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Tag Archives: communication
Creating a Narrative…
…to explain your numbers is a fool’s game. The story will usually suffer from logical holes that you’ll have to gloss over. (How many times have you heard “we’ll get to that later” to question about a story you’re being … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Strategy
Tagged communication, corporate communications, leadership, strategy
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Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Lied To
Salespeople and product managers get lied to by prospects because the prospect fears their judgement will be questioned. Or so posits Seth Godin. I believe Seth is correct. How many times, when dealing with a salesperson selling a product you’ve … Continue reading
Kill Gobbledygook With Fire and Better Writing
Nothing muddies communication more than gobbledygook and business jargon. Say what you mean and you are more likely to be understood. There’s no excuse for using long words and complex sentence construction. If you seek to be understood, then write … Continue reading
Business = People
“If you don’t understand people, you don’t understand business.” Simon Sinek hits the nail on the head in an important talk at Behance’s recent design conference. Worth the time and it all starts with Why?
Posted in Branding, Leadership, Philosophy
Tagged communication, Sinek, Why
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The Lazy Train (IAD)
Riding the new Aerotrain at Dulles airport right now and noticed an incredibly dumb communication oversight. Rather than have the announcements for the gates recorded in a nice human voice, the train builders elected to use a robot voice. It … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Rants, Travel
Tagged communication, Innovation, travel
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