Effective communication is the single most important business skill. It’s how you ensure that you, your team and your clients are all on the same page. That’s where BizCommunicationsTraining.com comes in.

We’ve put together some workshops that can help you (and perhaps your staff and other members of your team) be more effective at communicating.

In addition to the topics below, we’ve conducted training for social media skills and customer service. Don’t see your topic listed below? We’ll customize a session for you.

LinkedIn – Why it matters, how to use it

According to industry sources, LinkedIn is growing daily as the #1 site for sales leads, with 100 million regular users in U.S. and 300 million globally. Is your profile optimized to its full potential so you can leverage this powerful tool for business? We can provide you with one-on-one LinkedIn coaching or provide a workshop for a group. Either way, we’ll show you how to “put your best foot forward” using this online networking site. Ready to take that next step? Contact us today to show you how.

Better Business Communications Workshop

Managers are incredibly busy … managing people, sales, customers and more. And one of the most important things they’re often tasked with is creating professional communications. This workshop will help managers at any level learn to write effective and professional communications.

• Brochures
• Memos
• Letters
• Presentations
• Press Releases
• Employee Communications
• Newsletters

If you’re struggling with getting the right message across professionally, this is the workshop for you. Let us know your concerns, and we’ll contact you promptly.

Media Training Workshop

When your company or organization has an opportunity to be in the news, make the most of your media opportunity with our coaching and consultation workshop. We can teach you how to give effective interviews and avoid common mistakes. We’ll also help you be prepared to deal with a crisis. You never know when you’ll be in the spotlight — contact us to help you look your very best!

Peer Support for Professionals

Whether you’re starting out in the communications field, facing new challenges in your job, or making a career change, you may benefit from professional coaching. If you’re looking for guidance, help with setting goals or just to talk with someone who’s “been there,” we can match you with a veteran communications professional who can provide a listening ear and insight. Let us know your concerns, and we’ll follow up with you personally and confidentially.

Facebook Basics and More

From the basic ins and outs of your Facebook page, to scheduling posts, to creating and effectively targeting ads for your small business, we’ll help you learn to maximize your Facebook presence in this 2-part webinar.  We explore the effectiveness of Facebook’s various and ever-changing features, touch on best practices, worst practices, and advise on the best strategies for your particular business to get the most out of the world’s most popular social network. You won’t only be increasing your visibility, you’ll potentially be nabbing sales and establishing a better reputation with your audience. Need some help figuring out how to most effectively reach your customers on the world’s largest social network? Drop us a line and one of our professionals will reach out to you shortly.

What’s In Your PR Briefcase?

How to get the most out of your outside communications counsel

In this interactive workshop, participants learn that public relations (PR) works in tandem with marketing efforts and gives valuable third-party credibility to a business. Additionally, participants who work with outside PR counsel will learn how to make that relationship as effective as possible. Participants will understand:

• How PR integrates with marketing and how to stretch marketing dollars
• The value of having PR tools (including outside resources) ready
• How to develop PR tools and when to revise them
• How to respond to media requests

Ready to build that briefcase? Let us know and we’ll be in touch soon!

Crisis Communications Workshop

With online news, social media and viral communications, all businesses and organizations must be prepared with a crisis communications plan before there’s a crisis. And there’s no telling what form a crisis might take. Something that sounds trivial to you could end up being a crisis if someone in the media misconstrues the facts. Do you have a Wikipedia page? Have you read it recently? Recently we had a client have theirs hacked by a competitor. Our interactive workshop will help you think through the steps to prepare for a crisis and write a crisis communications plan. No business can afford to be caught off guard — let us help you put the steps in place for when the unthinkable happens.