Communication for Accounting Professionals
What is the most important skill for early career professionals? Firm leaders and clients are unanimous in their response: communication skills. Learning how to interact effectively with team members, managers, and clients is critical to career success. During this session, participants will learn how to create good communication habits, use communication to help further their career, and prepare for difficult conversations.​​
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COURSE #EC-101 | GROUP INTERNET BASED | 50 MIN SESSION | 2.0 CPE CREDIT
During this training, participants will:
Identify Importance
Identify why communication matters in accounting, including collaborating between clients, colleagues, and management; sharing complex financial ideas; and building trust.
Review Key Habits
Review key habits of effective communicators including active listening, clarity and brevity, consistency, accuracy, timeliness, and critical non-verbal skills.
Practice & Prepare
Apply best practices in a professional environment with a focus on written email communications, participating in meetings, and preparing for client calls.
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Communications and Marketing
Basic (Early Career Track)
Must be an associate or senior associate in first two years in the role
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Group Internet Based, Live Webinar
Ann Kidd
Amanda Ehret, CPA
PRESENTER:
Ann Kidd
Ann Kidd is the president of Content CPA and the former Managing Director of Talent & Brand for a top accounting firm. Ann has over a decade of experience in HR planning and training and holds a master's degree in Marketing Communications from Northwestern University. Ann was named a Crain's Chicago Business Notable Leader in Community Development in 2021 and the US Financial Marketer of the Year in 2022.
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WHY CONTENT CPA
The Content CPA team started together as an in-house marketing and training team for an accounting firm with an aggressive (and successful) growth plan. Today, we are bringing relevant training and marketing support to this industry. All of our CPE must meet three critical requirements. It must be engaging. It must build skills critical for growth. It must applicable to real-world accounting challenges.
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