Looking for the latest communication tips? Communication is more than just the delivery of facts and data. True communication is just as much about listening as it is imparting. And there are a lot of ways to do it wrong. Here you can find all the latest news that we have handpicked on this most important topic. Communication: Everyone does it, even when they’re trying not to, and doing it well requires constant improvement. Here you can brush up your skills on ways to avoid failure, use better words, make more relevant points, understand context, make it stick and build understanding. Plus, getting great at presenting … or at least how not to dread it so much.
So much information is exchanged online in some way; it’s how most people are connecting and how government agencies are increasingly communicating with their customers. We’ve never been able to reach so many people so quickly and so efficiently, but like everything else, there are always consequences and challenges. Most ...
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The changes in news, who and how it’s presented and how “news” is defined is top of mind if we’re interested in fighting disinformation and fakes. Most people now get their information from cable news and the internet. The Rand Corporation considered journalism facts vs. opinion and concludes that “cable ...
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Mechanical engineers speak a language that urban planners don’t understand, and biologists use language that’s probably meaningless to atmospheric scientists. Experts and most people in specialized fields develop their own unique verbal and written shorthand and use acronyms that are meaningless to the rest of us mere mortals. It’s very ...
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Great presenters and speakers are made – not born – so do yourself a favor and carve out sixteen (16) minutes to watch and absorb a couple of these tips, it’ll make you more effective....
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Welcome to the new Age of Unreason. When my opinions trump your facts, when any news that might be contrary to my existing beliefs must be fake, and the only information that I trust comes from sources and people who tell me what I want to hear – you have ...
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Communication and engagement is at the core of successfully driving change in any organization or business, and with any kind of issue or project that requires public support. Human nature means that people will almost always opt for the status quo rather than any kind of change because change is ...
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That classic and often misquoted quote from Sally Fields’ Academy Award acceptance speech speaks to one of Robert Cialdini’s principles from his groundbreaking book, Influence. The idea being that communication that truly influences people resides in seven factors – one of which is the fact that we respond well ...
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Way, waaay back in the olden days (like almost 20 years ago) when you wanted to communicate with somebody, you could actually pick up a phone, call them, and they, in turn … would actually answer it, and talk to you. No – really! But, that ship has sailed, and ...
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Time flies. It’s hard to believe that it was 33 years ago – just last month – that STS-51-L, the Space Shuttle Challenger, exploded 73 seconds after launch, taking the lives of seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher from New Hampshire. Much has been written, documented, re-enacted ...
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