by admin | Jul 22, 2014 | Communication development/evaluation
Picture your role model for success. Maybe you imagined Warren Buffett, chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), or maybe you thought of your mother, who started her own business. What do they do to motivate and inspire people? How do they successfully sell their products and services? The answer is effective communication strategies. Similarly, strong communication skills are necessary to achieve great results when taking an SAT course. Two students of equal intellectual capacity can end up with significant differences in their scores because one is a much better communicator. Here are four communication strategies to use in the classroom. 1. Reduce the say-do gap. Give yourself a one or two hour buffer when estimating the amount of time needed to complete the SAT assignment. My mother always told me to multiply the time you think you need by two, especially if you have difficulty with time management. Furthermore, if you consistently miss assignments, do not say “I will do my homework.” You and your teacher should find the reason for this repetitive inaction together instead. Was the topic for this particular assignment difficult to understand? Were there stressful issues at home? Was it finals week, with schoolwork becoming overwhelming? Were there other distractions, or was the reason simply laziness? Finding the solution requires knowing the problem. Read more about the other tips for communication in the SAT classroom...
by admin | Jul 21, 2014 | Brand identity
Surely, many Airbnb users tidy up their places for incoming guests, and now the controversial service is doing the same with the launch of a new brand identity and user experience. Launched in 2007, Airbnb has grown to accommodate millions of travelers in nearly 200 countries, capitalizing on the growth of the sharing economy. But Airbnb’s success hasn’t been without controversy, namely legal spats in cities that say the company avoids hotel taxes and violates housing agreements. All that aside, Airbnb is pushing forward into new markets with its refreshed brand and tagline, “Belong Anywhere.” In a livestreamed event, Airbnb detailed its new logo, a symbol it’s calling a “Bélo,” along with a redesigned website and mobile experience that “make it easier for users to find the information that they need while also making listings on its platform more appealing,”TechCrunch reports. Read more about it...
by admin | Jul 21, 2014 | Communication strategy
Effective socia-media marketing helps build successful businesses. Arecent study by Shareaholic, which tracked 300,000 websites over four months, suggested that social-media referrals now lead to 30 percent of websites’ overall traffic. If your business website falls below this benchmark, you may want to consider if your social-media strategy is working. Then again, if your site receives more visits from social media than that rate, you might still want to know what more can you do. Read more about these 11 unusual social media tips...
by admin | Jul 18, 2014 | Communication strategy
Selecting the right sales person is one of the most important tasks for someone in a leadership position. Too often it is approached in a casual and unprofessional manner. The consequences of recruiting the wrong candidate are costly, damaging and time consuming. What are the two most important abilities that a sales person needs? There has been extensive research in this area and the answers are clear. The two most critical factors for a sales person are the ability to ask questions and the ability to listen. Both of these capabilities can be tested at interview yet most interviewers miss the golden opportunity to do so. Here are some tips to help you when you are next interviewing a candidate for a sales position in your company. Read more about it...
by admin | Jul 18, 2014 | Communication strategy
Communicating with a narcissist usually goes one of two ways. He either is doing all the talking or he isn’t responding at all. You see, either way he controls the conversation. Narcissists don’t use language like normal people do. We communicate our needs, thoughts, feelings, and ideas. We talk to entertain and be entertained and we talk to gain intimacy in relationships. The narcissist talks to obtain a goal. He may be talking to win over a new source of narcissistic supply, to gain sympathy, to deceive, to divide people, or to divert consequences. He almost never talks in order to share who he is and he never listens without an ulterior motive. If he is in a conversation he can’t win he will either attack the person talking or he will take his ball and go home with a petulant, “You’re illogical – I’m outta here.” It’s good to keep that in mind. Read more about it...
