Six Essential Visuals for Effective Technical Communication
Decision makers will give you about 10 minutes of attention. You do not have the time to explain complex visuals. Keep it concise with...
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JD Solomon
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Six Ways Social Media Writing Improves Business Writing
The way we communicate information has undergone a significant transformation. Traditional writing has given way to a more concise and...
John Parker
Sep 28, 20234 min read
Career Success Depends on Effective Communication with Executive Leaders
I have had people throughout my career ask me to define Leadership as it is often confused with managing. Once I give my opinion, the...
Lester Ray Moore
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Effective Communication: Be Concise
An Example In the end, the sign said simply ‘John Thompson’ with a picture of a hat. Conciseness Conciseness involves conveying...
Lester Ray Moore
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Effective Communication: You Get One Shot at Professional Credibility
It's easy to get caught in the trap of giving your audience what they want. The trouble is that big, strategic decisions are ripe with...
Lester Ray Moore
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Effective Communication: Why the Burden is on the Message Sender
The burden is on the message sender, not the receiver when it comes to effective communication. This is especially true when it comes to...
Amelia Loken
Aug 9, 20234 min read
Bridging Communication Gaps with Google Live Transcribe
I was in denial for a few years. Sure, my husband and teenage sons had developed a terrible habit of mumbling. And though I’m a proud...
CWF
Jul 7, 20231 min read
You'll Like These 3 Months of Guest Insights!
Each month CWF provides guest insights related to a technical topic involving big decisions with high complexity and uncertainty....
Lester Ray Moore
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Helpful Tip: Provide Pictures and Videos In Advance of Presentations
In April, Communicating with FINESSE focused on the complexities and uncertainties associated with communicating cover crops. The topics...
JD Solomon
Jul 3, 20232 min read
These Two American Statesmen Championed Effective Communication
American statesmen and founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams valued effective communication and recognized its importance....
Dean Moss
Jun 28, 20232 min read
The Magic of Communicating the Benefits and Complexities of Land Conservation
The conservation of natural systems is critical to the survival of our species. In most places in the developed world, it is not an easy...
Bill Holman
Jun 21, 20235 min read
The Journey of Communicating the Benefits of Land Conservation and Watershed Protection
Land conservation and restoration have many moving parts and many uncertainties. Technical expertise is needed to understand aspects...
Lester Ray Moore
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Communication: Are Tone and Body Language More Important than Content?
This quote says how you say something is important, but some people think what you say is just as important. They believe that both...
Rebecca Bowyer
May 31, 20234 min read
Powerful Tips on Communicating Funding Alternatives to Board Members
This guest article is a lightning round with Rebecca Bowyer, Engineering Director at ReWa in Greenville, South Carolina. Becca has worked...
Lester Ray Moore
May 23, 20232 min read
Seven Helpful Observations on the FINESSE Fishbone Diagram
FINESSE is a cause-and-effect approach for effective communication when there are lots of complexity and uncertainty. FINESSE stands for...
JD Solomon
May 21, 20234 min read
Some Thoughts on Internal Communications (and why PowerPoint is not used for big decisions)
My role is to discuss the foundation of internal communication. That can be peer-to-peer, department-to-department, senior management,...
JD Solomon
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Seven Blockers to Empathetic Listening and Better Presentations
Having empathy is difficult, yet it is essential for better presentations and effective communication. Empathy is both a learned skill...
JD Solomon
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Reduce Communication Noise By Aligning Data with These 5 Meeting Types
Communication noise can be efficiently reduced by aligning the data we share with the meeting type. The five meeting types, or...
JD Solomon
Feb 13, 20234 min read
FINESSE: How to Reduce Noise and Know Your Message Is Clear
FINESSE is a linear communication approach that places the burden of an effective message on the sender, not the receiver. Most...
JD Solomon
Jan 24, 20234 min read
Why Water Utility Regionalization Requires Effective Communication
Water utility regionalization can take various forms, all of which contain elevated levels of complexity and uncertainty. Getting through...
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