Our modern high-tech society is helping us streamline our lives and ease us through our days, but this can only be achieved through multi-tasking. And there’s the rub. We spend so much time peering at our screens and shooting off e-mails and messages that we have forgotten the art of speaking and listening to one another. In a business environment, this can have serious consequences and lead to a breakdown in communication when it’s most needed.
There is another way, says Janet Tarasofsky[1], Speaking Coach, who empowers people to perform better using communication skills. “Whether you are an ingredient supplier, a manufacturer or a brand, your business should be investing in teaching communication skills to your employees at every level,” she asserts. “Not just the sales team, but anyone who needs to work within a team and with suppliers – everyone.”