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5 Essential Communication Skills Most People Mess Up

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We all learn basic communication skills early in our careers, such as writing reports and presenting in meetings. But as your career progresses, no one tells you about the communication skills that can make the difference between earning the next promotion or getting passed over.

These often overlooked skills can set you apart because most people don’t know how to do them well.

In this Career Mastery Live, you’ll discover 5 underused communication skills that will benefit you at every stage of your career.

  • How to make the most of valuable face time with hard-to-reach managers
  • The mental reframe to challenge other people’s ideas without creating conflict
  • The secret to getting people to buy into your ideas
  • The question to ask to delegate tasks and projects successfully
  • What to say to invite constructive and useful feedback

You’ll come away with practical strategies and actionable tips to make your professional interactions more effective and accelerate your career progression.

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May Busch

May Busch

May is an executive coach, speaker, advisor, and author of the #1 international bestseller VISIBLE: How to Advance Your Career Without Playing Politics, Selling Your Soul, or Working Yourself into the Ground. She’s a seasoned business executive with a passion for helping leaders be the best they can be.

As an executive coach and mentor, May brings 24 years of front-line corporate experience and expertise, most recently as COO of Morgan Stanley Europe, to help professionals overcome (often hidden) obstacles, advance to the next level in their careers and reach their full potential.

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