Communication Skill

Avoid the Most Common Five Presentation Sins!

“Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.", Dorothy Sarnoff I would like to write a hint about something we do so frequently and so poorly! It is 'Presentations'. In business world, there are very common activities. one of them is presentations. There are 30 million presentations are done every single business day around...

5-Steps to Increase Productivity through Improving Communication

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place",George Bernard Shaw Effective communication is so important skill for everyone. It is even more important for professionals. This post tries to look at effective communication as a tool for increasing productivity and saving time. Herein below there are five tips toward effective communication. 1. Use...

How Others See You? Create Your Personal Brand

How Others See You? Create Your Personal Brand

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernhard Shaw Branding is distinguishing something, e.g., commodity, service, or product, through use of sign, symbol, design, or behavior. Branding is very common commercially, but not so common on individual level. In current crowded business markets, it is good to have or create your...

Does IT Consultant Need Sales Skills?!

"It is not your customer's job to remember you. It is your obligation and responsibility to make sure they don't have the chance to forget you", Patricia Fripp. Although someone may think that selling skills are far from duties of IT consultant, I believe, on contrary, it is a core skill for successful one. However,...

Negotiation: You get what you negotiate not what you deserve!

"Never cut what you can untie", Joseph Joubert, 1754 - 1824 I borrowed a quote from Dr. Chester L. Karrass that is expressive for the importance of negotiation in our lives. Negotiation is an important branch within communication skill. There are many situations in life and profession that require high degree of negotiation skills in order to achieve success. In...

Communication, The Skill of Life – Part I (Introduction)

“The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives”, Anthony Robbins Communication is the most used skill during our life since our birth day. Only the method of communication differs based on the context. I will cover communication skill as an important virtue for every professional. Although the focus of the blog...