Susan Young's
Amplify Blog
The Costly Unneccesary Risk A/E/C Keeps Taking
Trust and nurturing relationships are mission critical in business and life.
The best wisdom and career advice I've ever heard is in this short video clip.
And it applies to the A/E/C industry and your firm.
Take a look.
How Architects and Engineers Can Use Their Voices for Business Development
Communication NewsFlash:
The only tool your architects and engineers need is their voice.
The Best News: They are readily equipped.
Right here and right now.
Most just need some guidance to fine-tune their words, messages, and confidence.
Your A/E/C teams are capable of learning how to use their voices to grow careers and profits.
Help them...then, stand back!!
Browse our training programs now (online and in-person) and let's do it!
The Communication Skill Holding Back Our Emerging Leaders
Have you ever felt your voice didn't matter in a room full of experts?
Younger architects and engineers often feel they must have all the answers in presentations and meetings.
Not true.
The need for perfection is exhausting and expensive when you lose bids to more confident competitors.
• It's comforting to know that no one knows everything.
• And that's more than OK; it's liberating.
• Project managers, superintendents, and others can overcome limiting beliefs with new communication and mindset processes.
An architect in this month's Top Tier Communicator Training said:
"I keep falling into a trap, feeling I'm not good enough, and I didn't even know it. Now it's clear, and I have all the puzzle pieces to improve."
Admitting when you don't know something can be empowering.
Your firm will earn respect and trust when staff says with humility and honesty:
"I don't know, and I'll find out within the...
4 Essentials to Sharing an Impactful Business Story in A/E/C
Stories connect us as human beings.
A/E/C leaders know the value of relationships and connections that build business.
Why do so few of you use the power of storytelling in business development presentations?
Most people are uncertain about what story to share and how to make it relevant to prospects.
The key is in this 40-second clip (above) from a podcast interview with Evan Troxel, NCARB.
