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Project Management Skills – Tip of the Day

Every project needs a sponsor. Do not begin until there is someone outside the project team who is willing to be responsible for:

• Approving the project team and defining the responsibilities
• Providing information and resources
• Clarifying critical issues
• Acting as key communication link between departments

Our Toronto based project management skills training workshop provides the project management skills for effective project planning and control.

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Supervise, Motivate & Lead Others – Tip of the Day

Create a motivational climate by enabling team members to act by building their self-esteem; make them feel good about themselves.

Our Toronto based supervise, motivate & lead others training workshop provides leadership strategies and techniques to shape the performance of many “diamonds in the rough”.  Turning less than desirable performance to acceptable and acceptable performance to superior performance is a most satisfying experience for anyone who acts in a leadership capacity.

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Business Writing Skills – Tip of the Day

Accentuate the positive by writing what you can do.  Everything can be stated in positive terms.

Our Toronto based business writing skills training workshop provides strategies and techniques to sharpen your business writing skills.

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Communication Skills Tip of the Day

Words account for only 7% of a face to face communication.  The way you sound, look and behave accounts for 93% of any message you are sending

Our Toronto based Communication skills training workshop provides the communication skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success.

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Communication Skills – Listening

Listening is the most underutilized communications skill we possess.  We have increased our activity levels, frequently multi-tasking and need to re-learn the singular act of effective listening.

Eight ideas to increase success with listening include:

1. Value the interaction; you can’t learn less. Listen for ideas.

2. Assume responsibility.  Even if the speaker is boring or redundant, work actively at listening. Confirm and clarify when appropriate

3. Make it ­­­easy for someone to speak to you.  Maintain eye contact. Maintain a positive facial expression & posture. Provide non-verbal signals like nodding to show acceptance and interest.

4. Clear your thoughts.  While you can listen six times faster than anyone can speak resist distractions; stop clicking your inner channel changer and stay with the speaker.

5. Tune in with more that your ears.  Listen with your eyes and your heart as well.

6. Take notes.  A short pencil is better than a long memory.

7. Keep an open mind.  Keep listening even if you don’t agree… there may be more commonality than you initially realize.  Be aware of your biases and prejudices.

8. Be prepared to paraphrase to demonstrate your understanding; this practice will actually increase your listening ability.

Our Toronto based Communication skills training workshop provides the communication skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success.  Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based communication skills training and other management skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

Communication Skills Tip of the Day 

Demonstrate your understanding by paraphrasing.  To do this, repeat in your own words what the other person has said.  This practice of clarifying or confirming  is particularly helpful before you disagree with someone so that they can witness your understanding.

Our Toronto based Communication skills training workshop provides the communication skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success.  Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based communication skills training and other management skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

Supervise, Motivate & Lead Others Tip of the Day

Create a motivational climate by sharing a team vision… make certain that everyone answers the question “Why are we here?” in the same way.

Our Toronto based supervise, motivate & lead others training workshop provides leadership strategies and techniques to shape the performance of many “diamonds in the rough”.  Turning less than desirable performance to acceptable and acceptable performance to superior performance is a most satisfying experience for anyone who acts in a leadership capacity.

Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based leadership skills training and other communications skills courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism

Business Writing Skills Tip of the Day

Establish an better tone by focusing on the reader.  Replace some of your “I’s” and We’s“ with “You’s” and “Your’s”.

Our Toronto based business writing skills training workshop provides strategies and techniques to sharpen your business writing skills.  Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based business writing skills training and other communications skills courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism

Time Management Skills – Tip of the Day

Instead of focusing on being efficient and doing things right, focus on being effective and doing the right things. Ask yourself what are your real priorities; how should you be spending your time?

Our Toronto based time management skills training workshop provides the time management skills essential zero in on the areas that will provide the greatest return.  Participants develop the methods to step out of the states of overwhelm, frustration, disorder, anxiety and lack of control into the state of mastery and satisfaction.  Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based time management skills training and other communications skills and leadership courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.

Leadership – Increasing Team Cooperation

Effective teams build your organization.  Instilling team spirit, creating a cooperative climate and channeling group effort are keys to productivity and success.

Six ideas to increase success with team cooperation include:

1. Ensure that team members understand the total problem.

2. Ensure that team members understand how they can contribute toward solving the problem.

3. Make team members aware of the potential contributions of the other project team members.

4. Discuss openly and recognize the problems facing team members in order to aid them in making their maximum contribution.

5. Pay attention to how team members treat each other.  Accept nothing short of respect.

6.  Use specific problem solving models to aid the team to solve problems.

Our Toronto based Leadership skills training workshop provides the skills for performing positively and clearly to enhance your career and personal success.  Contact us today to find out how our Toronto based leadership skills training and other management skills and communication courses and workshops can help you build your professionalism.