Welter Healthcare Partners is excited to present our helpful career advancing tips and strategies to sharpen the skills prospective employers look for in a coder!nnConversation Skills – The art of smooth conversation centers on the communicator’s ability to effectively convey ideas and information. Conversation skills take practice, patience, and development over time and will gradually lead to having constructive and enjoyable conversations with others. The rise of social media has made human interactions and conversation generally more difficult. Keep in mind – a conversation is a 2-way street – it’s not all about you and what you are saying! During a conversation, there should be a noticeable balance between talking and listening, which can be reinforced by appropriate body language. Listen to understand what the other person is saying and not just to formulate your response. It is important to be interested in the other person’s input and ideas, which will make you more interesting to talk to, which in turn makes the conversation flow more smoothly.