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Party Networking or “Are You George?”
I love advertising my business through networking with other upbeat business people. There are many networking groups in every city—trade organizations, Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, national associations, etc. But you don’t have to restrict yourself to business organizations..

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The Power of Active Listening
Back when my youngest son was in his troublesome teens, my wife and I took a course on Parent Effectiveness Training. It was an eye-opener, because we discovered that we were not really listening to him. We should have 'Actively Listened'.

Mail and Email
Email has become the opener to our workdays. And for most of our clients and prospects, too. It may even be the primary mode of business communication today, because it's easier to jot off an email than play telephone tag.

Part II: Can LinkedIn Increase Your Sales?
In Part II of this series, eight people share how they use LinkedIn to connect, create sales, and more. For those of you still trying to decide if it's worth your time to be on LinkedIn, it's an eye-opener. For those of you already on LinkedIn, you'll discover great strategies that you might never have thought of on your own.

What Does Good Service Mean… To You? To Your Customer?
Try this short experiment. It may be an eye opener for you, and you may get surprised: Have everyone in your organization write a 25 word explanation of “What is Good Service.” You may be surprised.
How to Avoid 4 Key Sales Objections
As you’re holding a sales conversation with a potential client there are three conversations going on. The outward verbal conversation between the two of you, the inward conversation in the potential clients mind, and the one you’re having in your mind. Currently you monitor two of those three conversations.

I Just Called to See How Things are Going
This is a sad story. Sad but true. It was a real conversation, ostensibly a sales conversation. This sales conversation, and many others just like it, are happening all over the world. I recount this sad sales conversation here in hope that we may all learn from it:
How to Begin a Conversation
Successful people are dynamic communicators. Dynamic communicators have mastered three basic communication skills: conversation, writing and presenting. Inviting people to participate in a conversation and getting their agreement before jumping in is an important, but often overlooked conversation skill. People who are invited to join a conversation, and choose to do so, are more likely to be better participants. If you want to become an excellent conversationalist, take a few minutes to explain why you want to have a conversation. Ask the other person if he or she has the time and is willing to participate in a conversation on that topic. Your conversations will be better and more productive if you follow this simple common sense advice.
Do You Talk More Than You Listen?
Even if you often let others carry on the conversation, there's likely another conversation simultaneously going on inside your head. As the other person speaks, your mind may be racing on with its own thoughts, drowning out all words but its own.

The Art of Good Conversation
Do you struggle with conversation? Do you get nervous or do you have a loss for words? Read this article for great tips on how to carry a good conversation.
Accept Responsibility in Every Conversation - or Be a Victim
Our choice in every conversation, every day, is to accept responsibility for the result or be a victim. Accepting responsibility requires three skills: Planning Every Conversation, Speaking the other Person's Language, and Using Responsible Listening to Control the Conversation.
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