I know that my own career success owes more to the development of non-technical skills than it does to my knowledge and application of accounting and tax law. How do we gain our technical skills? No one is born a great auditor, tax adviser or accountant. We learn by working alongside experienced
I have lost count of how many times I have been told about accountants who fail to make the most of speaking opportunities. Often they have fluffed their spot at a structured networking event (eg: BNI or 4N). Other times they have failed to engage their audience - whether speaking at their own seminar or when making
You've probably come across this 'rule' on a communication seminar or course somewhere. I've heard it repeated many, many times but I do not agree with it as the figures are invariably quoted OUT OF CONTEXT. As a professional speaker (primarily to accountants) I cannot afford to rely on inaccurate theories as to what
