Far too many people have a terrible habit of winging it through some of the most important conversations of their lives. Don’t do that. If the conversation matters, make preparation a habit.
Who Is It? (Part Two)
Although there are countless factors that can impact any particular situation, three factors with the greatest impact on conversational goal attainment are: what motivates, what frustrates, and what is the most opportune time for the conversation. Pay attention to these three factors to increase your odds of conversational success.
Who Is It? (Part One)
To better understand people, pay attention to the ways that situational (or external) factors shape individual behavior. Even though people are greatly influenced by situational forces, there is a tendency to overweight personality (or internal) explanations instead. To more completely understand the person, look to the situation as well.
Five Tips for Better Presentations
1. Everyone needs structure.
2. Shorter is better.
3. Be yourself, minus the distractions.
4. Expect interruptions.
5. Love your goal more than your message.
Don’t Give Yourself a Communication Mullet
Here at Mouthpeace Consulting, we respect a mullet as much as the next person. However, we must respectfully disagree with the Mullet Motto: Business in the front, party in the back. To the contrary, when it comes to communication it is essential to have business in the front and business in the back. The beginning and the end of conversations are both critically important, although for different reasons.