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3 ideas for cutting the time it takes to prepare your communication
As I was packing my bags to return to Sydney I realised there was a parallel between my packing process and communicating.Really?Read on or skip to the three ideas at the bottom for the 'TLDR'.Packing for the return trip was vastly easier than when we left for our one...
Invitation: Thinking Skills Workshop
It’s tempting to think that preparing papers and PowerPoints is a low-level skill mastered early in your career. And in part that is true. If you are a mid-level executive, you most likely have had some success in explaining how your project is progressing and seeking...
Making time work FOR us not AGAINST us
Do you always have too much to do?It's not entirely surprising since our only finite resource, time, is at the heart of the challenge.Unsurprisingly, this is a pretty constant topic when coaching people on their communication.How do we find enough time to think...
Why thinking and writing don't mix
I was reminded this week of why thinking and writing don't mix if you want to deliver impact at work.It's great if you want to keep a journal, write a novel or perhaps some poetry.But, bear with me.I do believe writing helps us clarify our thinking.But I also think...
Do you get lost in the detail too?
Are you so close to your work that you lose sight of what it's all really for?It's interesting to me how I for one forget the obvious.I move forward forgetting that what is obvious to me is often not obvious to others.I was again reminded of this today in an advanced...
4 ways to know if your message is powerful
We talk a lot about the clarity of communication. To me that means how easy it is for a person in our audience to grasp what we are saying.This is, I suggest, only ground level for powerful business communication.The next level is to deliver a high-quality message....
BREAKTHROUGH THINKING STRATEGIES
