To answer the question “What is communication competence?” you need to know where and why you are using the phrase. — If you look at a job description you will see a list of required competencies. These competencies are skills and abilities that the employer wants the candidates to have. Not surprisingly, a common item on the list is communication skills, or communication competence. Despite the term being common on job…

Answers to the 11 most Googled questions about communication competence — If you are wondering what communication competence is, how it’s measured, or what benefits it brings, you’ve come to the right place. In this article I answer 11 of the most commonly Googled questions about communication competence. What is communication competence? Can communication competence be learned? How can communication competence…

Learn these 15 skills and you’ll be a successful communicator in any situation. — You’ve heard about the communication skills all employers are looking for. Presentation skills, public speaking, delegating, listening skills, and empathy. Every hiring manager has a list like this in their head when they evaluate you. But there are some skills that employers don’t actively think about during interviews. They are…

No matter how well prepared you are, sometimes things go wrong. Don’t wait until after the event to find out if you did a good job. — Communicating with executives is a high-pressure situation for many people. Most of us take time to prepare ahead of a tip to the boardroom. But no matter how well prepared you are for the big presentation things can still go wrong. …

Communicating with executives may not happen often in your job, but it helps to be prepared for when it does. — Communicating with executives may not be part of your everyday work, but it is still something you should know how to do. You never know when you might be called on to present to a senior leader. …

Does the thought of communicating with executives make you nervous? Are you worried about what to say, or how to make the topic relevant? Most of us don’t communicate with executives every day. That means we don’t get much time to practice. …

Get control over your calendar and learn how to avoid the endless stream of pointless meetings at work — Meetings … urgh … why do we have so many of them? Not only that, why do we have so many pointless meetings? If you are fed up with spending your work day trapped in meetings, try these three simple ways to avoid pointless meetings. Stop having status update meetings …

Release schedules are common in software development. Many IT teams consider them a normal part of delivering new code. But while the process of planning regular releases makes sense to IT teams it can be a mystery to the business teams. Business teams need to understand the release process. This…

Being clear, and concise isn’t easy. Here are 3 simple ways to communicate briefly that you can start using at work today. — Being clear, and concise isn’t easy. Many communications coaches talk about the importance of always being clear and concise. But not many show exactly HOW to be brief, or how to summarize things clearly. To avoid putting myself in the “why but not how” category here are 3 really simple…