Tips for “How Can I Help”
Examples for the “How Can I Help” Call “Hello, this is Z. T. Ye. I was saddened to hear about your mother being in the hospital. What do you need? How can I help?” “Hi, this is Emma Dinh. Bob told me you are looking for a position in … I wanted to see if […]
English Speech Communication- How to Build Trust – Every Time
English Speech Communication: How to Build Trust at Work, in Negotiations, and in Daily Life How to build trust? State and keep your commitments.. For example, if you say, “I will follow-up with you tomorrow with a phone call,” and you do that, then you are predictable, and your words match your actions. But if […]
The How Can I Help Offer
“How Can I Help” Call— Your Offer For an “How Can I Help” call– just by calling you are showing that you care. Letting someone know that you are available can mean a lot. True, people often don’t know what to ask for, but with good listening and questioning skills, you may be able to […]
How to Be Clear When Teaching a Task –English Speech Communication
Be Clear When Teaching a Task Recall the last time you assigned a person to complete a task for you at work or in daily life –family or friend? Tips for being clear in that circumstance: Set the climate. Use a place conducive for listening.–specially level of background noise Get a time when your colleague […]
Offer Your Help
Offer Your Help- Make a Call Make this call to offer support and make yourself available as a resource. When you hear about a project or challenge someone is facing, reach out and call. If you hear someone is job searching you can call and offer ideas and moral support. Ask questions to find out […]
Public Speaking- Clear and To the Point
Public Speaking— Make Clear and To the Point Do you want to communicate ideas clearly? Do you want to be clear and to-the-point for presentations? Those presentations could be any presentation, from a five-minute informal chat, to a thirty-minute formal speech using many examples. Here are some tips for expressing ideas clearly. Being clear simply […]
Keep Communication Lines Open
The “Thinking of You” Call Call friends, clients, and associates occasionally for no particular reason other than to say hello and let them know you are thinking of them. No sales pitch, no request, no agenda, no expectations. Just “Hi, how are you? I was thinking of you and want to know how things are […]
How to Make A Referral or New Contact Call
How to Make a Referral or “New Contact” Calll You make this kind of call to either someone you have just met or someone you have not yet met who has been referred to you by someone you know. With a referral or ” new contact” call, it’s important to indicate immediately who referred you. […]
Build Your Career- Do This (Asking Questions–#1 Skill for English Communication)
Right away–Do This to Boost Your Career and Influence——Ask Questions- Experts report that increasing skills in asking questions and voice inflection are the two skills which fastest boost the careers of native-born speakers of English. If that is true for native-born speakers, it is true for nonnative-born speakers. Asking questions builds relationship and rapport. Asking […]
How to Follow-up on Idea or Project
The “Follow-Through” Call A “follow-through” call is made to follow up on an idea or project. It may involve asking or giving information, scheduling an appointment or meeting or touching base about an opportunity Examples of openers: “Hi, this is Bill Chen, calling to follow up to schedule our meeting about next year’s conference.” “This […]