The Best Communicators Always Genuinely Focus On Their Audience
The salient point of Jeff's quote is that it is not about you, it is all about the audience. No one really cares about how smart you are,...
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JD Solomon
Nov 2, 20222 min read
How to Communicate with FINESSE in Information Sessions
There was a lot to unpack from the 45-minute information session. After all, three different governmental units evaluated the issue for...
CWF
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Big Decisions Mean Communicating Effectively to the Boss's Inner Circle
Charles Latino knew something about communicating information for big decisions. After all, he was one of the pioneers of reliability...
JD Solomon
Oct 26, 20222 min read
Telling Your Story Produces Relaxed Communication, Effective Technical Presentations
As trusted advisors, technical professionals stand on the data first. Telling the story of the data overpowers most of our communication...
CWF
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Know What You Are Talking About
Epictetus was a Greek philosopher who was born into slavery. He believed all external events are beyond our control. Epictetus believed...
JD Solomon
Oct 18, 20223 min read
Three Things Every Trusted Advisor Should Know to Communicate with FINESSE
Making a decision requires an irrevocable allocation of resources. In a world full of complexity and uncertainty, decision makers turn to...
CWF
Oct 14, 20221 min read
A Rightly Timed Pause...
Mark Twain was a writer, publisher, lecturer, and the greatest humorist the United States has produced. We share his quote today in the...
JD Solomon
Oct 12, 20222 min read
How to Force Uncertainty to Respond (and Improve Communication)
Communicating strategic decisions is a long game. And the long game consists of complexity (many interrelated parts) and uncertainty (not...
CWF
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Communicate with FINESSE by Speaking to Everyone in the Same Way
Many frequently cited quotes are attributed to Albert Einstien, including, "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."...
JD Solomon
Oct 5, 20222 min read
How One State Communicates Climate Variability (without saying climate change)
The term climate change conjures pollical passions that make it nearly impossible to discuss or mitigate the issues that the public cares...
CWF
Oct 1, 20221 min read
Simple And To The Point Is Always Best
If anyone knows something about technical communications, it is Guy Kawasaki. Kawasaki did two tours of duty at Apple, the first to help...
JD Solomon
Sep 28, 20223 min read
Improve Your Communication of Rare Events After They Happen
Low-likelihood, high-consequence (“rare”) events present special challenges for effective communication. Pre-event plans are often well...
JD Solomon
Sep 27, 20222 min read
Improve Your Communication of Rare Events Before They Happen
Low-likelihood, high-consequence (“rare”) events present special challenges for effective communication. Pre-event plans are often well...
CWF
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Start with Communicating with FINESSE
Where to start a new journey is the most important question. The Communicating with FINESSE fishbone diagram provides a proven starting...
JD Solomon
Sep 18, 20222 min read
Five Reasons Being An Effective Communicator Helps Your Technical Career
We are all called upon weekly (or daily) to explain or defend our work. As technical professionals, video conferences, interfacing with...
JD Solomon
Sep 12, 20224 min read
Risk Matrices Fail Because You Fail to Communicate Effectively
The consequence/likelihood matrix (also referred to as a risk matrix or heat map) is a way to display risks according to their...
JD Solomon
Sep 10, 20221 min read
The Top 5 Sites For Evaluating (and Communicating) Hurricane Risks
Understanding your risks relative to an uncertain future usually involves some type of model. When it comes to uncertainty, forecasts,...
JD Solomon
Sep 6, 20224 min read
Communicating Inflation and Escalation Will Make or Break Your Career
Current project managers and decision makers have not grown up in an era of rising construction escalation and economic inflation. The...
JD Solomon
Sep 2, 20223 min read
Communicate Your Results at the Beginning of Your Business Presentation
Start with the conclusion. No build-up. No grand reveal. No details. Simply and concisely state the conclusion. This is the message that...
JD Solomon
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Guest Articles on Communicating with FINESSE in August
Check out the great insights on communicating technical information to decision makers from the Communicating with FINESSE community. ...
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