The Best Handful of Tips 95 – Thanking a Guest Speaker: When you are asked to thank a guest speaker there are a few simple rules to follow. When a guest speaker has finished addressing a meeting, the chairperson usually asks a member of the audience to propose a vote of thanks. A speech to…
The Best Handful of Tips 94 – Listen Carefully: Learn to listen carefully. Leaders who listen to their people are the most effective as well as the most popular. You cannot listen if you are talking – and if you are talking you are not learning about things that could be of interest or concern.…
The Best Handful of Tips 92 – Preparing Speech Notes I have recently seen the British Prime Minister lose her speech notes in the wind. If they had been prepared correctly this wouldn’t have happened. If you are a professional, such as a scientist, a manager or a politician you will want to be reported…
The Best Handful of Tips 93 – Training Ways Training should be to inspire action rather than to fill with knowledge. Having run training workshops in many countries I have experimented using different ways to train. At the Singapore Institute of Management ( now Singapore University of Social Sciences) I ran 31 three…
The Best Handful of Tips 91 – Be a Successful Introducer: The role of the introducer is to set the scene and to arouse the listeners’ interest so they will direct their attention to the speaker and the topic. By mentioning specific interests you can create an atmosphere which makes the audience more receptive…
The Best Handful of Tips 90 – Getting Your Message Across What is the best way to get your message across? There is no best way. It will depend on who you are targeting and where they get their information from. Try targeting your messages to specific groups of clients and potential clients. You…
The Best Handful of Tips 89 – Promoting Your Good Idea: Recommending a change is not easy. The idea must be worthwhile and have economic advantages. The timing of your promotion can be critical. The time must be right for making changes. Workers who are comfortable with their working conditions and who have done…
The Best Handful of Tips 88 – Encourage Creativity: Creativity requires the freedom to doubt the worth of cherished practices. Rules, red tape and legislation are the enemies of creativity. Creative people often see familiar things as old-fashioned and out-of-date and want to create something new and worth-while. The only thing constant these…
The Best Handful of Tips 87 – Collecting Debts: Collecting debts can be difficult and often messy. The collection process should go through distinct stages. Always put your requests in formal letters and keep copies. The first two letters you send should politely assume the customer has overlooked payment and will pay when reminded. The…
The Best Handful of Tips 86 – Training Internationally: The way you train in your country may not be the best way to run a training programme in another country so do your homework and make your training flexible and fun. Five of the best tips before you begin a training programme in a foreign…
The Best Handful of Tips 85 – Prepare Your Future: Now is the time for you to prepare your future. The best jobs and careers will go to those who are prepared. Over the next decade many new skills will be needed. Jobs will go to those who update their qualifications and…
The Best Handful of Tips 84 – Negotiate Successfully: If you are tolerant in one moment of anger, it will save you many days of regret so plan your negotiation strategy with care. The five best tips to reach an agreement between conflicting groups Plan your strategy Set down what you hope to achieve. Write…
