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September 27, 2005

Professor Lee Hopkins on Signposts, Transitions, and Summaries

Lee Hopkins, who lounges on the Futon of Antipodean Communication here at Desirable Roasted Coffee, podcasts today on signposts, transitions, and summaries: three of the dusky handmaidens of effective communication.

One of my seminars -- Communicate with Logic...and Passion -- has a section called markers, transitions, and summaries, and makes pretty much the same point: if your audience doesn't know every minute where they are, where they've been, and where they're going... they are going to walk out.

Do you give presentations? Write memorandums and reports? Listen to Lee's brief podcast, practice what he preaches, and you'll be communicating better before your first cup of (Desirable Roasted!) coffee.

Posted by Allan Jenkins on September 27, 2005 at 09:22 AM in Communication Skills, Writing I Enjoy | Permalink

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G'day old boy!

Many thanks for the fantastic post and very kind comments about my podcast. Next time you're in Adelaide the cappuccino's are on me! {smile}

Posted by: Lee | Sep 27, 2005 3:39:25 PM

Oh, and thanks for listening to my podcast - I'm very flattered!

Posted by: Lee | Sep 29, 2005 4:25:49 AM

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