Results for Tag: Professionalism

What Makes Someone Right for Sales?

Charles Carlson

July 06, 2022

There is no perfect background for sales. So, what are the qualities that sales professionals do need to be truly successful at what they do?

Taking Your Body Language Online

Rachel Smith

June 29, 2022

“Digital body language” describes what we can use in written messages and video meetings that replaces physical body language and vocal cues. There are four law—value visibly, communicate carefully, collaborate confidently, and trust totally.

You Wrote What?!

Rachel Smith

June 22, 2022

Written communication is more often misinterpreted, since there’s no body language or vocal cues to read. Interrobangs, textese, emojis—your message is about a lot more than dotting Is and crossing Ts.

Vocal Communication: It’s How You Say It

Rachel Smith

June 08, 2022

“Thanks a lot”: whether you hear that phrase as sincerity or snark is all about someone’s paralanguage.

You Could Be Getting a Lot More Out of Conferences—Part 3: During and Post Conference

Rachel Smith

May 25, 2022

We reveal the secrets to making a “spiffy” first impression (one that isn’t about leopard-print bow-ties, stiletto heels, or gilded business cards), go-to conversation starters, and how to follow up.

You Could Be Getting a Lot More Out of Conferences—Part 2: More Pre-Conference Preparation

Rachel Smith

May 11, 2022

So you’ve honed your message and identified prospects? Congrats. Keep going with pre-drafted cadences, ready-to-go gifts, and deconflicting strategies.

Tips for Facilitating Trust

Rachel Smith

February 23, 2022

This is the professional version of “Show up when you say you will, show up regularly, and show you give a damn.”

Predictors of Trust

Rachel Smith

February 09, 2022

We share the “big three” factors that contribute to trust–you can probably guess them–and one that will probably surprise you. Then genetics tries to crash the party.

A Matter of Trust

Rachel Smith

February 02, 2022

Even the professionals who study trust have a difficult time telling us what it is. Some measures of trust take place in milliseconds; others build over months.