Great presentation skills are important — whether it’s for a presentation to one’s team, top management or to an external client. Salespeople present to close deals. Researchers present their findings. Professionals present proposals, budget requests, and all their other work. The bottom line: results are produced with good presentations. Presentations that capture the audience’s attention […]
If you write clearly, people automatically assume that you think clearly too. But oftentimes, writing is a complicated, challenging, and very frustrating business. Many will agree with that people are more likely to speak effectively than write clearly. But why do people write poorly? People learned to speak first. A good number of people even […]
A leading international organization with an office in Manila approached Guthrie-Jensen in the recent past with the goal of improving the culture of their operations department. The department had 200 employees, coming from diverse backgrounds: long-time and new employees; Filipino employees and nationals from Asia, Europe, and North America; tenured professionals and contractual workers. The […]
Gone are the days when professionals produce results solely on the basis of their technical know-how. With today’s business landscape, we now live in a world where our ideas, products, and services will have to be pitched, and will need to compete with several industry counterparts. To produce results, one must command the attention and […]
How can one organize thoughts and opinions to project credibility and more importantly, influence people? How can one get his point across in a more organized manner? These are two of the most frequently asked questions professionals ask during training programs like Communication Assertiveness or People Handling Skills. Here is an an easy and practical […]
The quality of one’s written communication speaks volumes for any company or professional. For these reasons, emails, letters, reports, proposals, and even presentations must always be checked before they are sent. Care must be taken whether these messages are for internal or external clients. Typos and grammatical slips, and other errors lessen the credibility of […]