Since email is such an essential form of communication in business, why is it often used incorrectly?

As a leader, what do you find is your greatest barrier to successful communication with your group?

I have observed that if there are too many or to long of meetings, attendees become less focused. Many times participants are working on other things, or trying to plan a schedule to accomplish tasks missed because time is being used for meetings. I n order to keep meetings effective brief to the point agendas are required. Meetings should start and end at the schedule times. have observed tht if there are to many or to long of meetings, attendees become less focused. Many times participants are working on other things, or trying to plan a schedule to accoplish tasks that time is being used for meetings. I n order to keep meetings effective brief to the point agendas are required. Meetings should start and end at the schedule times.

I feel that a key ingredient in excellent listening is having a genuine interest in what your prospect is trying to convey to you. It is critical to the prospect that we truly do care about them and that they know this. It will make it that much easier to peel the layers to get to the real source of the pain. In other words, because they trust you, their defense mechanisms are down.

Teaching in an Online setting can be very challenging when communicating to the students. Some students do not attend the Live Chat sessions or even listen to the recorded archive of the session and thus miss out on the information for their task. But, if the college does not enforce or require the students to attend, this causes a lower percentage of the students to not listen to the archived version. If we are to communicate effectively to our students, then the Colleges need to enforce that somehow with the students enrolled in the course.

What identifiers do you look for to determine a potentially difficult interaction with a peer, manager or direct report?

How do you handle difficult interactions with others in the workplace? Do you follow a process? If so, what are the steps and have they been effective?

Though you may not negotiate a major business deal every day, what types of negotiation skills become important to leading employees and managing daily operations?

Bottom line, how do you maintain a positive negotiating relationship with others?

What do you believe are the top three or four things to remember when preparing and delivering an effective presentation?

What is the best way to customize a presentation to your audience?

How do you build your own credibility when interacting with others?

When trying to persuade others, what are some specific ways that you overcome resistance to your ideas?

What is the difference between coaching an employee and managing an employee?

What process do you follow in preparing and leading a coaching session with an employee? What communication skills do you believe are the most important to the coaching process? Why?

If your are using visuals or presentation software, do not clutter up the media. If your visuals are too busy, you will lose the audience as they will be trying take in all the extra information.

Hi, My name is Linda and I am an online college instructor. My students are given topics to address within the forum and some writing assignments. I find it effective to be specific in clearly articulating what students have done well and how they can improve. It doesn't work well to simply state: "Nice work", The student needs to know what they have done well and how they can improve. Thanks, Linda

What guidelines or parameters do you utilize for setting your workplace task priorities?

How do you go about establishing mutual expectations with your own manager?

Clear and precise communication is the most effective form of talking. We have to communicate verbally as well as non-verbally to be successfull in our jobs and our lives.