Ten Things You Might Hear An Ineffective Communicator Say About Senior Management
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JD Solomon
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Six Ways Soft Skills Matter When Presenting Technical Information to Senior Management
Think about it the next time you do a presentation – are you leaving 75% in the tank?
JD Solomon
- Jun 12
- 5 min
Looking for a Better Way to Develop Business Presentations?
Business presentations consume our more productive time, our work-life balance suffers, and we often don't get the recognition we deserve.
JD Solomon
- Jun 7
- 4 min
10 Tips For How to Start Asking Better Questions
The next time you are about to say something, turn it around by forming it as a question.
CWF
- Jun 1
- 2 min
How the Second E in FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management
The most important aspect is understanding your ethical framework as you make decisions and communicate to others as a trusted advisor.
CWF
- May 22
- 4 min
Empower Your PFAS Communication with Advice from US Mayors
Join Communicating with FINESSE for May’s free webinar, "Communicating PFAS and Other Contaminants of Concern," on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
JD Solomon
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Why Do the Ethical Standards of Technical Professionals Matter?
Ethics are the way we make decisions. That’s why it is important to recognize the ethical standards of professionals do matter. As...
JD Solomon
- Dec 19, 2023
- 2 min
Visualization Tip: Excel's Data Validation Empowers Effective Technical Communication
Using the Data Validation feature in Excel improves visualizations by ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and reliability. Using the...
JD Solomon
- Dec 12, 2023
- 2 min
Visualization Tip: Use Sparklines to Show Trends in Technical Communications
Sparklines are a powerful visualization tool to convey trends and patterns quickly. Sparklines can be seamlessly integrated into text and...
Anteneh Zewde
- Nov 29, 2023
- 3 min
My Experience in Removing Language Barriers
Working in a country that does not speak your native language can be challenging, especially when trying to communicate technical...
JD Solomon
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
Technical Communication Is ‘Easier to Read’ with These 5 Writing Tips
The "Easier to Read' series on writing tips is now complete. Technical professionals will gain an understanding of how social media has...
JD Solomon
- Oct 23, 2023
- 3 min
How Does a Readability Formula Help My Business Writing?
How much should you pay attention to readability scores generated from tools like the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula? As a technical...
JD Solomon
- Oct 11, 2023
- 2 min
Five Writing Tips That Make Your Business Reports Easy to Skim
Most people now flip through reports searching for useful information, stopping to read only if something seems interesting. Blame it on...
JD Solomon
- Aug 25, 2023
- 2 min
Focus on Facilitation Basics for Effective Technical Collaboration
Facilitating technical problems and related assessment tools is difficult because the process is all about data, logic, and application....
Lester Ray Moore
- Aug 21, 2023
- 1 min
Effective Communication: Why the Burden is on the Message Sender
The burden is on the message sender, not the receiver when it comes to effective communication. This is especially true when it comes to...
Doug Newton
- Apr 13, 2023
- 5 min
To Be or Not To Be? Communicating and Implementing Cover Crops
Most of us need a reason to change. There are questions that need to be answered to facilitate that change. Sometimes the answers we seek...
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...
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
- 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
- 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...
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