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Effective communication brings more women to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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JD Solomon
Apr 94 min read
Is Senior Management Falling Asleep? How to Concisely Communicate Reliability Assessments
The systems thinking required to conduct a reliability assessment is not easily put into words. However, great communicators have found...
CWF
Apr 32 min read
How the First E in FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management
The first E in the FINESSE fishbone diagram stands for Empathy. These are four tips to help you improve your empathy and empathetic...
Greg Christensen
Mar 274 min read
How My Passion and CMMSradio Help Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
Communicating the value of a CMMS is something our guest experts tackle countless times and from various perspectives throughout their...
JD Solomon
Feb 273 min read
Intergenerational Communication: Overcoming 1 of 3 Barriers to Workplace Success
Young professionals (under 40) make up nearly half of the workforce. That means communication between young professionals and experienced...
Cliff Williams
Feb 75 min read
Communication Is the Essential Key to Unlocking Asset Management Value
Even though there is no particular section on communication in the ISO 55000 suite, when you read it, you quickly see that without...
JD Solomon
Jan 233 min read
Why Do the Ethical Standards of Technical Professionals Matter?
Ethics are the way we make decisions. That’s why it is important to recognize the ethical standards of professionals do matter. As...
Gustavo Vinueza
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Two Communication Approaches Improve Monte Carlo Simulations
In this article, we touch on two different altitudes to understand MCS. At a 30,000-foot view, we focus on the methodology and frameworks...
JD Solomon
Dec 19, 20232 min read
Visualization Tip: Excel's Data Validation Empowers Effective Technical Communication
Using the Data Validation feature in Excel improves visualizations by ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and reliability. Using the...
Fernando Hernandez
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Communicating Collections of Risks with Horizon Charts and Monte Carlo Simulations
A risk horizon chart is produced using an underlying Monte Carlo simulation engine. This methodology generates thousands of possible...
JD Solomon
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Visualization Tip: Use Sparklines to Show Trends in Technical Communications
Sparklines are a powerful visualization tool to convey trends and patterns quickly. Sparklines can be seamlessly integrated into text and...
Anteneh Zewde
Nov 29, 20233 min read
My Experience in Removing Language Barriers
Working in a country that does not speak your native language can be challenging, especially when trying to communicate technical...
JD Solomon
Nov 21, 20232 min read
Technical Communication Is ‘Easier to Read’ with These 5 Writing Tips
The "Easier to Read' series on writing tips is now complete. Technical professionals will gain an understanding of how social media has...
JD Solomon
Nov 8, 20233 min read
Use Caution When Using Readability Formulas like Flesch Reading Ease
Readability formulas determine how easily a specific audience can understand a text. There are more than a dozen readability formulas,...
JD Solomon
Nov 4, 20233 min read
Choosing the Right Prioritization Approach Enables Effective Communication
Deciding what is most important can be difficult. Deciding what is most important as a group is usually difficult and frustrating....
Lester Ray Moore
Oct 31, 20233 min read
5 Visuals to Use with Caution When Communicating to Senior Management
Scatter diagrams, matrices, histograms, pie charts, and box and whiskers diagrams are included in "graphics to use with caution" when...
Jim Oldach
Oct 27, 20233 min read
How to Communicate the Value of Asset Criticality to Senior Management
In today's industrial settings, management is constantly being challenged to demonstrate the cost versus benefit when requesting...
JD Solomon
Oct 23, 20233 min read
How Does a Readability Formula Help My Business Writing?
How much should you pay attention to readability scores generated from tools like the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula? As a technical...
JD Solomon
Oct 20, 20232 min read
What’s in a Heading? Five Writing Tips to Make Your Text More Accessible
Headings are vital in improving accessibility for vision-impaired individuals by providing structure, navigation, and context. Headings...
JD Solomon
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Five Writing Tips That Make Your Business Reports Easy to Skim
Most people now flip through reports searching for useful information, stopping to read only if something seems interesting. Blame it on...
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