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Assertive communication: The importance of voice

Red Star Kim

A key theme from the workshop was Assertive communication: The importance of voice. Keys to Assertive Communication Assertiveness is the ability to stand up for what you believe while staying calm and positive and respecting others’ views. What Are The Six C’s Of Compelling Communication? And Why Should You Care?

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Customer service definition, skills, and important principles for 2021

Zendesk

And the surge to online has put the spotlight on customer service, with half of customers surveyed in our 2021 Trends Report reporting that CX is more important to them now compared to a year ago. Technical skills are important, but soft skills matter, too. Clear communication. Interpersonal skills.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Digital environment – Where people buy people, the challenge of forging strong personal relationships becomes more acute when most communications are managed through digital channels. Sales skills There are numerous inventories of what selling skills and qualities are needed.

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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

Coaching qualifications are explored here: Coaching and consulting skills for M&BD workshop (November 2021) (kimtasso.com). It’s worth touching on some related skills : Facilitating Essentially, facilitation is about making communication, interaction, collaboration or learning easier.

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Future Marketing/BD Manager – Build your personal brand and increase your strategic contribution (December 2022)

Red Star Kim

Develop both hard (technical) and soft (interpersonal) skills. Further coaching resources: Soft skills: Introduction to coaching – Three frameworks (kimtasso.com). Coaching and consulting skills for M&BD workshop (November 2021) (kimtasso.com). Creative communication in “difficult” situations.

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Book review: Sales Mind – 48 tools to help you sell by Helen Kensett

Red Star Kim

They are organised into sections: The seller mind shift To see To think: Synthesising your sell To think: Communicating your sell To improve Closing the sale Selling skills The author considers the difference between using our innate natural selling skills compared to learned techniques. How it is better than competitors?

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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

An article in October 2022 in Training Magazine argued that the four most important soft skills to prioritise for remote work – to bridge the distance gap – were emotional intelligence (I devoted an entire chapter to this topic in my book), next-level communication (ie over-communication), active listening and conflict resolution.