50 One-Minute Tips to Better Communications: Speak, Write and Present More Effectively

by Bozek, Phil

• ISBN13: 9781426018404
• ISBN10: 1426018401
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-28
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

These are the three best opportunities to become a more effective professional. We're all called upon at meetings and in documents every day to clearly communicate ideas, report on past achievements and persuade others into effective action. Here are 50 easy-to-implement suggestions for how to make all your communications more powerful. Learn how to put new communication strategies in place right away and then come back for new skills over time.

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. 1
Preface	p. 2
About the Crisp 50-Minute Series	p. 5
A Note to Instructors	p. 6
Fourteen Tips to Improve Your Meetings	p. 7
Fourteen Tips to Improve Your Meetings	p. 9
Think of Meetings as Investments	p. 10
Forecast Your Meetings	p. 12
Use "Meeting Focus" Posters in Meeting Rooms	p. 14
Use a "Recipe" to Start Meetings Well	p. 16
Know How Effective Leaders Behave	p. 17
10 Key Statements of Effective Meeting Leaders	p. 18
Use "Funneling" to Brainstorm on Single Issues	p. 19
Use "Fast Networks" to Brainstorm on Multiple Issues	p. 20
Use the FAST Formula to Manage "Meeting Theft"	p. 21
Use a "Recipe" to Finish Meetings Well	p. 23
Evaluate Meetings to Ensure Productivity	p. 24
Quick Strategies for Ad Hoc Meetings	p. 25
Quick Strategies for One-on-One Meetings	p. 26
Use Special Strategies for Teleconferences	p. 27
Fourteen Tips to Improve Your Business Writing	p. 31
Fourteen Tips To Improve Your Business Writing	p. 33
Know the Facts and Myths About Business Writing	p. 34
Ask Yourself Questions Before You Give Answers	p. 35
Brainstorm Now, Organize Later	p. 38
Put First Things First-And Last	p. 43
Practice "Aerobic Writing"	p. 47
Use "Big-Middle-Little" Revising	p. 49
Add "Breathing Space" for Reader Friendliness	p. 50
Make Subject Lines and Headings Longer, Not Shorter	p. 53
Simplify and Clarify Your Document	p. 55
After You Check Spelling, Proofread	p. 57
How to Comment on Each Other's Writing	p. 59
E-mail Time Savers and Etiquette Points	p. 60
Format Points for Technical Reports	p. 62
Write Clear Action Steps in Procedures	p. 65
The A-POWR Writing Process	p. 67
Fourteen Tips to Improve Your Presentations	p. 69
Fourteen Tips to Improve Your Presentations	p. 71
Plan to Speak to Listeners on Their Terms	p. 73
Use a Recipe to Begin with Confidence	p. 74
To Build Credibility, Use Personal Stories and "Fast Facts"	p. 75
To Organize Points, Use the B.E.S.T. Recipe	p. 78
Create Uplifting Conclusions	p. 79
Handle Questions with Care	p. 81
Gesture from the Audience's Point of View	p. 83
Improve Your Voice "Music"	p. 85
To Improve Eye Contact, Think: "Who's the Sleepiest? "	p. 88
For Impromptu Presentations, Answer Three Questions	p. 89
To Sell to a V.I.P., Converse; Don't Lecture	p. 90
Deliver Smooth Team Presentations	p. 92
Think of Mistakes as Assets	p. 93
When Presenting, Be Just Nervous Enough	p. 94
Eight Tips for Using PowerPoint	p. 97
Eight Tips for Using PowerPoint	p. 99
Start Creating Your Presentations Without PowerPoint	p. 100
Use Directory Visuals to Focus Your Audience	p. 102
Use "Signpost" Slides	p. 104
Use Dynamic On-Screen Menus	p. 111
To Focus Within Complex Slides, Use On-Screen Enhancements	p. 115
"Unhide" Slides if Listeners Need More Information	p. 117
Create Audio-Visual Cooperation	p. 119
Use the Room to Clarify the Structure of Your Presentation	p. 121
Appendix	p. 123
Appendix to Part 2	p. 125
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