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Communication skills are at the crosshairs of success. Whether your communication is done verbally or virtually, your ability to do it effectively, and with influence, will determine your success or failure. Research shows that 80% of people feel that they could achieve better results if they were able to communicate better. Millions of companies, small and large, experience communication problems on a regular basis, but in most cases, a simple shift in focus does the trick.
If you find that your communication is no longer influential, and it's often missing its intended target, the solution is simple: It's called the LASER model, which is unique because its focus is internal. The starting point for effective communication is within us. What happens if you initially focus externally rather than internally? Well, it's like operating your business without a business plan; achieving anything - even nothing - is acceptable. In order to truly achieve influential communication, you must focus internally first, pointing the LASER at yourself. Here's how.
Listen. Listen to the environment you are in, and listen to your own thoughts. Is it so noisy that you can't hear yourself think? The key to successful internal...