by Chris Fenning | 17 Mar 2021 | Fundamental communication skills, Other topics
When you lead projects with a $1bn+ revenue impact there is a lot on the line if they don’t go to plan. During my time as a director in a PMO for a Fortune 30 company, we ran a lot of high-profile projects. The type of projects that get mentioned on Wall Street...
by Chris Fenning | 15 Mar 2021 | Fundamental communication skills, Other topics
Communications skills are important for any job. But, who is responsible for improving employee communication skills? The employee or the employer? The answer is you — you the employer and you the employee. You are the solution to better communication skills. In a...
by Chris Fenning | 10 Mar 2021 | Fundamental communication skills, Start a message clearly
I am a liar. I lie to myself and I lie to other people. It is probably best to confess that I am also a thief. The thing is, I don’t mean to. It sometimes happens without me even noticing. And I’m willing to bet that you lie and steal too. What lie am I talking about?...
by Chris Fenning | 8 Mar 2021 | Communication skills you need at work, Fundamental communication skills, General information and advice for IT and technical teams, Improving technical to business communication, Keep things simple, Other topics, Run good meetings, Speak without using jargon, Understand the audience
TED Talks and TEDx Talks are fantastic sources of education, inspiration and ideas. With over 3000 talks to choose from, there is a lot of information to sift through. It can be difficult to find the right talk about your topic. To save you time, here are my picks for...
by Chris Fenning | 3 Mar 2021 | Fundamental communication skills, Start a message clearly, Structure a message
Conversations at work often involve more than one topic. I wrote about this in my previous article how to clearly start conversations with multiple topics. Since publishing that article I’ve been asked if there is an easy way to identify if you have more than one...
