How to Get Your Boss's Boss to Understand

A well-timed pause isn’t a break in your speech—it’s part of your message.

Focus first on the opening. Focus next on the closing. The blind spot is that they spend too much time on time on the main body.

The Fins of FINESSE provide some helpful associations. The bottom fin of FINESSE, the audience, provides us with our balance.

Online editing tools such as Grammarly are invaluable for clear and effective communication.

Alt text for tables is a small step that can have a big impact.

Typical Strategic Goals in a corporate strategic plan usually relate to five to eight focus areas.

The first S in FINESSE stands for Structure. These three tips and a three-minute video will help you improve the structure of your...

The "Easier to Read' series on writing tips is now complete. Technical professionals will gain an understanding of how social media has...

Most people now flip through reports searching for useful information, stopping to read only if something seems interesting. Blame it on...

An Example In the end, the sign said simply ‘John Thompson’ with a picture of a hat. Conciseness Conciseness involves conveying...

You have completed the final draft of your business presentation. Now it is time to practice, and practicing means pulling up the...

Communicating with FINESSE had the opportunity to poll 63 young professionals in two separate forums. Our conclusion is that presentation...

The organization of any presentation is important but is often overlooked by technical professionals. Technically trained professionals...

Color blindness should be addressed in your communication and facilitation approach, whether you believe it to be a deficiency, an...

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is probably the hottest topic in the environmental sector these days. As an expert in...

The constant bombardment of information has created short attention spans. Headings (headers) help consumers of information skim through...

Speech-to-text recognition software identifies spoken language and turns it into text. These apps are invaluable to the hearing-impaired...

Contrast impacts the readability of your content in print, on PowerPoint presentations, and on the web. Contrast is especially important...

Facilitating public workshops and comment sessions are typically conducted by public-sector organizations. These sessions are intended to...

Facilitators seldom have the opportunity to use four formats with the same board of directors for four consecutive years. Blame it on...