January 2, 2006
BCR #24: six reasons people don’t listen at work
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…and what you can do about it.
Show no. 24 is now available for download and in this show I discuss Carla Rieger’s article on six reasons why people don’t listen at work… and some interesting ideas of how you can overcome that resistance. At just 8 minutes and 27 seconds long — and worksafe — it’s a bargain!
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Links/References: “Six Reasons People Don’t Listen at Work… and Some Interesting Things You Can Do About It” by Carla Rieger.
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January 18th, 2006 at 10:51 pm
[...] Why won’t they read it? Lee wrote this 12:26 am: That gorgeous Canadian communicator, Donna P, very flatteringly praises my latest podcast [blush] and then proceeds to ask the question that I too (and I’m guessing that most of us communicators get asked it) get asked at least once a fortnight: “Why didn’t they read my email?” To which I can only reply: 1. Flattery will get you everywhere! 2. You are SOOOO right about ALL you have written — the proverbial “WWIFM” rule is soooo prevalent in EVERYONE’S emails (mine included) because we all are guilty of banging off quick emails (time is short, pressure is on and deadlines are making that ’swooshing’ sound as they whizz by). I think also there is a very real fear held by some writers (myself included) in not wanting to come across as too ‘marketing BS’ in any correspondence. The fine and subtle line in the sand is one where the needs and desires (even if unstated or unconscious), the psychologically-resonant emotional triggers that our audience has, are addressed and in some way met, but that we don’t cross over into overt, blatant ’sales-speak’ and drive them away screaming. A subtle line, not easily crafted without trial and error. Which is why, I guess, people hire us. If only some of our clients realised that there is no ‘magic bullet’, just craft, perspiration, inspiration and test, test, test. Technorati Tags : donna, papacosta, email, writing, business, communication, headline Powered By Qumana [...]