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Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

See the section below on negotiation. Questions in persuasion and negotiation – Influencing Questions play an important role in persuasion and negotiation too. Some negotiators suggest you avoid using “ Why” questions as it can imply criticism. How can I help to make this better for us?” “How

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What is Socratic questioning? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

It’s helpful in conversations, critical thinking and negotiation. Long before I learned of the value of Socratic questioning in coaching and counselling, I remember an editor asking me to use Socratic questioning in some writing. Socratic questioning is a way to drive logical argument. So what is Socratic questioning? Questioning skills).

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

Often, pricing becomes the focus of these negotiations. Procurement and pricing Increasingly for global or public sector clients, procurement will have a major role in managing panels, framework agreements and tenders. We communicate differently with procurement professionals than other decision-makers and users of professional services.

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Achieve more engagement and buy-in: Relationships, Plan, Expectations, Benefits, Persuasion and Training

Red Star Kim

As well as switching from “tell” to “ask”, we explored various ideas including: Influence – Cialdini’s six principles of the psychology of persuasion (kimtasso.com) Power of three – Writing and presentation basics (Video) (kimtasso.com) Book review – Persuasion: The art of influencing people by James Borg (kimtasso.com) leader’s guide to (..)

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The differences between electronic and digital signatures

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Empowering sales teams to simplify the process to generate, negotiate, and eSign proposals, quotes, and contracts. Originally published August 30, 2016, updated May 15, 2020. The post The differences between electronic and digital signatures appeared first on Blog. Accelerating deals from propose to close. Learn more.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

For example: Core selling skills: Communication (verbal and non-verbal) Confidence Emotional intelligence (especially empathy) Listening Needs analysis Problem-solving Questioning Relationship building (rapport, trust) Related selling skills: Adaptation/Flexibility Analytical Assertiveness Collaboration Commerciality Conversation Curiosity Integrity (..)

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Be more strategic: Top-down or bottom-up, marketing and sales integration and property marketing

Red Star Kim

In practice, there is usually an iterative process where top-down and bottom-up strategies are negotiated and aligned. We talked about the helicopter approach to strategy – looking down on the big picture (rather than getting stuck in the detail) with an eye on the horizon. the bricks and mortar).

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