Here are the steps to become more effective in your inter-personal communications:
1) Clarify your messages. (Check your assumptions, examine values, and enhance focus.)
2) See your blind spots. (Identify and amend those areas that you can’t see yourself.)
3) Use your natural strengths. (Employ tools and techniques to maximize your effectiveness. More fully express yourself.)
4) Adapt for the particular situation. (Speak in terms important to your audience.)
These steps give you a simple, powerful path for you to build more trust and good will in your relationships. As a result, you feel more confident as you effectively relate your value proposition to prospects, customers, potential employers, or peers. You consistently inspire people to take mutually beneficial action. You avoid the miscommunications that derail cooperation and break down partnerships.
By doing so, you will better:
1) Prepare for Interviews
2) Prepare to Interview someone else
3) Polish a Presentation
4) Communicate a value proposition
5) Conduct higher quality meetings and reviews
6) Connect with your direct reports, boss, peers, customers, prospects, and primary life partner