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- Practice presentation skills. Speak clear, loud, and slower (especially if you have a foreign accent).
- Let figures/charts/graphs tell stories in presentation slides, avoid using too many texts.
- Small talk skills.
- When speaking with other people, avoid using "mmm", "nnn", "I see", "yes", "you know", "like" too often between sentences.
- When reviewing document from coworkers, turn on "track change".
- Confirm your receipt of any important documents.
- If
you want to change/improve anything proposed by clients, ask for their
permission/agreement first. But before you ask, make sure you have
prepared enough backup materials to support your proposal and convince
the clients.
- When you are holding a meeting/tele-conference, it is important to keep the meeting on track and focus on the topic on hand.
- Have an agenda
- Tactfully cut the conversation/discussion not relevant to the topic
- Identify the decision makers, guide them to actively attend the discussion and don't cut their discussion in the middle.