FINESSE: Use Physical and Operational Boundaries to Frame Strategic Communication
Using physical and operational boundaries is a common way to frame problems. Using the same approach for establishing problem boundaries...
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JD Solomon
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Increase Accessibility (and visibility) by Using Correct PowerPoint Headings
The constant bombardment of information has created short attention spans. Headings (headers) help consumers of information skim through...
JD Solomon
- Jan 10
- 2 min
How To Improve Communication and Facilitation with the FINESSE Mental Model
After a guest lecture at a major US university, I recently had a follow-up conversation with a graduate student. The discussion centered...
JD Solomon
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
The Three Most Common Disruptors When Facilitating Risk Management Plans
Risk management plans can be some of the most challenging things to guide the participants through a series of predefined steps to arrive...
CWF
- Dec 4, 2022
- 1 min
Three Communication Workshop Formats for Successful STEM Professionals
STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) professionals usually are not natural communicators. However, STEM professionals work in a...
JD Solomon
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
8 Tips for Facilitating Public Workshops and Comment Sessions
Facilitating public workshops and comment sessions are typically conducted by public-sector organizations. These sessions are intended to...
JD Solomon
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Facilitation Lessons Learned: One Board, Four Board Retreats, and Four Formats
Facilitators seldom have the opportunity to use four formats with the same board of directors for four consecutive years. Blame it on...
JD Solomon
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
How to Communicate with FINESSE in Information Sessions
There was a lot to unpack from the 45-minute information session. After all, three different governmental units evaluated the issue for...
JD Solomon
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Telling Your Story Produces Relaxed Communication, Effective Technical Presentations
As trusted advisors, technical professionals stand on the data first. Telling the story of the data overpowers most of our communication...
JD Solomon
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
Three Things Every Trusted Advisor Should Know to Communicate with FINESSE
Making a decision requires an irrevocable allocation of resources. In a world full of complexity and uncertainty, decision makers turn to...
JD Solomon
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
How Three Groups Communicate Their Roles Through One Guiding Graphic
Resilience – the ability of communities, economies, and ecosystems within South Carolina to anticipate, absorb, recover, and thrive when...
JD Solomon
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
How to Force Uncertainty to Respond (and Improve Communication)
Communicating strategic decisions is a long game. And the long game consists of complexity (many interrelated parts) and uncertainty (not...
JD Solomon
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
A Classic Example of Public Speaking, Noise Reduction, and The Three-Act Structure
I was pleasantly surprised to find a great example of the three-act structure at a recent Young Professional forum where I was speaking....
CWF
- Oct 7, 2022
- 1 min
Communicate with FINESSE by Speaking to Everyone in the Same Way
Many frequently cited quotes are attributed to Albert Einstien, including, "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."...
JD Solomon
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Possibly the Worst PowerPoint Slide I Have Ever Seen
Well, maybe not the absolute worst because I have seen some bad ones. But this one is in the Top 10. Good Intentions This slide was part...
JD Solomon
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
Replace “You” with “We” in Your Presentations
Listen closely the next time a technical specialist or a self-proclaimed expert delivers a presentation. The chances are good that they...
JD Solomon
- Sep 28, 2022
- 3 min
Improve Your Communication of Rare Events After They Happen
Low-likelihood, high-consequence (“rare”) events present special challenges for effective communication. Pre-event plans are often well...
JD Solomon
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
Three Indicators of a Rare Event to Help Your Communication Strategy
The high-consequence, low-likelihood nature of rare events makes them unexpectedly and disproportionately impactful. Rare events can...
CWF
- Sep 24, 2022
- 1 min
Start with Communicating with FINESSE
Where to start a new journey is the most important question. The Communicating with FINESSE fishbone diagram provides a proven starting...
JD Solomon
- Sep 23, 2022
- 1 min
Ask a Question (avoid making a statement)
There is nothing more powerful than a good question. It provokes deeper thought by the receiver. It demonstrates your empathy for what...
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