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By: alik levin

alik levin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:35:08 +0000

JD,
Thanks for the support and the feedback!

Liara,
Being alert and proactive is good tactics for me to follow in interpersonal communications.

Gennaro,
Here is something worse than that – walking into a meeting w/o clear agenda

Giovanna,
Thank you for good words. You’ll be amazed but sometimes folks get mad at me accusing me I want everything to be clear. Imagine that!

Sheila,
Smart guy once said that – “tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, tell them what you have just told them”, or something like that

By: Sheila Atwood

Sheila Atwood — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:35:46 +0000

It is a matter of duplication. I f you are not duplicated then there is no understanding.

If I say to you, “go design a fancy crenate edge for these cards.” You would most likely not know what to do.

crenate: adj. having the margin or surface cut into rounded scallops.

You have covered the three basic rules I like to follow
1. Present or do things on a gradient.
2. Make sure there are no misunderstood words
3. Give enough mass (illustrations or examples). Using pictures, maps etc.

From your post I am adding one more rule. To summarize. Thanks Alik.

Sheila

By: Giovanna Garcia

Giovanna Garcia — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:54:13 +0000

Hi Alik

Anyone in business needs to learn to communicate well. Being able to communicate to everyone and have your message easily understood is the key to a great business relationship. You are a smart man.
Thank you,
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action

By: Gennaro

Gennaro — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:59:49 +0000

Communication is one of the pillars of management and language is the main way we communicate. Being clear makes the difference in being successful in many cases. Anything worse than walking out of a meeting and still wondering what is expected of you?

By: Liara Covert

Liara Covert — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:57:38 +0000

The advice of keeping things simply is an encuraging way for individuals to be more alert and proactive. You inspire new lines of thinking and degrees of awakening.

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:32:51 +0000

I like the way you started with an example, gave an approach, then tested against the approach.

Nicely done and good frame.