Whenever you meet new people – at social and networking events and in client and selling situations, you need to establish rapport. Establishing rapport is the foundation for a relationship. You need rapport when influencing and negotiating. And for effective coaching and therapeutic relationships. So what is rapport? And how Read More
I recently visited the North West - PM Forum at the offices of PWC in Manchester to facilitate a session on this topic. I would like to thank the Committee members - Rachel Kelly | LinkedIn, ⭐️Angela Brown | LinkedIn, Ally Lumsden | LinkedIn, Amanda Watson | LinkedIn, Linda Stoddard Read More
At the recent PM Forum training workshop on “Buy in, engagement and stakeholder management” there was much discussion about influence and persuasion. Delegates were from law and accountancy firms. I’ve pulled together many of the ideas on influence and persuasion to create a toolbox as an additional learning resource for Read More
I’m often asked to provide training in conversation skills. Whether it’s for confident or commercial conversations as part of the networking skills toolkit or part of a relationship building or sales conversations. I often wonder whether the conversation skills gap was caused by the imposed isolation during the Covid lockdowns Read More
I recently reviewed all the articles in Professional Marketing magazine on pitching. And I’ve highlighted the key points here of the latest insights on pitching – Online, virtual, productivity, confidence and procurement. Online pitching In October 2021, Michael Fleming (Kissing with Confidence) argued that whether in the room or on Read More
