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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Keeping Conversations Short

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It is often said that time is money; even if you disagree with this, you surely feel that time is an important asset. Regardless of whether someone believes time to be money or leisure or fun, one thing remains constant: time is important. And even though it might seem funny to figure out how to "end conversations quickly," it is also true that you sometimes find yourself in conversations you would prefer to keep short. Regardless of whether these conversations occur with a coworker, a neighbor, or a stranger, you will have more of your "time" if you know how to keep these conversations short.

Be polite: Summoning every ounce of politeness you can muster is the best thing you can do when aiming to end a conversation quickly. In fact, you may end up finding that the conversation actually drags on longer if you are rude to the person with whom you are trying to end a conversation. If, on the other hand, you are polite and friendly, it becomes much easier to graciously end the conversation, as your counterpart can leave the conversation feeling fulfilled.

Recognize what most people want to talk about: Even though a conversation is supposed to be an exchange between two people, most poeple would much rather be engaged in a "conversation" that focuses on nothing but their own self. Allow the other person to tell you all the things they want to tell you as quickly as possible by turning every question they ask back to them, and in this way they will feel fulfilled with the conversation much more quickly.

Know how to graciously finish: Closing out a conversation is often the toughest part of keeping conversations short, as lots of people try to exit a conversation by making excuses. Instead, you should always end a conversation the same way when you are trying to keep things short: simply tell the person that it was great talking to them, and that you look forward to catching up again!

If you follow these tips, you will not only be able to keep conversations short when you need to, but you will also do so in a manner that leaves your counterpart feeling fulfilled!

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Tips For Dealing With An Upset Customer In Person

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If the job where you work rarely puts you in a position where you have to deal with customers - and where, if you do deal with customers, it is usually through email or over the phone - you will not have to worry about one of the things that is among the biggest concerns of people who deal with customers all the time: dealing with an upset customer in person! When it comes to dealing with an upset customer in person, it is not that you have necessarily done anything wrong that makes it such a frustration - but in fact, the fact that you have probably done nothing wrong heightens the frustration, as the customer will often treat you as though you have done something wrong; for this reason, knowing how deal with an upset customer in person can be extremely valuable, as it can lessen the strain these encounters put on you.

The first thing the customer will want to know is that you are on their side, as they will assume you are "against them" if you are not "for them"; even if you do not necessarily agree with their complaint, you should always be understanding and create an image of agreement, as this will cause them to feel like you are their ally rather than their enemy - which, of course, will prevent them from turning their attack to you.

Once the boundaries of the discussion have been established in such a way that they feel you are on their side, you can take the next step, which is offering solutions; the person with whom you are dealing may turn out to be inconsolable, but at least - in taking this approach - you can try to solve the problem on your own.

When it comes to an upset customer, however, there will be times when you will not be able to solve the problem on your own; when this happens, remember that there is always someone above you to whom you can pass this customer along - which is what you will sometimes have to do, as many customers in this position simply remain upset until they get the satisfaction of talking to someone's "superior"!

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Tips For Promoting Your Business Through Pictures

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One thing that you are probably aware of if you run a small business of your own (that you are perhaps even painfully aware of!) is the fact that, within your business, you will always be competing against others, as it will be inevitable that some of your competitors will thrive while others of your competitors will not survive; because of this - and because you will certainly want to be on the "thriving" side, rather than on the "not surviving" side - it will be important that you look for every edge you can find in order to experience success, and one edge that you should pay attention to is learning how to promote your business through pictures.

More than likely, you have a website that you use for your business - either as a promotional tool, or as a storefront in its own right - and you may even have realized that one of the most important things for you to achieve success with this website is for it to be visually appealing, but what you may not have realized is that having pictures that pertain to your business is one of the best ways to make it visually appealing!

Another thing that will be important is to have pictures that pertain to your business in print ads of yours; it is one thing to have a print ad that gives the viewer information, but it is another thing altogether (that is, it is a much more effective thing!) for the print ad to tell the viewer something all on its own, through a well-placed picture.

And having some pictures on site if you have a storefront, or (to an even greater degree!) if you have an office that customers or clients come to for meetings, will go a long way in drawing these customers and clients in; have some of your favorite pictures (of those that relate to or pertain to your business) blown up and mounted on the wall, and this will give your offices an extra, useful flair.

And most importantly of all when it comes to these pictures, make sure you are hiring someone who knows what they are doing to take these pictures; if you are using pictures as one of the "faces" of your business, you will want these pictures to look professional - and the way to make this happen is to have a professional take the pictures!