FINESSE Insights: How to Make Your Next Conference More Meaningful
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Tim Baumgartner
- Aug 28
- 4 min
Why Embracing These Four Things Makes an Effective Project Manager
Whether it’s a public or private sector role, there are key aspects of effective project management that apply across the board.Â
CWF
- Aug 19
- 3 min
Tips for Leveraging and Communicating AI in 2024
... adopting AI tools like Chat GPT, Midjourney, Wordtune, and Live Transcribe.
JD Solomon
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Ten Things You Might Hear An Ineffective Communicator Say About Senior Management
Improving our communication skills makes us better technical professionals and respected trusted advisors.
CWF
- Aug 6
- 2 min
Series Summary: Do You Want to Ask Better Questions?
Embrace the practice of intentional inquiry to empower both yourself and those around you.
JD Solomon
- Jul 2
- 4 min
Six Ways to Avoid Pissing Off People When You Ask Questions
Communicating technical information in business environments is a long game.
CWF
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Series Summary: How FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management
FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management. FINESSE is peer-reviewed and battle-tested. Most importantly, it works.
Sanya Mathura
- May 3
- 4 min
Effective Communication Attracts More Women to STEM
Effective communication brings more women to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
CWF
- Jan 2
- 3 min
The Guest Insights of 2023 from Communicating with FINESSE
There are a lot of outstanding insights in the 2023 guest articles for improving communication and facilitation skills. Many gold nuggets...
Lester Ray Moore
- Jul 15, 2023
- 2 min
FINESSE: Are Words the Most Powerful Drug Used by Mankind?
"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" is attributed to Rudyard Kipling, although there is some debate over who...
JD Solomon
- Jun 9, 2023
- 2 min
Five Unique Attributes of the Fresh Book, Facilitating with FINESSE
Facilitating with FINESSE: A Guide to Successful Business Solutions is a practitioner's guide for ten common applications that...
CWF
- May 1, 2023
- 2 min
Nine Questions with JD Solomon on his New Book, Facilitating with FINESSE
Ray Moore and JD Solomon recently sat down and chatted about JD’s new book, Facilitating with FINESSE: How to Lead Others to Successful...
JD Solomon
- Mar 31, 2023
- 3 min
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...
JD Solomon
- Jan 10, 2023
- 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 4, 2023
- 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...
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 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...
CWF
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
Know What You Are Talking About
Epictetus was a Greek philosopher who was born into slavery. He believed all external events are beyond our control. Epictetus believed...
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...
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