Ep360. The Missing Link In Practice Growth. Angus Pyke
Apr 21, 2024
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Angus Pyke, expert in practice growth strategies, discusses the importance of building genuine connections with patients for practice growth. He shares 9 strategies to enhance patient satisfaction and retention through mastering the art of connection. The podcast explores building trust, effective communication, vulnerability, personal connections, and empathy in practice growth.
Active listening fosters trust and improves patient satisfaction.
Asking open-ended questions deepens relationships and enhances patient engagement.
Deep dives
Active Listening for Better Patient Connection
Active listening is crucial in building authentic connections with patients. By fully concentrating on what the patient is saying, understanding, responding, and remembering key information, trust is built, patient satisfaction improves, and accurate care plans are facilitated. However, pitfalls like interrupting the speaker, formulating responses prematurely, showing judgment, over sympathizing, and lack of eye contact must be avoided to maintain effective active listening.
Asking Questions to Deepen Relationships
Engaging in conversations with patients by asking open-ended questions about their feelings, beliefs, challenges, and interests helps to deepen relationships. Avoiding yes/no questions and focusing on emotional expression not only enhances patient engagement and trust but also improves understanding and connection. Pitfalls like being too intrusive, failing to follow up, not matching the patient's tone, and ignoring non-verbal cues should be watched out for during the questioning process.
Matching Physiological Responses for Rapport Building
Matching the patient's body language, gestures, and tone helps to create a sense of rapport and mutual understanding. By subtly mirroring the patient's physiology, such as posture and energy level, practitioners can enhance communication, trust, and comfort. However, practitioners should be mindful of over-mirroring, inappropriate mirroring, cultural sensitivities, misinterpretation of body language, and avoiding overwhelming the patient with excessive mirroring.
In this week’s episode we’re diving into something that might just change the way you think about growing your practice.
Ever feel like you’re doing everything right but just not seeing the growth you expect? Maybe you’re focusing too much on the technical side (NP Visit and ROF) and not enough on something equally crucial—yep, I’m talking about building real, genuine connections with your patients.
We'll explore why the key to practice growth might be simpler and more profound than you think. It's not just about your skills as a chiropractor; it's about the relationships you forge. We're going deep into how mastering the art of connection can lead to more satisfied patients, better retention, and yes, even a happier you.
I’ll share 9 straightforward strategies that won’t take up all your time or step over those professional boundaries we value so much.