If you don’t, you get “answers” like these…
You Say Half As Much With Double-Talk
The author suggests writing to the person who will be reading your work to avoid what he calls “double-talk.”
Presentation Tips
A Deceptively Simple Way To Improve Your Communication Skills
Your speech or presentation is about your audience, not you.
Scientists in a Bucket?
Why you shouldn’t write or say “loads of work,” “tons of support” or other phrases that don’t make literal sense.
Be a Storyteller
The best way to communicate an important point or insight is to put it into story form. Here’s why.
How Cliches Can Fail You
Metaphorical references can sometimes create confusion among colleagues.
A Smart Meeting Agenda You Probably Haven’t Considered
“Meeting canceled. We’re all very busy, so let’s consider this hour ‘found time’ and make some progress.”
Your staff will thank you.
Why Meetings Fail
If you have to call meetings with your staff (and you should consider seriously whether or not you really do), avoid making your meetings look like this.
Don’t Start Your Presentation With…
The worst thing you can do to start a presentation is thank people. What they hear in those all-important first few seconds is not you being polite — it’s you being boring.
