I was at a networking event yesterday, an event that I attended for the first time, I knew nobody.

I am in the communication skills and show training business and as an element of my private ‘pre-event routine ‘ I went through a planning segment of working out ‘what I say ‘ when asked what I do by other networkers in the room. My aim? To supply a clear concise message so those I talk with Understand what I do to help folks succeed. As I entered into the room I began to speak with various folk present and making connections.

Beware Language and Techy Blurb

After a short while I was approached by a person who when we received speaking, explained that he was an accountant. Now, I have met a few accountants with varying levels of communication skills at networking events and I understand now that there are ‘different types of accountants ‘ and services offered by accountant so in order for me to understand completely ‘what type ‘ of accountant I was coping with I asked the question , “What kind of work are you doing for your clients?”

Boom

The answer that followed enabled a person , like me, in the communication skills business, to ask if my expertise in understanding a persons communication skills was up to the task! He answered, “We handle stuff like non-operating earnings, cost accounting, general ledger, accrual accounting? I was lost, immediately. As I stared blankly, searching for internal meaning of the communication so I could understand it, I started to realize the only person who know what this all meant was the accountant himself. Truthfully, I was non the wiser and I wondered whether anyone else who that person talked with that evening would have gone away from that conversation totally understanding ‘what he actually does ‘?

Next Question

“What does that mean?” I asked sillily. The reply again was scattered with technical terms, industry talk, I turned off.

Keep It Simplistic

So what occurred? From my point of view, the key ‘error of judgement ‘ manufactured by the individual revolved around the following:

• A presumption that I accepted the ‘jargon ‘ associated with the accountancy sector
• An incapability to convert jargon to straightforward to understand terms
• A failing to ‘spot ‘ that I didn't understand the communication

It's not just accountants communication skills

To be truthful, I bet you too have seen and heard of this situation, not just with accountants. But IT, SEO, even some marketeers and their techniques and systems and so jargon laden that how probably can the source of the communication actually guarantee that their message is fully accepted by the fans, prospects and clients. So. IT folk, S.E.O types and accountants (and anybody else) ensure your communication skills are up to standard! Make your business easy to understand so we, the non-technical folk, can communicate successfully with you. Focus on what feelings your service provides, i.e what happens to me when I have had your services. If you have a thief alarm at home, you have not acquired the pad on the wall or the box on the exterior of the property, you have bought the ‘peace of mind ‘ and security? That if a person attempts to enter your property then they're discouraged.

For accountants to improve their communication skills at networking events and meetings, target the fact that you too offer peace of mind, security and offer clients confidence that an expert is in control of their finances. Now that I DO UNDERSTAND!

Nick Hill used to be scared of talking in public, till he knew what he knows now about changing your behavior to ‘achieve bigger ‘ results.

Having embarked on a journey of coaching advanced communication methodologies, so mandatory for accomplishment in many business areas like sales, coaching, presenting and management of people, Nick developed the Mr Presenter brand to supply only the best standard of sales and presentation training to business execs looking to achieve ‘excellence ‘ in what they do.

For more information on how you might improve your sales and presentation skills, drop by our site via this link: Communication Skills Coaching

_{»crosslinked«}