When your employees and clients talk about your company's communication skills, what do you suppose they are saying? Companies striving for an impressive image rate excellent communication skills highly. A popular way to achieve an A+ when communicating is through workshops with the Comerford Consulting trademark: learning that is informative and enjoyable at the same time. Do you know that an average employee writing one letter or memo a week costs $4,258.60 annually? Or that improper use of e-mail wastes approximately $4,000 per employee each year? Statistics like those can help you say, "These workshops pay for themselves fast and help us make money too--what a return on our investment. Let's talk!" Contact us about these workshops that work! Professional Writing Skills*: Time equals money in the work world, so creating clear documents quickly that can be understood easily is crucial. Corporate communicators value this highly interactive workshop where they design an efficient writing process leading to effective products that convey their image with style. Participants
practice Paragraph Performance from introductions to
conclusions, Sentence Sense, Word Wisdom, and Format
Force for documents that look, sound, and feel professional.
Included is a review of Mighty Mechanics that can be taught
separately in a course called Taking the
"Grr" out of Grammar*. E-Mail
Gems*: Do e-mail messages in your company resemble screen
versions of the junk mail cluttering mailboxes today? E-Mail Gems
helps participants develop Screen Savvy as they create
electronic messages readers view not as junk, but gems. (1/2
day) Building
with the Basics: Grammar and Punctuation*: Used correctly,
good grammar and proper punctuation are rarely noticed but when
misused cause document disasters. Based on a building analogy, this
workshop provides many opportunities for participants to
"build" documents using the tools of their language.
Included are pre- and post-tests to show learning progress.
Participants value this update on "dos" and
"taboos" for more powerful writing--and smarter speaking
too. since the same principles apply. (2 days) Speak
Smart: Oral Grammar*: For those speaking over the phone or in
meetings, correct grammar and proper pronunciation are vital to
their image. Using audio tapes, participants receive two critiques
of their speaking skills. Employers and employees alike realize they
need to speak right so they won't be left out in the business world.
(1 day) Exceeding
Excellence: Communicating with Head for knowledge, Heart
for customer concern, and Hands for follow-up is the focus of
this innovative training initiative and onsite coaching for customer
service representatives. (1/2 to 1 day) Powerful
Presentations: People can fear public speaking over dying!
Replacing protesting, procrastinating, and panicking with planning,
practicing, and polishing works. This workshop helps speakers
experience decreased fear along with increased competence and
confidence when designing and delivering powerful presentations.
(1-2 days) Write
to Win: How can writers create winning correspondence? They can
RACE to this Comerford Consulting workshop in Advanced Professional
Writing Skills! Working with their own real-world scenarios,
participants will master the RACE formula--R (Review), A (Answer), C
(Condense), and E (Edit)--to get on their marks, get set, and go
toward the checkered flag of winning writing. (1 day) Geometric
Psychology: Communicating well first requires self-knowledge
followed by insights into how others interact. Geometric psychology
provides a fun, memorable way for participants to learn about
themselves, colleagues, managers, family members--virtually everyone
they encounter professionally and personally. (1-3 hours) Coaching
Communications: Using a baseball analogy, managers and team
leaders coach their students on strategies for getting hits with
their writing and speaking while catching errors in the process. The
results are winning workshops for coaches and players alike!
Coaching choices include
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