Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 42

FEATURESTORY

You gain trust
when you are
transparent about
your source of
information.

is to make the effort to understand your
audience's level of comfort with change. Be sure
that what you're proposing is familiar enough
that they feel safe, and yet new enough that
they recognize the need to do something
differently.

3. Be Believable
Don't underestimate the importance of your
own credibility to the audience. How likely are
they to trust you? Are you considered an
authority on the subject? Do listeners believe
that you are "on the same page" or are your
interests conflicting? To gain their trust, it's vital
that you find and address the common ground
you share with your listeners. Remind them

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about common experiences and goals you
share. Show them you understand their point of
view by addressing their questions and
concerns.
Also, you gain trust when you are
transparent about the source of information
you provide. It's easy to fall into the habit of
misrepresenting your own opinions or
conclusions as facts. It's so commonly done that
there's an acronym for this practice: MSU
(making stuff up). While it may be effective,
misleading people is unlikely to make them
trust you.

4. Collaborate and Listen
ere's a good reason why collaboration has

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Focus Magazine - Winter 2017

LTEN Focus on Training Magazine
From the President: Preparing for Change
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Guest Editor: Facilitative Training & Mutual Learning Models
Directions: A Time to Reflect and Plan
Front of the Room: Help! I've Got a Big Audience!
Building Account Management Capabilities
6th Annual Medical Device & Diagnostics Trainers Summit
Training Your Sales Team for Today's Changing Customers
Training Reinforcement 101
Sales Simulation Programs that Drive Performance
5 Persuasive Communication Lessons
Do It Yourself In-House Talent Development
Leveraging Simulation-Based Technology in Training
3 Essential Pillars for Competitive Selling
Virtual How: Learning Innovation & Best Practices
Ad Index
Focus Contacts
Meet Your Incoming LTEN Board President
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Intro
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - LTEN Focus on Training Magazine
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Cover2
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 3
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 4
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - From the President: Preparing for Change
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 6
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Table of Contents
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 8
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Table of Contents
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 10
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Guest Editor: Facilitative Training & Mutual Learning Models
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 12
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Directions: A Time to Reflect and Plan
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 14
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Front of the Room: Help! I've Got a Big Audience!
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 16
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Building Account Management Capabilities
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 18
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 19
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 20
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 21
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 6th Annual Medical Device & Diagnostics Trainers Summit
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 23
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Training Your Sales Team for Today's Changing Customers
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 25
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 26
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 27
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Training Reinforcement 101
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 29
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 30
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 31
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 32
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 33
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Sales Simulation Programs that Drive Performance
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 35
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 36
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 37
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 38
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 39
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 5 Persuasive Communication Lessons
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 41
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 42
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 43
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Do It Yourself In-House Talent Development
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 45
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 46
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 47
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Leveraging Simulation-Based Technology in Training
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 49
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 50
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 51
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 3 Essential Pillars for Competitive Selling
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 53
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 54
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 55
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 56
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Virtual How: Learning Innovation & Best Practices
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 58
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - 59
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Ad Index
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Focus Contacts
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Meet Your Incoming LTEN Board President
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Cover3
Focus Magazine - Winter 2017 - Cover4
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