Presentation Skills Tip #3: Keep it Simple: Concentrate on your Core Message – Будьте Проще. Сосредоточьтесь на своей Основной Идее When planning your presentation, you should always keep in mind the question: What is the key message for my audience to take away? You should be able to communicate that key message very briefly. Some…
Presentation Skills Tip #2: Focus on your Audience’s Needs Your presentation needs to be built around what your audience is going to get out of the presentation. As you prepare the presentation, you always need to bear in mind what the audience needs and wants to know, not what you can tell them. While you’re…
Presentation Skills Tip #1 Presenting information and ideas to an audience in a way that is engaging, motivating, and effective. This method of business communication allows one individual, or a group of individuals, to share evidence to support an idea or argument. A good presenter is also a good storyteller, using data, stories and examples…
Negotiation Skills Tip #1: Reaching a mutually beneficial solution by understanding and leveraging the other side’s motivations. A mutually beneficial or “win-win” solution is one that both sides finds favorable, and maintains positive relationships for future interactions. In order to achieve this outcome, you will need to discover what factors would be most influential and…
Teamwork skills Effectively communicating with others who may have different opinions and skill sets. In a business setting, this means putting aside personal differences and working toward a common goal. For teamwork to be successful, all parties must recognize that combined efforts are worth more than individual contributions.
Networking skills Displaying business value and encouraging others to enter into your business network. In order to network successfully, you will need to be interesting enough that others desire to partner with you in some way. A large business network can also be a safety net, and means you have more people to rely on…
Common English Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. Mistake #4: Incorrect capitalization The rules of capitalization in English may seem confusing, especially to non-native speakers. Issues with incorrect or missing capitals in English writing are regularly seen. Stick to these basic rules: – Always capitalize “I” – Capitalize proper nouns, which include names of…
Common English Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. Mistake #3: Inconsistency in spelling style (UK/US English) The subtle spelling differences between British English (BrE) and American English (AmE) spelling can be difficult for learners to spot. It is important, however, that you write in the appropriate spelling style for your audience and that you…
Common English Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. Mistake #2: Excessively Long Paragraphs While there is no set rule for the number of sentences a paragraph should contain, it is possible to have paragraphs that are too long. Excessively long paragraphs are one of the most common problems seen in writing. The problem can…
Common English Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Mistake #1: Switching Tenses Unnecessarily One of the most common problems seen in English writing is unnecessary switching between past, present and future tenses. Changing between verb tenses within a sentence can make it difficult for the reader to follow a piece of writing and should…