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Apr 2011
16m 59s

6: Advice on speaking like a consultant

StrategyTraining.com & FirmsConsulting.com
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If you read forums worldwide everyone is obsessed with cracking the case. Yet, most people cannot communicate like a consultant. We hope by reading this post, candidates spend an equal, if not more, time focusing on their communication skills as well. If you cannot speak like a consultant, you cannot be a consultant. 
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