Visual communication is communication through a visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon. The evaluation of a good visual communication design is mainly based on measuring comprehension by the audience. Visual communication has many use cases, such as: Computer...
Stories That Move Mountains: Storytelling and Visual Design for Persuasive Presentations by Martin Sykes My rating: 5 of 5 stars The book is great in terms of layout and content. It tackles the subject of preparing persuasive presentations. However, I can find it fit in area of change management as well. The CAST method is explained...
If you are working at consulting business, it is very important to know required skills that will put you at the front of others in the field. IT consultants who are working with leading organizations have opportunities to delve into many client enterprises. They are lucky to meet leaders at those organizations. They work...
"Management is nothing more than motivating other people." - Lee Iacocca In previous post, I was discussing attributes of managers with differences between classical and modern management qualities and duties of managers. In this post I will discuss the first quality of modern management "Energizing Employees". Getting the best of your employees cannot be achieved by simply asking them to do their best....
“A man’s mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Management is an essential part of professional (and even personal) life. It touches a lot of aspects of professionals daily activities. Every manager is asking "What I am supposed to do?" In order to answer this (complex question),...
“Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.", Dorothy Sarnoff I would like to write a hint about something we do so frequently and so poorly! It is 'Presentations'. In business world, there are very common activities. one of them is presentations. There are 30 million presentations are done every single business day around...
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place",George Bernard Shaw Effective communication is so important skill for everyone. It is even more important for professionals. This post tries to look at effective communication as a tool for increasing productivity and saving time. Herein below there are five tips toward effective communication. 1. Use...
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said, Peter Drucker Hard skills are the core skills required for any job or role. Usually hard skills are acquired through academic or formal studies. Hard skills are the minimum conditions required by employers for any job (although it does not guarantee that...
"Never cut what you can untie", Joseph Joubert, 1754 - 1824 I borrowed a quote from Dr. Chester L. Karrass that is expressive for the importance of negotiation in our lives. Negotiation is an important branch within communication skill. There are many situations in life and profession that require high degree of negotiation skills in order to achieve success. In...
