Communication skills you need at work
Learning a fundamental communication skill is good, but using that skill is even better. Many articles on my website explain how to apply the fundamental communication skills to a range of common workplace situations. These articles will show you how to do useful things: giving status updates people actually want to listen to, writing good emails, and communicating effectively with executives.
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Love them or hate them, meetings are a part of our work life. We’ve all experienced bad meetings, some of us may have set up and run bad meetings. But, there are some simple things we can all do to make our meetings better. Check out...
In a previous article I shared Eight ways to improve your pitch ideas. In this article you'll find seven more ways to improve your idea pitches. If you need approval, funding, or support, use these tips to make your next idea pitch...
Do you share ideas for products, projects, changes, or solutions at work? Maybe you do this every day, or perhaps it is a once a year situation. Either way, you can significantly increase the chances of getting a positive outcome with...
Do you communicate with executives at work? Maybe you do this every day, or perhaps it is a once a year situation. Either way, you can make an impression with these nine tips for how to communicate with executives. The nine tips...
Communicating with executives may not be part of your everyday work, but it is something you should know how to do. You never know when you might be called on to present to a senior leader.
If you are preparing to communicate with...
Facilitation is a skill most of us use at one point or another. Whether you’re in a formal meeting or a casual conversation, being able to guide the conversation is useful. You don’t need to become a fully certified facilitator to...
Everyone likes it when a discussion has a good outcome. Unfortunately, group discussions aren’t always as productive or enjoyable as we want. Group dynamics, tangents, and conflicting opinions all reduce the effectiveness of a...
If you are preparing for an interview, you might practice answering common interview questions. There are lots of resources online showing common questions. However, there aren’t as many showing what good answers look like. As such,...