Six Preparation Tips for Empathetic Listening and Effective Presentations
Becoming an effective presenter requires empathetic listening that allows you to connect with others, understand their emotions and...
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Lester Moore
- 21 hours ago
- 1 min
Why Better Data Analytics Requires Effective Communication
Martin Schwirn's quote emphasizes that the ability to communicate results is an essential aspect of any information-gathering effort....
JD Solomon
- Mar 21
- 2 min
5 Shocking Lessons on Empathy Found at Conference Exhibition Booths
One great aspect related to leading Communicating with FINESSE workshops at conferences is that we have a living laboratory to study...
JD Solomon
- Mar 7
- 3 min
What Little League Baseball Taught Me About Great Facilitation Agendas
Baseball coaches and facilitators often share the common problem of developing an agenda. And if one meaning of facilitation is to make...
JD Solomon
- Mar 6
- 3 min
One Question Creates Empathy and Improves Business Presentations
Technical professionals are asked to provide business presentations to senior management and other decision makers. Whether we like it or...
JD Solomon
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Reduce Communication Noise By Aligning Data with These 5 Meeting Types
Communication noise can be efficiently reduced by aligning the data we share with the meeting type. The five meeting types, or...
JD Solomon
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Why It Doesn't Matter If Color Blindness is a Deficiency or an Impairment
Color blindness should be addressed in your communication and facilitation approach, whether you believe it to be a deficiency, an...
JD Solomon
- Feb 20
- 4 min
FINESSE: Can AI Help Reduce Noise in Business Presentations?
Communication is the exchange of information or ideas from one person to another. It has three elements: a communicator (or sender), a...
JD Solomon
- Feb 15
- 4 min
Why FINESSE Is a Powerful Communication Model and Mental Model
FINESSE is a powerful cause-and-effect approach that describes how effective communication works in the real world. FINESSE is a linear...
JD Solomon
- Feb 13
- 4 min
FINESSE: How to Reduce Noise and Know Your Message Is Clear
FINESSE is a linear communication approach that places the burden of an effective message on the sender, not the receiver. Most...
Lester Moore
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Improve Your Career by Showing Empathy to the Decision Maker
President Franklin Roosevelt understood a lot about being empathetic to others. The burden of effective communication is on the sender,...
JD Solomon
- Feb 8
- 4 min
FINESSE: Technical Professionals Need a Communication Approach to Be Effective
Technical professionals usually become focused on hard skills and have little time to focus on soft skills like communication. The result...
JD Solomon
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Why Water Utility Regionalization Requires Effective Communication
Water utility regionalization can take various forms, all of which contain elevated levels of complexity and uncertainty. Getting through...
JD Solomon
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Your Greatest Fear Will Help You "Communicate with FINESSE"
Focusing on your greatest fear is an alternative way to frame a problem. Framing the problem is also the first step in effective...
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
- Jan 9
- 2 min
The #1 Speech-to-Text Tool That Improves Inclusion and Business Presentations
Speech-to-text recognition software identifies spoken language and turns it into text. These apps are invaluable to the hearing-impaired...
JD Solomon
- Jan 4
- 3 min
How Communicating with FINESSE Empowers Effective Communication
On January 4, 2023, I got to provide the kick-off guest lecture for a graduate class at Auburn University. The course is part of a...
JD Solomon
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
FINESSE: Take Lessons from Google When Communicating with Maps
Getting a Sick Dog to the Vet I heard one of the beagles yelp. Josie came running to the house with a limp. She was wobbling five minutes...
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