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Our way of saying “Thanks!”

Posted on November 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Thanksgiving is this week, and we want to take a moment to thank you—our valued readers—for reading this blog.

Each week, you check in to read insightful articles on how to become a stronger speaker, writer and listener, and we appreciate your readership.

As a show of appreciation, we’re offering you these special reports—and more—at no cost:

  • 7 Common Credibility Blind Spots
  • How Clearly Do You Communicate?
  • Tips for 25 Commonly Misspelled Words
  • How to Listen so People Will Talk
  • Wage War on Wordy Writing
  • Break Down Language Barriers

Simply visit www.CommunicationsBriefings.com, click on “Free Reports” in the navigation bar and gain access to 14 totally free special reports that will guide you to be a stronger communicator, employee, co-worker and manager!

While you’re there, check out this month’s Focus On Networking section to learn tricks for making the most out of your networking opportunities.

We’re taking some time off for the holiday, but we will post our next article on 11/28.

Until then, best wishes to you and your loved ones for a very happy Thanksgiving

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Does back-to-school season make anyone else nostalgic?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by | Leave a comment

back to school

The transition to fall has me itching to go back to school. Maybe I’m a nerd, but I really enjoyed most of the educational process: listening to lectures from subject-matter experts, debating and discussing topics with classmates, gaining knowledge and understanding of complex topics, learning new skills, making new friends. Who wouldn’t enjoy that?

As much as I’d love to be a professional student, however, I’m not exactly in the position to go back full-time. If you’re like me and need to scratch that learning-itch but don’t have the time or resources to enroll in a full-time program, consider attending one of our training camps. They’re just two-days long but jam-packed with interesting, relevant material and discussion. And I can personally attest that they’re both valuable and fun. Basically, they’ve got all the best parts of school—experts sharing their wisdom, group discussions, opportunities to network and meet new friends, and so on—minus the parts that none of us miss, like homework and high-stakes exams.

We’ve got a number of communication-related training camps lined up this fall:

    • Chicago: Sept. 18-19.
    • Baltimore: Oct. 16-17.
    • Charlotte, N.C.: Nov. 8-9.
    • Austin, Texas: Nov. 12-13.
    • Milwaukee: Nov. 15-16.

Register today!

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Olympian’s Twitter gaffe: Is your social media policy in place?

Posted on July 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Papahristou's racist tweet: "With so many Africans in Greece, at least the mosquitoes of West Nile will eat homemade food!!!"

If you’ve been following the lead-up to the London Olympic Games, you’ve probably heard that Greek triple jumper Paraskevi Papahristou was banned from the events by the Hellenic Olympic Committee on Wednesday, because of a racist joke she made on Twitter. Papahristou responded to initial criticism defensively, but when she was dismissed from the games, she followed up with an apology on both Facebook and Twitter.

After banning Papahristou, the Hellenic Olympic Committee forbade all Greek athletes from sharing personal opinions unrelated to the Olympic Games on social media networks. “They can’t express personal opinions on other, third subjects, but only about themselves, their athletic condition, if they’re on form, or about the games, until the games are over,” a committee spokesperson said.

Unfortunately, that guidance is too late to help Papahristou. Her dismissal is irreversible, as is the smear she left on Greek Olympic team’s reputation.

Your organization’s social media policy shouldn’t be reactive. Don’t wait until an employee harms your organization’s reputation—as well as his or her own—to train your staff about proper, professional social media use. Explain exactly what you expect of them. Give examples of appropriate and inappropriate tweets and posts. Send them to Social Media Training Camp. There’s a session coming up in Las Vegas on Oct. 9-10. (Early bird registration rates expire on Sept. 9!)

How does your organization train employees to use social media effectively?

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Hone your communication skills

Posted on January 9, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Ultimate Communicator Training Camp is headed to six locations in February. Put one of these stops on your calendar today:

  • Feb. 6-7: Orlando, FL
     
  • Feb. 8-9: Dallas, TX
     
  • Feb. 14-15: Charlotte, NC
     
  • Feb. 16-17: Atlanta, GA
     
  • Feb. 21-22: Birmingham, AL
     
  • Feb. 28-29: Miami, FL

Take advantage of this opportunity to improve your communication skills. You will learn how to influence people, adapt your message to different people’s communication styles and build your credibility. Check out the agenda for complete details.

These workshops, led by Carl Smith and Guy Harris, always receive rave reviews, like these:

“The facilitator and content delivery was the best I have experienced in memory. I was totally engaged from start to end of program and beyond. I was able to get to know and learn from all other participants. The biggest factor in my enjoyment was the style and energy of Carl Smith. I will be highly recommending this course to colleagues and friends.”

“Amazing, insightful seminar. Worth the two days. Very interactive. Would recommend to all.”

“I go to many of these, and this was at the top of my list as exceptional. Carl is awesome. I left wanting to communicate just like him—well done! It impacted me greatly.”

Click here to read more testimonials. We’re confident that you’ll both enjoy and benefit from this excellent event. See you there!

Have you attended one of our training workshops? Share your experience in the Comments section.

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The Ultimate Communicator Training Camps: coming to California and the Carolinas in January

Posted on December 19, 2011 by | Leave a comment

If you want to make 2012 “the year of successful communication” in your workplace, you should look into The Ultimate Communicator Training Camps. These workshops, led by Carl Smith and Guy Harris of the Kevin Eikenberry Group, consistently receive outstanding reviews from their participants. 

In January 2012, they’ll be making the following stops:

  • Jan. 17-18: Charlotte, NC
     
  • Jan. 23-24: Sacramento, CA
     
  • Jan. 26-27: San Diego, CA
     
  • Jan. 30-31: Hilton Head, SC

The Ultimate Communicator Training Camps will teach you to become more influential within your team and organization; to recognize and adapt to people with different communication styles; to use diplomacy, credibility and trust to increase results; and much more! Here’s a little taste of what you will learn at one of these workshops:

Carl and Guy illustrate the components of trust—a critical aspect of being an Ultimate Communicator—with this formula:

Trust Level = (Believability + Dependability + Emotional Closeness) x Selflessness

Or

TL = (B+D+E)*S

Register for The Ultimate Communicator Training Camp today! Hope to see you there!

For what topics would you most like to receive additional training?

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