Tip: Talk, Also Write

Tip: In certain group conversations like meetings, preparing written copies of your key ideas can be more effective than just talking about them. Examples: If you plan to make a specific suggestion for a change in a group's bylaws. If you are recommending specific resources like books or websites to others. If you are sharing complicated ideas you want others to understand and remember. You can even include graphics to assist understanding. In large public meetings where you are introducing a motion for action. Why add hardcopy to your spoken ideas? Doing so adds to your credibility, shows you are thoughtful and prepared. It helps people quickly read a few specific ideas and keeps them focused. Written words improve accuracy of understanding. Words only spoken often elicit quite different understandings. When I served on many university committee, non-profit and church boards, and professional associations, I saw how messy and rambling the conversations could become. Eventually, I found a different way: Add some written copies to the mix. (I'll be using this method at an upcoming association meeting and distributing copies to everyone. My guess is I will be the only member attending who does so.) Thank you for subscribing and reading this tip! Until next week's tip, Loren

Tip: In certain group conversations like meetings, preparing written copies of your key ideas can be more effective than just talking about them.

Examples: If you plan to make a specific suggestion for a change in a group's bylaws. If you are recommending specific resources like books or websites to others. If you are sharing complicated ideas you want others to understand and remember. You can even include graphics to assist understanding. In large public meetings where you are introducing a motion for action. Why add hardcopy to your spoken ideas? Doing so adds to your credibility, shows you are thoughtful and prepared. It helps people quickly read a few specific ideas and keeps them focused. Written words improve accuracy of understanding. Words only spoken often elicit quite different understandings. When I served on many university committee, non-profit and church boards, and professional associations, I saw how messy and rambling the conversations could become. Eventually, I found a different way: Add some written copies to the mix. (I'll be using this method at an upcoming association meeting and distributing copies to everyone. My guess is I will be the only member attending who does so.) Thank you for subscribing and reading this tip! Until next week's tip, Loren

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Why add hardcopy to your spoken ideas?

Doing so adds to your credibility, shows you are thoughtful and prepared.

It helps people quickly read a few specific ideas and keeps them focused. Written words improve accuracy of understanding. Words only spoken often elicit quite different understandings. When I served on many university committee, non-profit and church boards, and professional associations, I saw how messy and rambling the conversations could become. Eventually, I found a different way: Add some written copies to the mix. (I'll be using this method at an upcoming association meeting and distributing copies to everyone. My guess is I will be the only member attending who does so.) Thank you for subscribing and reading this tip! Until next week's tip, Loren

It helps people quickly read a few specific ideas and keeps them focused.

Written words improve accuracy of understanding. Words only spoken often elicit quite different understandings.

When I served on many university committee, non-profit and church boards, and professional associations, I saw how messy and rambling the conversations could become. Eventually, I found a different way: Add some written copies to the mix.

(I'll be using this method at an upcoming association meeting and distributing copies to everyone. My guess is I will be the only member attending who does so.)

Thank you for subscribing and reading this tip! Until next week's tip, Loren

Thank you for subscribing and reading this tip!

Until next week's tip,

Loren