Posts with the tag 'Effective Communicating'
Do you want to make more money doing what you’re already doing? Do you want to serve more people doing what you love?
Do you want to love the life you’re living?
One way to achieve all this and more is to be known as an authority in your niche. Here’s the direction I recommend you go to be well seen and well heard so you can be well known and well paid.
You need to be a VIP with VIP ~ a Very Important Professional with Valuable Intellectual Property, AKA Valuable Information Products.
“Why this path?” you may be wondering.
Because once your expertise is out of your head and in physical and digital form, you can contribute it to the world. That way it can generate leads and income.
Content may be king. The question is what content? Before we can create content that others will find valuable, we need to know who those others are who we want to attract and serve.
We may need to create and share clear, concise, and compelling messages and to know where to put them so they can be easily found by those looking for us. Before we can we write messages that leave a trail of breadcrumbs that lead to our door, we need to know who we want to talk to, who we want to attract, who we want to serve.
So start by building a strong foundation. Here are a few questions I suggest you answer.
Who are our ideal clients? Think of 3 categories:
- ones we love to work with (our passion) and who love to work with us (their passion)
- ones we’re expert at helping (our expertise)
- ones with whom we make the most money (income)
What problem(s) do they have that you solve for them or help them solve?
How do you do that?
What results do they get when they work with us and how do they benefit from those results?
What makes us, what we do and how we do it unique so people would be crazy to work with anyone else?
In the coming weeks I’ll be blogging more about what you can do to be a VIP with VIP. I’ll be offering tips, tools, techniques, and strategies you can use. I’ll be creating Success Activities you can do quickly and easily. And I’ll be offering programs to help you get unstuck, overcome Marketing Resistance Syndrome, and take the next steps that help you take yourself, your business, and your life where you want to go.
And remember, if it’s got to get done, let me help you make it fun!
Fun is a prerequisite to excellence.
Play is the behavior of enlightenment.
P.S. If you want to be known as an authority in your niche, join Mari-Lynn Harris and myself every Wednesday 2-3 pm est on BlitzTime. It’s the coolest place to meet like-minded people. We gather on the phone to network, build relationships, and learn how to do what it takes to become well seen and well heard so you can be well paid. Click on this link. You’ll land on our event’s page. You’re in the place to register for one or more calls for ”How to Be an Authority in YOUR Niche.” Your first 2 calls are free! Try it. You’ll like it!
Tags: Become an Expert, BlitzTime, Develop Your Audience, Effective Communicating, Independent Service Professionals, Information Marketing, Marketing for Professionals, Marketing Resistance Syndrome, Strategies for Success, Take your business to the next level, VIP with VIP
April 28th, 2010
Human beings need to connect, to communicate, and to collaborate to survive and thrive.
I’m a member of many communities, some geographically based, some virtual. One community, Web 2.0 Community and Business, is a community about community, aren’t we?! We’re a virtual community of like-minded people who are committed to developing and learning how to create and thrive in a virtual community. And to collaborate, co-create, and thrive we need accountability and commitment.
Today I got an email from one of my local colleagues, David Brown. He’s a coach and an alumni of IBI / CEO Space. That means he’s part of our tribe…
He sees “community as being the structure that creates a sense of belonging. A space that taps into peopleʼs longing, imagination and possibility. A space that calls people to organize around something larger than who they are or what they can envision individually. A space from which completely new futures can emerge.
In a workshop he attended, the host, Peter Block, spoke of a statue of a man, blindfolded, hammering himself into shape, forming himself from the inside out. That image was shared in the context of what is the purpose of a community: to rediscover its capacity and its gifts, and create from there.
David goes on to say “I also have a vision. I see an organizational culture that is a community of peers where communication flows freely and there is a natural sense of ownership, pride, cooperation and support, like in a well run healthy family business. We care, we listen and we help each other out, because our primary concern is for the well-being of the whole. Complaints become requests and promises are our word.”
If you like what you’ve read so far, click on this link and read Summary of the Six Conversations that Build Accountability and Commitment.
This is a core conversation I’d like to have with YOU!
What’s your vision of community and how do you see us moving toward healthy, happy, whole communities of healthy, happy, whole members who come together to collaborate and co-create a world, our world, in which we can be all we can be and do it together in the spirit of honoring and connecting with the spirit in each of us.
Thanks for reading, I’d really love to hear from you!
The Energizer Bonnie
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Bonnie Dubrow
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Tags: Effective Communicating, Web 2.0
January 22nd, 2010
Communicating is a two way street. Ideally one person speaks while the other listens, then they switch.
Too bad that’s rarely how it goes. I’ve been studying communication skills since I was a kid, yet I’ve been known to interrupt people, especially when I’m really excited or they talk real slowly.
Here’s the contents of an email I got that I plan to practice. I encourage you to do the same.
And if you have other tips for becoming a more effective communicator, please share them with us.
Are You Hearing What I’m Saying?
10 Tips That Will Help You Improve Your Listening Skills
By Sharon L. Mikrut
Ernest Hemingway once said “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” How true that is. How many times has someone asked you how you were, but doesn’t take the time to listen to your response? They may cut you off, start talking about themselves, or walk away. If you’re like most people, this behavior probably leaves a sour taste in your mouth. People want to be heard and listened to; they want to feel like someone cares.
Be honest with yourself. Do you exhibit the same behaviors that you dislike, or do you make every attempt to hear and listen to those around you? If you find that your listening skills are poor or need tweaking, this article provides tips on how to be a better listener.
1. Make a commitment to improve your listening skills. It is important to note that listening is not a skill with which we are born. We have to learn how to develop good listening skills, and continuously practice what we learn. There are classes and books dedicated to helping individuals learn and perfect their listening skills.
2. Talk less and listen more. Most people like to talk, especially about themselves. As such, work on talking less and listening more. When listening to someone, you might want to jump in and offer an opinion or suggestion; however, make every effort not to do so. Give him the opportunity to be fully heard. In your mind, repeat every word he says, immediately after he has said it. This will help you keep your own thoughts at bay, as you will be listening only to the speaker’s words.
3. Whether you are listening to a friend, co-worker, or employee, give them your undivided attention. Make sure there are no distractions (e.g., phones, computers, TVs) that would interfere with your giving full attention to the speaker. If the distractions are unavoidable, try to separate yourself from them to the best of your ability.
4. Display objectivity when listening to others. Set aside your own thoughts, judgments, and experiences. Act as if you don’t have any attachment to what is being said.
5. When listening to people with different viewpoints, put yourself in their shoes. Although you may not agree with them, it might help you to better understand their perspective. Try to find a common ground; areas in which you both agree.
6. Wait until a person has finished speaking before you respond. If you are formulating a response while the person is speaking, you are not truly listening to him.
7. In order to communicate that the individual has been heard, summarize or paraphrase what he just said to confirm that you heard him correctly.
8. When listening to someone, takes notes, if needed, to remember important points.
9. As you listen to people, pay attention to how they are conveying their message. Are they loud? Are they speaking quickly? Which words do they use to express what they are feeling? What is the tone of their voice? Their tone generally reflects their emotions; how they are feeling about the issue. When people are angry, upset, or passionate about an issue, the volume of their voice increases, and the tone changes. When they are excited, they may talk faster. When they are depressed, they may talk slow, and the tone of their voice may be sad or devoid of any emotion.
10. When listening to others, also observe their nonverbal behaviors, as sometimes the individual’s words and non-verbal behaviors will be contradictory. Are their arms and/or legs crossed? Are they looking directly at you or avoiding eye contact? Is their body turned away from you? Typically, these are signs that the person is “closed” from having a conversation; he may be embarrassed, or trying to avoid a confrontation, or simply doesn’t want to talk. Conversely, if the individual is smiling, looking directly at you, and has a relaxed stance, he is open to dialogue.
Listening is one of the greatest gifts you can give to another person. By improving your listening skills, you will be a better friend, colleague, or supervisor. People will naturally gravitate towards you, and appreciate you. The above tips will help, but it your responsibility to continuously work on improving your listening skills. It may take time and effort, but the rewards will be worth it.
Copyright 2009 © Sharon L. Mikrut, All rights reserved.
Tags: Effective Communicating
October 26th, 2009
