by Chris Fenning | 20 Jan 2022 | Fundamental communication skills, Other topics
Does your personality affect your ability to communicate well? The short answer is ‘Yes’. There are some characteristics that help you be a better communicator. Personality traits, or characteristics, do influence your ability to communicate. These characteristics...
by Chris Fenning | 19 Jan 2022 | Communication skills you need at work
We are told communication skills are important at work. And common sense tells us our work will be easier if we could communicate better. But what exactly does that mean? Which specific parts of our job will be easier or more efficient if we are better communicators?...
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...
