#64 Strategic Communication & Secrets to Effective Negotiation

Welcome back!

Been thinking a lot about reminders lately, maybe because we’ve spent so much time reminding you to finish those darn taxes. (We hope you listened - the deadline was yesterday!)

We’re big fans of reminders. Our brains have so much going on inside them at all times, sometimes we need a little nudge: “Hey, don’t forget about me.”

So we’ve decided, moving forward, to use each edition’s highlights - found immediately below this intro - to remind you of the three promises we make each week.

In every edition of OTF, we promise to give you content that will help you:

• Elevate Your Personal Brand

• Boost Your Productivity, and

• Fatten Your Wallet.

For how this edition kept those promises, keep scrolling!

This Week’s 🔥 Highlights:

Elevating Your Brand 🤝 

• Strategic Speaking in Cool Communicator.

• Network Better with these Convo Starters.

Boosting Your Productivity 📊 

• Curing Burnout, Passionate Side-Hustling, and Free AI classes in Hustle Hub.

• 50 Books to Enhance Your Skills in Need to Read.

Fattening The Wallet 💰️ 

• 13 Negotiation Secrets + 7 Millionaire Habits in Expert Advice.

Expert Advice 💰️ 

Who is Codie Sanchez?

• An Expert Advice favorite, she’s an investor and the founder of the media company Contrarian Thinking.

• She has over 490K followers on X.

• P.S - you can click the tweet for 13 negotiation secrets or go here.

Who is Cori Arnold?

• She is a YouTuber and the author of Win With Your Money, which aims to teach you how to go from “negative net worth to millionaire.”

• She has almost 200K followers on X.

Hustle Hub 📈 

• YOUR SUCCESS: Here’s how a side-hustle can actually cure your career burnout.

• THEIR SUCCESS: She turned her passion into a 23K-per-month business - here’s her #1 tip for starting a side hustle.

• YOUR SUCCESS: Whether for your career or a side-hustle, AI is the future. Learn more about free classes you can take ⬇️

Cool Communicator 😎 

😏 Good Communication Requires Strategy

Bad communicators speak without thinking; good communicators are patient, attentive, and calculating. Because every situation is unique, each requires unique strategizing.

Here are the most important things to consider, and the questions you might want to ask yourself during such consideration.

(Note: If you’ve been with us since the beginning, this may be a bit of review for you, but a good reminder never can’t hurt.)

1. Audience - What do I know about them, and how can I use it to my advantage? What do they like/dislike? What are their strengths/weaknesses? What will grab and keep their attention?
   

2. Purpose - What do I want from them, and what must I do to get it? How must I present myself to achieve my purpose? What emotions can I stir up to help me get there? What evidence or support will drive my point home?

The moment you start asking yourself, “Who is my audience, and what is my purpose for communicating with them,” you instantly become a better communicator, even if you don’t change anything else about the way you speak and write.

O.T.F O.F.T = ONE FINAL THOUGHT

Eventually these considerations will become second nature, but in the beginning, you must pay attention to detail.

When your audience is speaking, you must listen carefully, not only because their voice is worth your time and respect, but also because it will give you information that you can later use to your benefit.

When thinking about your purpose, be as specific as possible. For example, it’s not enough to think, “I want this person to buy my product.” Think about how much you want them to spend, how you want them to feel, what questions you want them to ask, etc.

It may sound like extra work, but it’s worth it in the long run.

Convo Starters 👍️ 

• Self-Interest: Talk about how this Zen parable might change the way you think about productivity.

• Human Interest: Talk about our centuries-old obsession with celestial events in the wake of last week’s solar eclipse.

• Artificial Interest: Talk about the “new frontier” of technology: AI that can plan ahead.

Need to Read 📚️ 

Before You Go…

We hope you enjoyed this edition. Next week, Making Cents will return after a brief hiatus; Working With AI will give you a new tool for your digital toolbox; and Content for Your Commute will provide you with a new batch of mental goodies.

See you then!

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