What makes a good piece of communication?
Read MoreThe 4 T's of Communication
Keys to Effective Communication - Active Listening
Are you a good communicator?
Read MoreUnderstanding Pathos, Ethos and Logos
How do you make a convincing argument?
Or make a convincing speech?
Overcoming Communication Barriers
How effective is your communication at work?
Are there barriers stopping the message getting through?
Type of People Who Might Be Toxic to You
Do you have a toxic person in your life?
Read MoreCan You Afford to Listen Fully
Are you a good listener?
Read MoreWords to Use to Get What You Want
How do you get what you want?
Read MoreInstagram Carousels - un.blab
How do you make the world a better place?
Ever wondered how you can disagree with tact?
5 Subtle Things You Didn't Know are Emotional Abuse
Did you know these 5 things are emotional abuse?
Read More10 Common Fallacies
Do you feel you're being mislead?
Read MoreGetting to Yes
What does it take to get a Yes?
Read MoreThe 4 Agreements
What 'Agreements' do you live by?
Read More9 Healthy Ways to Say No
Do you struggle to say "No"?
Read MorePunctuation Chart
Inspired by an infographic I discovered on Pinterest.
Do you know your punctuation?
Personally, I speak 2 languages: good english and bad english. I am only fluent in one of them.
Grammar and punctuation has never been my strongest skill. Those of you who regularly follow my posts will know that by now.
For my nudenotes I have always believed if it communicate the idea or content, it's done the job well enough.
But, as a designer I know proper and correct spelling can be a powerful tool to communicate from idea or messaging - it can be the bad chink in your armour that damages your image as an expert or a premium brand.
Hopefully this handy chart will help me to fix that, although I think is will just be the beginning of a long road.
How to e-mail like a Boss
Inspired by an illustration created by Dani Donovan .
Do you have a love - hate relationship with emails?
Are you like me:
Love, not having to pick up the phone or have a face-to-face,
but hate, trying to find the words to explain your point.
With the vast majority of the world in lockdown because of the Covid-19, I am sure the amount of emails being sent has exploded exponentially.
But, just because you have to do it more frequently doesn't necessarily make you better at doing it.
When working from home, email is an essential life-line, and connection your company and colleagues.
Being able to communicate in a concise, clear and compelling is essential - no matter how good you are there will always be scope for miss-interpretation alignment. Hopefully these pointers will help you email like a boss!
The 5 Conflict Strategies
Inspired by an infographic I discovered on Pinterest.
Is there a right way to address conflict in the workplace?
During the creative process conflict is impossible to avoid, with the jumble of view points, ways of working and personalities. This is often the catalyst for create ideas.
Managing the tension of conflict can dramatically effect the success and efficiency of a project, it's in everyones interest to ensure conflict is handled in a positive way to push projects forward in the good direction.
Managers and leaders have an important role to play in reducing the amount of conflict within their teams.
It starts at the begin of any project by ensuring you provide clear and concise instructions, ensuring all the team is aligned on goals and expectations.
During the project, avoid micro management, practice active listening, be specific and remain passionately detached and un-bias during critiques. Avoid meeting about projects individually, ensure all the people have all the information needed to work at their best - no one gets special treatment.
Remember, the goal of conflict resolution in the workplace is to ensure everyone can perform at their best. There should be no room for personal beefs, it helps no one. Focus on the work and what still needs to be done.
How To Make Your Product Story Successful
Inspired by an infographic created by brandanew.co.
What makes a good product story?
Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to attract consumers to your products and brand, maybe even spend some of their hard earned money.
Stories which leverage true brand values help to build trust, between brands and consumers. These connections shape their future relationship. Its power shouldn't be under estimated.
In my day job as Packaging Designer, I know all to well the importance communicating a good story to draw in consumers. It has become common place to just tell consumers the products features and hope that is enough to make a sale.
As a consumer we rarely make purchasing decisions on features and facts, it’s boring and not very relatable. It's time to take a new approach and I hope these nudenotes help with that shift.
We all love stories - our culture is built on them they are powerful tools for communication, imparting wisdom and information on many levels. Don’t miss out on your chance to create stories that capture consumers hearts and minds.
Public Speaking: A Whole Body Affair
Inspired by an infographic I discovered on Pinterest.
Do you think about your body when public speaking?
Probably not.
But public speaking is a whole body affair, a majority of human communication is done non-verbally.
Your eye movements, your speech, your posture, your walk, your hand gestures etc.
All these things play a role in your communication during public speaking.
These notes provide some actionable tips for various parts of your body to help improve your communication when public speaking.
Techniques That Will Improve Your Communication Skills
Inspired by an infographic I discovered on Design Taxi, which was originally created by NeoMam Studios
How do you improve your communication skills at work?
Communication is the key to success in many things but especially business.
Sometimes to communicate correctly it seems difficult, but just because it is difficult doesn't mean its not worth the extra time and effort needed to ensure your communication skills are on point!
Some of you with a keen eye for detail will notice a blurry cap in my notes. The reason for this is I actually got the titles for two of the sections the wrong way around. I managed to photoshop the main spread image but couldn't fix the others.
Communication doesn't have to be a danger zone that we all tip-toe around. My hope is that these notes help you to communicate better in emails, conversations and meetings at work so you can achieve your goals faster and more effectively than ever before.