Storytelling
Facts and data are not automatically meaningful. Connecting them – tying the spreadsheets and charts and anecdotes together to tell a story – is what gives this information meaning to your audiences.
Project Management pt 2: PMing and me
I surprised myself how quickly and easily I became very good at managing these large projects, since I had never trained as a project manager. So where did the skill set come from?
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A trip to the newsstand when I was born
The news stand in November 1955. Concerns over seemliness. How to get to Mexico, and how to party when you get there. Women with knives. The Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday coupe. New stars, new clothes, new parties, new places. What’s the deal with leaves? The mystery of “food drivers.” Geese. The headquarters for all the police. The dangers of false values of love.
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Good writing is as much about what you don’t say
You don’t have to spell everything out. Not every thought needs to be explained. Sometimes you convey a fuller world by leaving things out.
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Project management phases
Your communication initiatives will have more impact, and be more successful, if you apply project management standards to them.
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Talking about mental health
Business leaders recognize that poor mental health imposes huge costs on companies in the form of disability claims, poor performance, absenteeism, and employee turnover.
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Procrastination IS sometimes your enemy
There’s Bad Procrastination, the kind that makes us chase shiny objects and be lost in the rabbit hole of the interwebs.
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A reminder about S.M.A.R.T. goals
If you want to be seen as a valuable communications counselor and not just an order-taker, filter all projects through the S.M.A.R.T. process and act accordingly.
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Change communications
Change communication is one of the most common and most important responsibilities of business communicators. Here are seven best practices for success.
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No, we aren’t shaming you and making fun of you because you aren’t vaccinated
No, we aren’t shaming you and making fun of you because you aren’t vaccinated. If we are shaming you and making fun of you it is because of two other things.
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