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CHECKLIST
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© WAYS TO COMMUNICATE
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yp how you can use any of these tools to improve your relationship with employees, clients, customers,
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gi 1. Written Materials
hg  Memos  Books  Postcards
th  Newsletters  Magazines  Posters
t  Direct mail  Surveys  Advertisements
E  Letterhead  Instructions  Catalogs
nE  Business Cards  Handbooks  Slogans
vn  Brochures/Pamphlets  Financial Reports  Contracts
iv  Flyers  Annual Reports  Perf. Agreements
si  Booklets  Pie Charts & Graphs  Paper Style/Color
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n  One on One  Lunch Meetings  Grievance Systems
C  Group Discussions  Dinner Meetings  Open Door Policies
oC  Team Meetings  Speeches  Tele-Conferencing
 The Grapevine  Seminars  Video-Conferencing
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 Breakfast Meetings  Conferences  Focus Groups
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ta  Dress  Body Language  Smell
it  Intonation  Eye Contact  Facial Expressions
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.n 4. Telephone
.  Voice Mail Systems  800 Numbers
2  Interactive Voice Response Systems  900 Numbers
02  Pagers  Telemarketing
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.2 5. Computers & Technology
.  E-Mail  Screensaver  Web Sites/Internet
A  CD-ROM  Multimedia  Intranet
 Geographical Information  Global Positioning Satellites  Internet Message Boards
lA Systems (GIS) (GPS)  Internet Video Cams
ll  Push Technologies  Virtual Simulations
l  Contact Management
 E-Zines Program
r 6. Facilities
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 Design/Layout  Colors  Access

 Lighting  Art  Flexibility

7. Miscellaneous
 Cassettes  Fax-on-Demand  Symbols
 Videos  Suggestion Systems  Trademarks
 Awards  Bulletin Boards  Service Marks
 Bonuses  Bus Benches  Giveaways
 Media Articles  Billboards  Community Activities
 Public Relations  Sales Force  Aroma
 Closed Circuit T.V.  Satellite Transmission  Stories/Fables

Communicating is an art – no doubt about it. The challenge in all of this is to establish a “one-to-one”
relationship. As heard recently, people are “drowning in information – yet, thirsting for knowledge”. By
making all your communications permissive and mindful, you have the key to personal and business
success.