CommuniSkills

Senior Director, Microsoft Business Solutions

jstewart — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:46:42 +0000

“Wow, this is awesome! This is the best summary of P&G writing/thinking I’ve ever seen.”

Brand Marketer at P&G and Commercial Manager at GE

jstewart — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:45:59 +0000

“I use the concepts I learned from Tom’s CommuniSkills curriculum on an daily basis. It is the singlemost important training of my professional career. It was so valuable to me at P&G that I introduced Tom to GE, and CommuniSkills is now part of GE’s leadership program curriculum. Tom’s communication training is a “must have” for professionals who rely on written and oral communication to influence others.”

Senior Finance Manager at P&G

jstewart — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:35:55 +0000

Upon rewriting our contractors’ communication templates based on his training:

Response time from stakeholders on feedback requests reduced by more than 80%.
Feedback quality improved so that the first response was routinely actionable.
Typical request approval cycles shrunk to 3 days, vs. 10+ previously.

The improvements were so immediate and dramatic that within a week of implementing them on a pilot project, our team began redesigning communication templates on other projects within our overall service.”

Year first hired: 2008 (hired more than once)
Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

Snap Your Way to Success!

jstewart — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:40:09 +0000

Thinking Positively Leads to Superior Performance
Psychologists and motivational coaches often recommend a practical approach to help their clients banish the negative thinking that can paralyze performance: wear a rubber band on your wrist and snap it whenever you catch yourself thinking a negative thought (“I’m not going to do well in the job interview because I’m so nervous”) or on the verge of indulging in a habit you are trying to break (eating sweets, smoking, complaining). It reminds you to replace that thought with a positive, solution-oriented one.

Setting Realistic Goals is the First Step
While the idea of wearing a rubber band on your wrist and snapping it when you are about to say or do something negative may seem simplistic, almost silly, people who have adopted the technique have successfully overcome everything from nail biting to nagging. To make wrist snapping an important part of your effort to make a positive change in your life, first assess what changes you need to make and set goals for those changes. Once you’ve determined what changes you want to make and have established your goals, wearing a wrist band and snapping it can be a helpful tool in keeping you on track to success!

Wrist bands can be especially helpful in your efforts to become a more effective communicator
Negative self talk is a common impediment to successful oral presentations. Speakers undermine their ability to give dynamic presentations by repeating negative thoughts before a speech: “I just know I’m going to forget something important” or “I am so afraid of getting a question I won’t be able to answer.” Writers limit their ability to produce successful documents through negative self-talk: “I never have time to organize my thoughts well on paper” or “I’ve never been a very good writer.”

Snapping a wrist band can stop negative thoughts before they become entrenched in your mind and alert you to the need to “stop, rewind, and rethink” the situation. You can then replace the negative thought (“I just know I’m going to forget something important”) with a positive self-talk message (“I’m confident that I will remember all the important points in my presentation if I practice it beforehand, and my Power Point slides will be a helpful aid”).

How to get a free wristband
CommuniSkills wants to give you a high-quality, custom-made wrist band with an affirmative message (“Make It Happen!”) free of charge. Here’s how to place your order:

Write to:
CommuniSkills
Attn: Marilyn Clark
8749 Apalachee Dr.
Cincinnati, OH
45249

email:info@communiskills.com

Ohio Women’s Network Chooses CommuniSkills for New Website

jstewart — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:02:27 +0000

Ohio Women’s Network and CommuniSkills are pleased to announce the launch of the new OhioWomensNetwork.org!

Ohio Women’s Network works with womens drug and alcohol treatment and recovery facilities, and chose CommuniSkills to create an online directory for all the counties in Ohio. The website also includes a forum for women across Ohio to gather and share stories of success and recovery to receive encouragement and needed support.

CommuniSkills began with the creation of a new logo and expanded the to a custom web design and installation. A CommuniSkills website is more than a static internet “flier” for your organization. CommuniSkills technology and network strategists work with you to create a dynamic website that is easy to maintain and changes to meet your evolving business needs. Your website will benefit from modern search engine optimization techniques and strategies to bring more traffic to your site.

New Website Special!

jstewart — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:31:45 +0000

Starting from scratch? Let CommuniSkills build your organization a custom website. Act now and we’ll include the entire design, building, implementation and optimization process, 1 full year of web hosting and 1 year of technical support.

Have a website already but disappointed in the lack of functionality or frustrated by a highly technical and complicated editing and updating process? Your new website from CommuniSkills includes a modern, dynamic, user-friendly content management system that will allow members of your organization to easily edit and access website content. After a quick walk-through, your organization will be uploading photos and videos, podcasting important information, maintaining an active events calendar and quickly publishing the most current information vital to your organization. The freedom to create and edit your own content eliminates the constant headache of “that web guy” who never returns emails and takes forever to change the simplest thing.

Your one year of technical support includes quick access to your specific design consultant to resolve all technical issues and receive help on any content management difficulties. Having your website hosted with CommuniSkills means up to 250 email addresses from your organization’s domain that can be accessed using any email program or mobile phone, monthly traffic evaluations emailed to key organization members and site optimization to improve your site rankings in search results.

Don’t need a full website and just need a web expert? CommuniSkills can also consult on websites, social networking efforts and other design areas – ask about our special non-profit rates.

Contact us today!

Check out examples of our work:

South Ohio Society of Women Engineers

Ohio Women’s Network

Walnut Hills Anti-Drug Coalition

Red Ribbon Week of Greater Cincinnati

Welcome to the new SouthOhioSWE.org!

jstewart — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:52:28 +0000

CommuniSkills is proud to announce the completion of their most recent project, SouthOhioSWE.org!

The new site is the home of the South Ohio Society of Women Engineers. They contacted CommuniSkills looking for a dynamic, modern, user-friendly website that would a sustainable digital home for their organization for many years.

A CommuniSkills consultant worked closely with their executive team to capture all the organizations needs and implement them using a content management system that members of their organization would be able to easily and freely update – removing the need for long-term hosting and web design contracts.

CommuniSkills can provide the same for your organization. Nonprofits who act before October 31st, can receive a special discount – $500* for a website! Contact us for details.

*Must have current hosting plan and domain with PHP and MySQL access, to add those is less than $100 per year.

Video Tips on Successful Networking

tclark — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:47:36 +0000

CommuniSkills is proud to present video tips on how to practice effective networking.For more career communication strategies, please contact us.CLICK HERE to launch video player…

The Evolution of Communication: Short Message Communication Techniques

jstewart — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:16:31 +0000

(Cincinnati Enquirer 3/30/09)

It’s true. Short message communication is vital in today’s business world thanks to the growing influence of technologies like mobile email and Twitter. But, shorter messages rarely leads to increased communication efficiency.

CommuniSkills works with companies such as Procter & Gamble and General Electric to improve their short message communication. We provide workshops that provide their organization the necessary tools to harness the full power of modern technology.

We also have consultants that can provide insight into integrating social media as a business communication strategy.

A Model Letter of Resignation

jstewart — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:15:55 +0000

Today I gave a two week’s notice of my intent to resign. The letter was written in frosting on a full sheet size cake. The cake was delicious and it was well received.

“Dear Mr. Bowers,

During the past three years, my tenure at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard has been nothing short of pure excitement, joy and whim.

However, I have decided to spend more time with my family and attend to health issues that have recently arisen. I am proud to have been part of such an outstanding team and I wish this organization only the finest in future endeavors.

Please accept this cake as notification that I am leaving my position with NWT on March 27.

Sincerely,

W. Neil berrett”

(link)

Marshall McLuhan said “The medium is the message.” How you say what you say can be just as important what you say. Resumes not on heavyweight paper send the wrong message about your professionalism and how seriously you take the position you are applying for.

Click here for a free copy of Tom Clark’s book, Power Communication. There is an entire chapter on model documents, and below is a sample of how to write a thank you letter.

Thank You Letter

Contact CommuniSkills today to get your career and business communication on track.