Effective Communication: You Get One Shot at Professional Credibility
It's easy to get caught in the trap of giving your audience what they want. The trouble is that big, strategic decisions are ripe with...
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Lester Ray Moore
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Successful Problem Solving Requires Effective Communication
Difficult problems are ones where their solutions are unclear or hidden. Difficult problems are complex, which means having many parts...
CWF
- Jul 7
- 1 min
You'll Like These 3 Months of Guest Insights!
Each month CWF provides guest insights related to a technical topic involving big decisions with high complexity and uncertainty....
Dean Moss
- Jun 28
- 2 min
The Magic of Communicating the Benefits and Complexities of Land Conservation
The conservation of natural systems is critical to the survival of our species. In most places in the developed world, it is not an easy...
Bill Holman
- Jun 21
- 5 min
The Journey of Communicating the Benefits of Land Conservation and Watershed Protection
Land conservation and restoration have many moving parts and many uncertainties. Technical expertise is needed to understand aspects...
Lester Ray Moore
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Communication: Are Tone and Body Language More Important than Content?
This quote says how you say something is important, but some people think what you say is just as important. They believe that both...
Lester Ray Moore
- May 13
- 1 min
Controversial Quotes: Using Simple Explanations Demonstrates Understanding
This quote is often used to say that it's important to communicate simply. But some people say that it's not always possible to make...
JD Solomon
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Does Inclusion & Accessibility Matter When Communicating Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)?
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is probably the hottest topic in the environmental sector these days. As an expert in...
JD Solomon
- Nov 21, 2022
- 6 min
How to Improve Your Communication of Probability to Senior Management
The Chance of Rain Most people do not understand what the chance of rain means. Some believe it means it will rain "30% of the day,"...
JD Solomon
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Why Communication is Effective When the Decision Maker Makes Their Own Conclusion
The more we talk, the more data we produce, the more supporting information we provide, and the more noise we create. Minimizing noise is...
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 3, 2022
- 1 min
Seven Simple Questions That Empower Communicating with FINESSE
Avoid initial statements and ask questions instead. Keep your questions simple because there is power in a well-placed question. And...
CWF
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Simple And To The Point Is Always Best
If anyone knows something about technical communications, it is Guy Kawasaki. Kawasaki did two tours of duty at Apple, the first to help...
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
- Mar 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Big Stuff, and the Small Stuff, of Communicating Complexity and Uncertainty
The Average Does Not Matter Biologist Stephen Jay Gould was told he was dying of a rare form of cancer. His time on this earth was...
JD Solomon
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
Trusted Advisors Need Alignment with Decision Maker on Perception of Complexity, Uncertainty
Keeping decision making on the appropriate level is critical to all – the decision maker, the parties impacted by the decision, and the...
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