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Keep Your Summaries to 300 Words for Success
The average person can speak between 125 and 200 words per minute.

JD Solomon
Sep 23, 2024


Rebranding Alice: 6-Points for Communicating Creative Materials
Managing creative projects requires FINESSE in communication.

JD Solomon
Aug 21, 2024


How the First E in FINESSE Creates Effective Communication to Senior Management
The first E in the FINESSE fishbone diagram stands for Empathy. These are four tips to help you improve your empathy and empathetic...

JD Solomon
Apr 3, 2024


Controversial Quotes: Using Simple Explanations Demonstrates Understanding
This quote is often used to say that it's important to communicate simply. But some people say that it's not always possible to make...

JD Solomon
May 13, 2023


Real or Perceived: You Get One Shot At Professional Credibility
Effective communication is challenging when complexity and uncertainty are elevated. Decision makers want the best information possible....

JD Solomon
May 9, 2023


Effective Communication Starts with Listening to Understand
Roy Bennet emphasizes the importance of communication in personal and professional development and the need to work on communication...

JD Solomon
Apr 15, 2023


Seven Blockers to Empathetic Listening and Better Presentations
Having empathy is difficult, yet it is essential for better presentations and effective communication. Empathy is both a learned skill...

JD Solomon
Apr 5, 2023


Six Preparation Tips for Empathetic Listening and Effective Presentations
Becoming an effective presenter requires empathetic listening that allows you to connect with others, understand their emotions and...

JD Solomon
Mar 31, 2023


5 Shocking Lessons on Empathy Found at Conference Exhibition Booths
One great aspect related to leading Communicating with FINESSE workshops at conferences is that we have a living laboratory to study...

JD Solomon
Mar 21, 2023


One Question Creates Empathy and Improves Business Presentations
You may be an expert but senior management does need you to make a decision. Gain empahty by askeing and understanding why you are...

JD Solomon
Mar 6, 2023


Improve Your Career by Showing Empathy to the Decision Maker
President Franklin Roosevelt understood a lot about being empathetic to others. The burden of effective communication is on the sender,...

JD Solomon
Feb 11, 2023


Empathetic Listening is an Essential Aspect of "Communicating with FINESSE"
Empathetic listening is a big part of the first E in FINESSE. Putting yourself in someone else's shoes in never easy. Communicating with...

JD Solomon
Feb 4, 2023
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