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The Science of Effective Communication w/ John Bates

Building the Premier Accounting Firm

Release Date: 07/01/2022

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Building the Premier Accounting Firm

Join us this Wednesday for a new episode where Roger discusses implementing adisory services in your accounting practice with Ken LaCroix.  

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Join us as we revisit this conversation from 2021! Why is it we each enjoy a great story?  From plays, to shows and movies we are drawn to stories we relate to, in fact, we are especially drawn to those we can see ourselves relating to the heroes. So how does this apply to marketing accounting services? Listen as Aleya and Roger discuss a proven framework that you can apply story telling principles to the narrative we tell in our marketing to help clients relate better to what we do and how in time it can benefit them. It’s time to grow the business, help the clients we have and empower...

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Join us as we revisit this conversation from 2021! Listen as Alyssa shares her story along with the lessons learned to build a successful accounting business. Alyssa and Roger discuss the unforeseen challenges and the corresponding solutions to address each.  From workflow, systems to client relations and everything in between. Consider this, finding someone to be front facing and interacting with clients in a way that meets our expectations and standards can be a hard, but they do exist.  We can build a business that thrives without us working within it doing the day-to-day tasks....

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On this edition of Building the Premier Accounting Firm, Roger Knecht and Laura Shepherd, founder of Momentum BK, discuss pricing strategies for accounting firms, focusing on Shepherd’s “Pricing with Purpose” philosophy.  Learn how to categorize services, build confidence, and avoid common pricing pitfalls to grow your accounting business. In This Episode: 00:00 Introduction to Pricing with Purpose 03:49 Categorizing Accounting Services for Pricing 08:42 Deep Dive into Service Categories 14:43 Mindset Shift for Accounting Professionals 19:05 Real-World Pricing Success Stories 24:38...

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Building the Premier Accounting Firm

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In our latest podcast this week,  Roger Knecht speaks with Leadership Communications Expert, John Bates on the power and the science of effective communication.

You will learn how you can inspire others through the way you communicate and how learning to communicate effectively can lead to personal growth and development and make you a better leader.

If you’re a public speaker, you’ll also learn what it takes to deliver a world class TED talk and how to make an emotional connection with your audience.

‘Communicating with human beings is not logical but biological.’ - John Bates

Your Host: Roger Knecht, president of Universal Accounting Center

Guest Name: John Bates

As a world-renowned Leadership Communication expert, trainer and “Executive Whisperer” John helps great leaders change the world. John is also one of the most prolific and successful TED/TEDx-format speaker coaches in the world. John has spoken on stages across the world, at TED and TEDx events many times and has trained thousands of top leaders in both the TED-Format as well as coaching them in the great leadership tools that mastering the TED format brings to leaders; influence, emotional intelligence, leadership presence, authentic connection, deep vision transference, and much more.

 

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