Selling skills

Conversation skills book review 4: The First Minute (How to start conversations that get results) by Chris Fenning

This is a slightly different conversation book to those I reviewed previously (see list below). The first two focused on starting a conversation in a networking situation. The third focused on conversations between leaders and their people. This book – published in 2020 – is also focused on internal conversations Read More

2023-09-20T11:08:25+01:00September 20, 2023|Kim's Blog, Management Skills, Relationship Management, Selling|

Pitching, differentiation and competitor analysis

In May we welcomed delegates from legal, accounting and consulting firms at manager and executive levels to a PM Forum workshop on pitching. Some delegates were highly experienced in pitching (and their roles focused on pitching and tenders), whereas others were at the start of their journey and/or had only Read More

2023-06-01T11:28:30+01:00June 1, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling, Strategy|

Telephone skills for lawyers and accountants – Confidentiality, client experience, accents and gatekeepers

There have been many requests recently for inhouse training on telephone skills to support client service and selling both for fee-earners and support staff. Earlier in April I ran a public MBL “Pick up the phone – Client service and sales opportunities for professionals in the digital age” online training Read More

2023-04-24T13:08:10+01:00April 24, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Relationship Management, Selling|

Pitch points from a pitching and tendering training workshop

In early April I facilitated another of MBL’s training workshops on “Pitch Perfect - How to Prepare & Present Winning Pitches & Tenders” for legal and accounting firms. Whilst these sessions are typically attended by fee-earners hoping to improve their pitch confidence and success, on this occasion the delegates were Read More

2023-04-11T13:40:42+01:00April 11, 2023|Accountants, Kim's Blog, Lawyers, Marketing, Selling, Statistics and trends|

Enhancing your soft skills in 2023?

Where did 2022 go? It seemed to fly past. So now we are looking at how we might do things differently and better in 2023. One task will be to plan your self-development – particularly with regards to enhancing your soft skills in 2023. Here’s some inspiration to get you Read More

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