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Three reasons why communication is an essential skill for IT professionals

by Chris Fenning | 14 Dec 2020 | General information and advice for IT and technical teams, Improving technical to business communication

How many times have you read articles about the importance of communication? They seem to be everywhere these days. But, how many of those articles highlight the importance of communication for IT professionals? Business teams seem to get all the attention when it...

How to start a conversation at work the right way

by Chris Fenning | 9 Dec 2020 | Fundamental communication skills, Start a message clearly

The problem with communicating about work topics is that we are never taught how to start a conversation at work. Most professionals have 14 to 18 years of schooling and yet don’t get a single lesson on how to start conversations about work topics. No wonder we have...

Five reasons your communication with business stakeholders will fail

by Chris Fenning | 7 Dec 2020 | Everyday communication with business teams, Improving technical to business communication

Communication with business stakeholders can feel like you are talking to people who don’t understand your language or don’t care about what you have to say. As an IT professional, have you ever found yourself thinking: Does it always have to be this difficult?...

How to show intent when you just want to talk (Intent series: 3 of 3)

by Chris Fenning | 4 Dec 2020 | Fundamental communication skills, Make your intentions clear

Welcome to the final post of this three-part series on showing clear intent when starting conversations at work. In the previous posts (1 of 3), (2 of 3) you learned about the main reasons for communicating in everyday work situations. In addition to those work...

How to show clear intent when communicating at work (Intent series: 2 of 3)

by Chris Fenning | 2 Dec 2020 | Fundamental communication skills, Make your intentions clear

Continuing the series ‘Showing clear intent’, today I’m going to demonstrate how to show clear intent when communicating at work. In the previous post in the ‘Showing clear intent’ series, you saw an example of a workplace conversation without clear intent. If you...
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