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?...
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...
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...
by Chris Fenning | 30 Nov 2020 | Fundamental communication skills, Make your intentions clear
This is the first in a three-part series of articles about showing why clear intentions are critical when communicating at work, and how to make sure you show clear intent when starting a conversation. In this series you will see: An example of a conversation without...
by Chris Fenning | 25 Nov 2020 | Communication skills you need at work, Give status updates
Companies need to keep their finger on the pulse of progress in their IT projects. This happens best when teams communicate proactively. Are your updates proactive enough? If not, what can you do to stop being a passive communicator? ‘Tell me what you want, then leave...
