by Chris Fenning | 29 Mar 2021 | Fundamental communication skills, Other topics
Are you thinking about improving your communications skills? What specific skill will you learn first? Body language, tone of voice, active listening, eye contact? There are so many to choose from. Here’s my advice — don’t learn body language. In fact, learn none of...
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...
