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Those who can, consult Part 1: What do I offer?

by JoyLynn Reed
continued from page 4
Setting your skill lists aside for a moment, reflect on what you like to do. You may find this question easier to tackle if you break it up into three areas:
  • Communication (do you like to talk to large groups? small groups? one-on-one?)
  • Problem solving (pinpointing problems, defining, solving)
  • Planning (plotting strategy, organising)
  • Return to your skill lists and look them over. Now circle all of the skills that you would like to use in consulting (such as statistical analysis or project planning). Then group skills together that make sense to you.

    Now reflect on this: What clusters of skills do you have? How can you tie them to what you like to do? How can you describe those clusters of skills in one or two sentences? You might be able to assemble three or even four elevator speeches from your clusters of skills. It’s perfectly fine, though, if you have only one. But you do need one to begin as a consultant.

    Those who can consult: part 2



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