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The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute by Laura M Camacho PhD

February 18, 2024 Melanie Hawken

Laura M Camacho, PhD

Book Review

Great communication skills are essential for women entrepreneurs who want to build successful businesses, and in her new book, The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute, author and business coach Laura M Camacho PhD, shows you how.

Being good at what you do and having specialist expertise is only part of what you need to succeed in business, you also need to effectively communicate with confidence. That’s why renowned business coach and author, Laura M Camacho PhD, has written an introvert-friendly book that has all the tips and advice you need to get your point across, bring more value to the table, and get yourself heard for what you contribute as a business owner.

This beautifully illustrated book covers it all from what you need to know about your audience, how to engage with different communication styles, how to build trust, resolve a conflict, be more emotionally intelligent, give more compelling presentations and connect with other cool, high-performers like yourself. You even have 25 conversation starters included to get you through any potentially awkward social event. There's even a free communication style assessment inside the book. You don't even need to read the chapters in order; each chapter offers a different approach to the topic it covers. This is a great read for any woman entrepreneur needing to up their communication skills quickly and effectively.

About the author

Laura Mixon Camacho, PhD, is obsessed with coaching leaders to enjoy more productive conversations. A certified introvert, Laura believes all communication should be compelling and carried out with style and enthusiasm. Laura’s experience includes over 5,000 coaching conversations with high performers. Given that many of our professionals are overworked, overwhelmed, and exhausted, crafting a compelling message to reach them is a much-needed service to humanity. Great conversations build a healthy culture. A healthy culture builds sustainable profitability.

After 10 years in academia and living abroad in 3 different countries, Laura has settled in Charleston and creates quirky, interactive and intense culture-building workshops and privately coaches executives to be more influential. She is the author of the Cultured Communication Workbook and The Practical Guide to Effective Communication.

www.speakupwithlaura.com


Why LoA loves it…

We all know that as women entrepreneurs great communication skills are not a ‘nice to have’, they are a must-have. But not everyone is a confident communicator or extrovert, and that’s why learning the skills and hacks to gain the confidence to get your voice heard and make those human connections is key. So if you want to better engage and communicate with your customers, your employees, and all your stakeholder audiences, then Laura M Camacho’s great new book is a must-read. Laura is a true expert in the communication coaching field and her insights, knowledge, and highly accessible approach make learning easy. Highly recommended. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa

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