Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

There are numerous samples of welcome letters in the forum and ASKSC; that you can revise and make your own. One of the new ECA's has ten welcome letters you can purchase to use. SFI's default letter has worked well for me.

Other communication can be done using Ecards, and kind words that show you care about the individuals.

You can show love for them by translating your materials into their language so that they can read them easier. The words don't have to be fancy or even 100% correct if they come from your heart.

Write your communication as if you were talking to them. Sometimes it helps to put a mirror or a picture up and write as you would talk to them.

We have the stream, the weekly 30 VP letters that are all great practice when you don't have a responsive team. You can experiment with many different ways to say something in these letters, and then repeat and reuse those that give you some response.

Look at SFI's advertising material, and study the different ways they say the important things about SFI.

Read and respond to the forum for practice. If you write a letter that you are concerned about, put it in the forum and ask for feedback.

The main thing is that your writing is done consistently, shows that you care about them and how they are progressing. It doesn't have to be done perfectly, in fact a lot of what we read in the forum isn't great English, but is understandable. That is all you need as long as it is from the heart.
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There are numerous samples of welcome letters in the forum and ASKSC; that you can revise and make your own. One of the new ECA's has ten welcome letters you can purchase to use. SFI's default letter has worked well for me.

Other communication can be done using Ecards, and kind words that show you care about the individuals.

You can show love for them by translating your materials into their language so that they can read them easier. The words don't have to be fancy or even
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Osaro's 206 other Ask SC answers

As far as supporting your team is concerned, you can learn and train yourself on how to provide effective support to your team members by developing a willingness to read and study. There are various materials on the internet, including SFI to apply in order to communicate effectively.

Even where knowledge and skills in the regard are difficult to acquire, and where understanding is often elusive, you can make do with ready made materials to support your team members. This is because SFI has sufficient aids you can tap into and apply to the day-to-day management of your downline.

For example, you can do the following:

1. You can access team building support materials here: https://www.sfimg.com/Support/index?category=26444&folder=42628&referrer=search

This link provides various resources you can use to support and assist your team, ranging from team mails to re-awakening inactive members, without writing it yourself.

2. You can send them training materials on how to sponsor and generate sale by tapping in Marketing Methods and Marketing Aids here: https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter?form=MarketingMethods

3. There is another very useful area; Sitemap, which contains a lot of materials on almost all aspects of SFI you can use to provide support to your team members here: https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/Sitemap

4. The Fresh Desk also provides a lot of guidance and materials on almost any topic you want to know about, on how to run this business and you can also access it here: http://csi.freshdesk.com/support/home

It provides information regarding Getting Started, VP, Compensation, TripleClicks, Glossary Definitions, Sales, Team Building, Marketing/Advertisements, Tips, Games, Standing Order, Tcredits, Local Pay, S-builder, Leadership, Fast Track, ECA Program, Gift Certificate, Gift Cards etc, just to mention a few. It is an incredible amount of material that you do not need to be experienced or a good communicator to support your team if you properly make use of these materials.

5. The invaluable assistance of the forum, including the regional and country forums should not be over looked. This is because it is the fastest medium to get help at anytime, so do not hesitate to tap into this incredible real time opportunity.

6. In addition to the forum, the Ask SC is a huge data base of pertinent information where you can also get materials and develop an understanding of how to support your team. For example there are topics on how to effectively communicate with your team here: https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=ask_sc

As you can see, lack of communication is not a long term barrier to sponsoring and building an active team in SFI, provided you are willing to learn and tap into the vast resources available here. Also bear in mind that a journey of a thousand mile begins with a single step and there is nobody who did not learn in one way or the order, when commencing new endeavours.
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As far as supporting your team is concerned, you can learn and train yourself on how to provide effective support to your team members by developing a willingness to read and study. There are various materials on the internet, including SFI to apply in order to communicate effectively.

Even where knowledge and skills in the regard are difficult to acquire, and where understanding is often elusive, you can make do with ready made materials to support your team members. This is because SFI
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Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

You can be a good supporting sponsor even with broken English. The reason for this is that people look at your profile and find that English is not your native tongue. So they naturally empathize with your situation. Even if Spanish was the native tongue of the affiliate but you speak arabic, anyone can use translation tools. They are not perfect but close enough to build goodwill and trust. The simple fact that you cared enough to answer in the native tongue speaks volumes.

So the key to being a good sponsor is doing all of the things taught in the the TL & support section (Gold) of your ToDo List. Be accessible and available to share what you can as quick as you can. The rest will require a little initiative on your part to go the extra mile of the way to help your PSAs even if it means reassigning them to someone that is active you speaks their native tongue. Try to pair them with an A2A friend or refer them to the correct section of the forum where they can find help from their peers.

Finally, if you know that your communication skills need brushing up then brush up on them. Take a self development course to improve your communication skills. Practice writing to your team and practice doing it practically. Surely with practice over time, your communications skills will improve and you become an awesome sponsor.
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You can be a good supporting sponsor even with broken English. The reason for this is that people look at your profile and find that English is not your native tongue. So they naturally empathize with your situation. Even if Spanish was the native tongue of the affiliate but you speak arabic, anyone can use translation tools. They are not perfect but close enough to build goodwill and trust. The simple fact that you cared enough to answer in the native tongue speaks volumes.

So
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Affiliate since: 08/21/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jack & Bonita's 5 other Ask SC answers

Believe it or not you may be in a better position that you think in communicating. If you believe you are communicating at a basic level, you are doing exactly what you should be doing.

So don't worry about your skills rather focus on whether the person you are communicating with understands.

Here are some simple facts that should help you when you do not know the level of education or fluency of the person receiving your message.

1. Communicate using basic sentence structure. This means short sentences focusing on one topic or subject at a time.

2. Use simple words as all languages have these and keep the sentences short. This makes it easy for Google to translate your words into other languages.

3. Most people understand what is being told to them if you speak to them at a fifth to eighth grade educational level. So no big or fancy words need to be used.

4. Answer the person's question simply and directly. Don't try to interpret what they want to know or add a lot to the conversation. If you do not understand what they want, ask them to explain. Keep in mind you can always end with "anything else you need" or "do you have any additional questions".

5. Ask if they understand your answer and let them know that they can always contact you if they need more help or need more explanation.

If you are communicating, which is the exchange of ideas or information, and the other person understands, then you have good skills.

Have a great day.

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Believe it or not you may be in a better position that you think in communicating. If you believe you are communicating at a basic level, you are doing exactly what you should be doing.

So don't worry about your skills rather focus on whether the person you are communicating with understands.

Here are some simple facts that should help you when you do not know the level of education or fluency of the person receiving your message.

1. Communicate using basic sentence
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hello, Laura;

You are not alone. 90% of the people I encounter are poor communicators, mainly because most of them are concentrating more on what they plan to say next than they are on what the other person is saying to them.

The real secret to good communication is effective listening, or in the case of email communication, reading.

Listen to what your affiliates ask you (or write to you in their emails), and when you respond, first acknowledge that you understand what they are asking, then simply try to give the type of answer you would hope to hear from your sponsor, if it was you asking the question. That could involve something from your personal experience, or it could just be a few words, followed by a link to the relevant training material.

The exact words you use don't matter nearly as much as the relevance of what you say. Just speak (or write) as if they were your best friend, sitting at the table beside you. The more human you sound, the better, and no human is perfect.

Stephen Hawking manages to get his message across effectively, not because he is a great speaker, but because what he says through his electronic voice is relevant to those who choose to listen.

Hope this helps.
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Hello, Laura;

You are not alone. 90% of the people I encounter are poor communicators, mainly because most of them are concentrating more on what they plan to say next than they are on what the other person is saying to them.

The real secret to good communication is effective listening, or in the case of email communication, reading.

Listen to what your affiliates ask you (or write to you in their emails), and when you respond, first acknowledge that you understand
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Affiliate since: 06/20/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Emily's 28 other Ask SC answers

Even if your communication skills are not up to par, you can still support your team partners via the knowledge that SFI has given us....you can copy the words of our fearless leader, Mr. Carson, as he has already paved the way....

Don't make this hard on yourself.....just copy what has been done previously......you don't need to reinvent the wheel.

There is so much material about marketing and how to be an AWESOME sponsor, that you cannot fail, if you just follow what has been laid out for you in the material already presented...

If you go to the TRAINING tab on your homepage, and in the dropbox you will see EXPERT REPORTS, go there and read the reports......there is a wealth of knowledge in those reports will keep you busy for a month......utilize it, that is what it's there for.......copy the information and relate that to your people.........

DO NOT worry about conversation...just repeat what has already been done for you, and you will be successful beyond measure.


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Even if your communication skills are not up to par, you can still support your team partners via the knowledge that SFI has given us....you can copy the words of our fearless leader, Mr. Carson, as he has already paved the way....

Don't make this hard on yourself.....just copy what has been done previously......you don't need to reinvent the wheel.

There is so much material about marketing and how to be an AWESOME sponsor, that you cannot fail, if you just follow what has been
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2013, Power Rank: 531 | Read Nafisa's 286 other Ask SC answers

This should be the least of your worries if you are already supporting your team by way of sending E cards (which by the way need not have a lot of written content in them) - SFI already provides the basics of the card and even if you say "thank you" your team members understand you perfectly!

E cards is one example.

The stream brings up another opportune way when you need not have a lot of written skills to say what you want simply and in the shortest way possible. Of course, as you go along in your business, you will learn.

Communication has been made even easier now that we have a vernacular (mother tongue) section in the Forum. Other affiliates can help you relate better with your team members and you can pose questions to affiliates who speak the same language as you. That way you sort out your communication issues with more experienced affiliates and thus have a better understanding of your team member's queries.

With the Google translator as another option, if used well, you can become quite proficient in using the translator to your advantage.

There is in my opinion really no shortage of resources that SFI provides to help us make the most of our business. We have to implement the suggested pathway and not get discouraged with such challenges.
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This should be the least of your worries if you are already supporting your team by way of sending E cards (which by the way need not have a lot of written content in them) - SFI already provides the basics of the card and even if you say "thank you" your team members understand you perfectly!

E cards is one example.

The stream brings up another opportune way when you need not have a lot of written skills to say what you want simply and in the shortest way possible.
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi there

When you say your communication skills are not good - do you mean speaking to people or do you mean any and all forms of communication? If it is speaking to people it is not such a big issue - you will be communicating mostly in writing.

In my opinion a very important skill you need to be a good supporting sponsor is great "listening" skills - "listen" to your affiliates, "listen" to what they need. They may not be asking their questions from you - but keep your eyes open - they often ask questions at the Forum.

If you see a lot of the same question at ASK SC or The Forum - answer that question in your weekly newsletter. Chances are very good if others are battling with it your affiliates are also battling with it.

One advantage of communicating via the written word is that you can choose your words very carefully, make sure you do not suck nonsense out of your thumb. You can make sure of your facts, refer them to links, write and re-write your letters. TIP - keep a copy of every letter you write so you can use it again later on - as you get new affiliates you have to guide them from the beginning again so you can use the appropriate letters to send to them to train them. Before you re-send them you can edit them if need be.

On a personal level - do you know why I rate my sponsor and co-sponsor as awesome? Because they got to know me on a more personal level through e-mails, when I wanted to quit they encouraged me telling me to hang in there and just do my best. When I asked questions they answered them in their own words and gave me a link where I could get more information. They set an example for me - I looked at their badges and worked to get my own badges.

Just be sincere with a genuine desire to help your affiliates and you will be fine and do you know what is going to happen? The more confidence you gain in your knowledge of SFI, TripleClicks and Marketing, the easier it will become to speak to people face to face and tell them about your business. It is funny - no matter how shy you are, when you know what you are talking about and when you are passionate about something you can not stop talking about it.
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Hi there

When you say your communication skills are not good - do you mean speaking to people or do you mean any and all forms of communication? If it is speaking to people it is not such a big issue - you will be communicating mostly in writing.

In my opinion a very important skill you need to be a good supporting sponsor is great "listening" skills - "listen" to your affiliates, "listen" to what they need. They may not be asking their questions
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Affiliate since: 04/13/2013, Power Rank: 2353 | Read Jennie's 147 other Ask SC answers

There are two forms of communication:verbal and written. At SFI sponsors are required to communicate in writing beginning with a welcome letter.

You do not need to communicate verbally to support or be of help to your downline.

You can show support by acknowledging new affiliates promptly, a simple e Card to welcome them so they know you are here and available.

Compose a simple welcome message and save it for your use, this should not be difficult and does not require any communication skills.

Keep your Leadership page up-to-date and in English, so they have your written instructions at hand.

SFI has provided sample messages for our use. If reading english is not a problem you can use these sample messages for your Leadership page and your weekly newsletters.

If language is the barrier how about translating your messages and weekly newsletters into english using a translator and saving them.

Reward them for their accomplishments and recognize their hard work with eCards.

Direct them to use the forum the best way you can.

In case an affiliate asks for your help and you are not confident in responding, you can ask your sponsor for help with communication.

Remember to work with the workers.
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There are two forms of communication:verbal and written. At SFI sponsors are required to communicate in writing beginning with a welcome letter.

You do not need to communicate verbally to support or be of help to your downline.

You can show support by acknowledging new affiliates promptly, a simple e Card to welcome them so they know you are here and available.

Compose a simple welcome message and save it for your use, this should not be difficult and does not require
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Affiliate since: 01/22/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Fran's 122 other Ask SC answers

Hi Laura,

You can find many ways to communicate with your team.
Taking notes of all the information you read can help your remember those you find on SFI.
You can find the different ways on the training information under the affiliate tips at:
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AffiliateTips
Also, read the LaunchPad day 17 at: https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Day17

Here are some steps to take for communicating with your team.
1) Your Welcome and Follow up message:
Welcome your new PSAs and CSAs as soon as you know. It's nice to send a Welcome E-Card.
You can find a message you can use or get an idea of what to say at:
https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/NewAffiliateGreeting

I also send an e-mail to them after the welcome message (Usually a day later)
This message has two reasons:
A) It tells them what they need to do as:
Going to their SFI business and signing in daily at: https://www.sfimg.com/
Explaining it's important to do these steps first, if they have not done them.
1) The "Start" at: www.sfimg.com/start
2) The "Basics" at: www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics
3) The "Launchpad" at: www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad
Explain that SFI can look confusing, but you are there to answer any questions.
Show up daily, because this is their business and must be worked to learn, earn, and to
become successful.
Read the Alerts, the Forum, the To-Do list actions and mark the blue tabs at the bottom of
each page.
Each task earns 1 Versa Point (VP), which equals earning income, since there are affiliates
from all over the world.
Explain the goal of 1500 VPs to become and EA (Executive Affiliate) or more to become a
Team Leader. The Benefits Chart is helpful also. You can find this at:
https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/ComparisonChart
The first month is easy to make the VPs because this is given to you to learn how to work and
to get to know the SFI website.
B) The other reason I send an e-mail is to make sure that the new Affiliate's e-mail is correct.
Most are not white-listed yet and doing this will let you know if is correct and they have
received your E-Card.
C) These are just ideas so don't make the e-mail really long so they will not read it.

2) It is important to send a weekly Group Mailing or Newsletter.
There are good messages to give your team all over SFI.
Start by going to your Training tab at: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/
Good information to start with is "Getting Started With Your SFI Business" at:
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/GeneralTraining
Read something new everyday and suggest your team do the same.
To find Ideas for Weekly Newsletters go to: https://www.sfimg.com/PopUp/sampleMessages

3) Read the Alerts, Forum, Latest News and Ask SC for good information also.
Some examples are:
a) "How do I come up with good content for my weekly newsletters to my team?" at:
https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=ask_sc_question&id=10005453
b) "How to write e-mails that create EAs" at: www.sfimg.com/Reference/AskGery020207
c) "How to Be An Awesome Sponsor" at: https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?id=191295

4) Make sure you communicate with new affiliates that have started and then stopped or never
started at all. Many are just frustrated and need your help.
If they don't contact you immediately, there is always to possibly they will later.
You do not know the situation of others, so make sure to send group mailings to all your team.
For example, I had my top PSA stop working completely.
I am in contact with him every few weeks. He has a new job that takes him away from home
and has no internet connections. He says he misses SFI and will come back when he can.
I am hoping he will return soon.
5) Making friends with your team can show them that you are partners in this business.
By teaching what you are doing (duplicating) can help everyone to become successful.
Just by following your lead.
6) Last but not least, write as if you are talking to each person on your team.

I hope this will help you.
May you be Blessed in all you do.

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Hi Laura,

You can find many ways to communicate with your team.
Taking notes of all the information you read can help your remember those you find on SFI.
You can find the different ways on the training information under the affiliate tips at:
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AffiliateTips
Also, read the LaunchPad day 17 at: https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Day17

Here are some steps to take for communicating with your team.
1) Your Welcome and Follow
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