by Chris Fenning | 17 Jan 2022 | Fundamental communication skills, Other topics
Communication skills are often grouped together into categories. The thing is, the normal communication skill categories are not helpful. In this article, I explain what’s wrong with the current communication skill categories and propose a new approach. The current...
by Chris Fenning | 16 Jan 2022 | Fundamental communication skills, Other topics
In a previous article, I shared my top communication TED talks about crafting a message. This time I want to share some of the best communication TED talks about body language, voice, and speaking when you aren’t comfortable. TED Talks and TEDx Talks are fantastic...
by Chris Fenning | 15 Jan 2022 | Communication skills you need at work, Everyday communication with business teams, Give status updates, Improving technical to business communication
Software delivery delays happen. We could argue that they shouldn’t, but despite the best efforts of various project methodologies software deadline changes are common. One of the less fun parts of responding to a software project delay is having to inform...
by Chris Fenning | 14 Jan 2022 | Communication competence, Fundamental communication skills
Do you communicate the same way in a work meeting as you do at a party? Probably not. We change how we communicate depending on where we are, who we are with, and what the situation requires. Despite this, one of the questions people type into Google is ‘Is...
by Chris Fenning | 13 Jan 2022 | Communication competence, Fundamental communication skills
No matter what level your communication competence is, there’s always room for improvement. Which begs the question, can communication competence be learned? If you aren’t sure, check out what communication competence is and how to measure communication competence....
