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3 Things Leaders With Impressive Communication Skills Always Do

3 Things Leaders With Impressive Communication Skills Always Do | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it

Communication is an essential life skill for anyone and everyone. It's one of the earliest survival skills we learn as growing children. (How else would we have asked our parents for another cookie?) As we grow and become fully functioning human beings, communication only increases in complexity and importance--especially when you're leading a company.

 

No matter what industry you're in or what size company you're leading, you're working constantly with different kinds of people. You've got internal team members and employees, clients, prospective clients, recruits, and other industry professionals, each with their own personalities and communication styles.

 

You even communicate in a lot of different ways: during meetings; via email, phone calls, and group messaging; through thought leadership content published online and on social media; and at industry events.


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The Learning Factor's curator insight, August 27, 2017 7:50 PM

As a leader, your communication skills have the potential to leave a lasting impact on others--make sure that impact is a positive one.

Juanita Amiel Townsend's curator insight, November 19, 2017 1:25 AM

As a leader, your communication skills have the potential to leave a lasting impact on others--make sure that impact is a positive one.

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For Better Conversations, Replace 'How Are You?' With This One Phrase

For Better Conversations, Replace 'How Are You?' With This One Phrase | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
If you want to connect with people, you have to let them know you're listening. Here's how.

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Ariana Amorim's curator insight, January 11, 2017 11:35 AM
Whitmore recommends going beyond the simple "How are you?" to ask open-ended questions that warrant more than a one-word response. The phrase she likes most: "Tell me." (Some examples: "Tell me about your weekend" or "Tell me, how did the two of you meet?")."Anytime you start a sentence with 'tell me,' it launches into scintillating conversation"