Startup Guides > 11 Steps To Communicate Better As An Entrepreneur

For most entrepreneurs and business managers, knowing how to communicate clearly and effectively is critical in leading growing companies and selling your new business ideas. But the words you speak and hear are only a small part of getting your message across to your employees, customers and investors. It is the way you speak and listen that makes all the difference in the world.

Consider these 11 steps for communicating and pitching more effectively as a business owner:

Step 1: Relax like you're on social media.

When most of us communicate on social networking sites, we're relaxed, not stressed. Stress generates irritability, which leads to anger, and anger shuts down communication. So how can you create the same relaxed mood when you communicate outside of social media, especially face-to-face? ..