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John Collins
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There are three main methods of communication commonly used in a business context.
Notes:
- I was traveling last week so no episode.
- Three forms of communication:
- Terse
- Verbose
- Obfuscation
- Terse is the most optimised form: always use this when communicating with senior leaders.
- Senior people do not have time to parse long-form content, so keep it concise.
- Verbose is fine if you are writing an essay or poetry, but rarely has an application in a business context.
- Avoid verbosity, especially with senior leaders. If you make them work to parse your meaning, you will just annoy them.
- They are time starved.
- Finally, obfuscation is used only when someone is trying to hide something, and won't give a straight answer.
- That form of communication should be avoided at all costs, and senior leaders will see through it.
- Bad news, like all news, should be delivered tersely.
- Just state the facts, and don't obfuscate if you value your career (unless you are a professional politician).
- You will note that my podcasts are terse.
- Long-form podcasts can be great, but who has the time to listen to all of them?
- I respect your time so I keep them short.
- Media I am enjoying this week:
- Slow Horses seasons 2 to 4.
Notes and subscription links are here: https://techleader.pro/a/664-The-three-types-of-communication-(TLP-2024w42)
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