by Chris Fenning | 7 Jul 2022 | Communication skills you need at work, Facilitate a discussion, Run good meetings
Great meetings need more than just good preparation and planning. The conversation can’t just run free, it must be managed to achieve the purpose and output you need. If you want effective meetings, try using these tips for facilitating better meetings. These tips can...
by Chris Fenning | 4 Jul 2022 | Communication skills you need at work, Deliver bad news
At some point, you’re going to have to share bad news with your boss. These conversations are an inevitable part of every job and they can be daunting. But, you can use this four-step framework to make telling your manager about a big problem go more smoothly: Step 1:...
by Chris Fenning | 4 Jul 2022 | Communication skills you need at work, Give status updates
Status update meetings are the worst! The next time you have to give an update, make it short, clear, and valuable by using these 11 tips for giving great stakeholder updates. There are few things I dislike more than listening to each person in a team list tasks they...
by Chris Fenning | 28 Jun 2022 | Ask for things clearly, Communication skills you need at work
Knowing how to ask a question at work may seem like something we can all naturally do. After all, we ask questions every day, so there’s no shortage of practice. But do we really know how to ask a question well? Do we know how to increase the chances of getting a...
by Chris Fenning | 24 Jun 2022 | Communication skills you need at work, Write good emails
Email is one of the main ways we communicate at work and many of us spend more time than we like working through our inboxes. If you want to improve this skill, start with these 14 tips to write great emails. You can also check out this practical short course on...
