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Three forms of communication you must encourage in your business

Keeping communication channels in your business healthy is much like keeping your body healthy. Good business communication requires wholesome interaction. All parts of the business must move in unison. The head must be strong enough to lead the arms and legs forward.

The body, your employees, must understand what to do to grow, move forward and develop into a strong and powerful force. The head of the business must give the rest of the company direction, feed them with knowledge and allow them to exercise and flex their muscles to further develop the business. 

Why your business needs to embrace a new culture of plain English

When communicating with your clients and investors you need to make sure that you deliver clear messages in plain English. This is a massive challenge for companies that provide financial and legal services. Complicated legal jargon, financial data and businesses processes can be confusing for the layman to understand.

That’s why there is an increased drive to simply communications. Introducing plain English as your organisation’s default writing style is pivotal to the success of your company.

Plain English saves you time and money

When you eliminate complex terms and explain your products and services more effectively, you save time and money in having to constantly explain the services and solutions you offer. You also reduce the strain on your customer services centres as fewer clients will be calling in for detailed explanations. 

SMS language is unwittingly infiltrating your business writing – Don’t let it put your business reputation at risk

By Aiden Sookdin, BizWrite, Chief Communicator

Have you ever received a badly worded email from a client and thought, “How did this person get into business?”

Have you read an advertising brochure and thought, “How do these guys sell anything?”

Sometimes I cringe when I read badly written communications from businesses. Poor sentence construction, bad spelling and ambiguous statements leave potential clients confused and uninspired to support your business.

If this is happening in your company, your reputation is at stake.

You need to be sure that your employees are not sending out poorly worded emails. You might think this is impossible, because you’ve hired the best employees in the market.

But can you be 100% certain that your employees are sending out the best communication on behalf of your business?

I’ve applied the techniques I’m about to reveal to you in my own public speaking career. At first, I found myself having to concentrate on using these techniques. Soon, I found myself including these techniques in my talks with very little effort. After years of practice, I include these techniques with very little effort.

Today, I want to show you how you can implement these techniques yourself, practice them so that you too can become an exceptional public speaker everyone wants at their next event. 

There are thousands of businesses in the country that offer similar products and services in the same industry. But why do some businesses do better than others? Why do some businesses attract more customers and grow much faster than competitors?

The simple answer to these questions is, the company has a well defined, thought out and attractive unique selling proposition. It’s the one thing that sets the successful company apart from its competitors.

So, let’s take a closer look at what makes a great unique selling proposition and how it can help your business. 

Many people find it difficult to speak in front of a crowd. I know how it feels better than most. Sweaty palms and butterflies in your stomach is the least of your worries. What get’s to me the most is the fear that I’m going to forget the content of my presentation.

The worst piece of advice that I’ve ever received is to picture your audience naked. Trying to picture a room full of people with no clothes on only distracts you from what you’re supposed to be doing. That is, to deliver your presentation to the best of your ability and keep the attention of your audience.

I’ve spoken at many events and addressed thousands of people. The one thing that worked best for me was proper preparation. The best way to start preparing your preparation is to...

Non-verbal communication – The foundation of exceptional communication

Body language is probably the loudest form of communication we have today. Think about the power of a sigh and how you’ve felt after someone used it to respond to something you sad. It’s a simple but powerful action that can either make or break a relationship. Or, think about how one simple smile and a friendly nod can brighten up your day and start a last lasting relationship.

In business, non-verbal communication can give you the upper hand. It can help you spot an opportunity to make contact, retreat or even close a sale. Today, I want to show you how to use three types of non-verbal communication to your advantage in business.

Creating a winning tender or proposal to improve your chance of success should be a simple process. But you’d be surprised how many people struggle to get it right or submit a tender that totally misses the mark.

Getting it right can make you a lot of money. Getting it wrong, wastes time, effort and leaves you second guessing yourself and your business.

That’s why I want to share the following tips for the BizWrite Writing Winning Tenders and Proposals Training Course. This is the best way for you to start your journey to creating tenders and proposals that really work.

When it comes to business writing, a spelling and grammar checking program is the double edged sword of the writing profession. The Microsoft Word Spelling and Grammar Checker is the most widely used. It is excellent for helping you edit and proofread your writing. But as you can see from this excerpt from the BizWrite Writing Winning Tenders and Proposals Training Course, it's not always helpful. 

Training is essential to the development of your employees and your business. New trends, technologies and developments are happening at an increasingly alarming rate. And, if you fail to train your employees, you fail to develop your business and it’s productivity.