Presentation skills are essential for everybody, leader, manager or “worker”. Better skills will get your message across better to introvert, or extrovert. This week’s guest is Alastair Greener.
Communication is critical in business success. Engagement, motivation and delegation (among other issues) all need communication skills.
Introverts and extroverts have different communication preferences, understanding these is important to get people to work together, be understood and more importantly influence each other.
Here are number of relevant articles, which I hope you find interesting.
Introvert friendly communication
Many people struggle to get introverts to communicate with them. This can be especially frustrating in business when a leader wants some of quieter team members to “open up more”. The benefit of doing so is less frustration (both leader and introvert), better team work, better productivity and better staff retention.
Understanding key introvert / extrovert differences (internal processing, people energy and preference for quieter locations) will allow you help others communicate more easily to (plan in advance, allow them more time to reply, and create suitable breaks). The article ends with 10 specific tips to improve a conversation with an introvert.
Saying Hello – a step too far?
I know I'm an introvert and we're not supposed to go round talking to people, well not if some myths are true. But I always say hello to people when walking, the responses vary since lockdown. I do believe that general polite chat is a good thing, even (in fact...
The reluctant storyteller
Simon Raybould and I discuss the value of using stories when presenting, especially as an introvert.
How can I get beyond small talk?
5 answers to How can I get beyond small talk to more meaningful conversations, helping achieve something, but in a natural way..