are, we are all in sales. Selling is a transfer of emotions. When you speak, do your listeners sense how strongly you believe in what you're saying? If you want people to give you their undivided attention and feel compelled to heed your advice, they must hear and see in you an unwavering commitment to your message... More How To Make Great Presentations 5 Ways To Be an Unfair Critic Speak in absolutes. That film you saw last night is "the worst movie I've ever seen in my life." Heap as much negative thoughts in one sentence as possible... More    Discover much more in the FULL VERSION of e-Coach The 10 Essentials of Effective Communication... KFC – the Three Aspects of Successful Communication... Effective Interpersonal Communication... Understanding Mental Maps... Non-verbal Communication, Body Language... Creating Rapport... Major Barriers to Interpersonal Communication... Taking the Preferred Styles Into Account... Taking Different Perceptual Positions... NLP Solutions: How To Prevent Misunderstanding... The Tao of Effective Listening... Persuading People... Asking Effective Questions... Effective Coaching... Coaching By Questions... Providing Feedback... Business Communication... Communication in the Digital Age... Selling by Asking Questions... Differentiating With Different Types of People...