{"id":2158,"date":"2019-10-29T16:24:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2019-10-29T16:31:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:31:41","slug":"anxiety-when-communicating-can-cloud-our-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/anxiety-when-communicating-can-cloud-our-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety when communicating, can cloud your thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Richard Morris, accredited Think on Your Feet\u00ae<\/a> and Writing Dynamics™<\/a><\/em> Trainer<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve been expecting that really tricky, difficult\nconversation with a key stakeholder. Within the first few minutes you get a\nresponse, a question that you didn\u2019t anticipate and the rest of the\nconversation goes a bit wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve spent days writing a report for your boss. You think\nyou followed the brief and you think you understood the message you were trying\nto get across – but it was thrown back at you full of red lines, corrections\nand comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety when trying to communicate can cloud our thinking. Ineffective thinking or not spending enough time planning wastes time, money and causes misunderstanding. Most non-professional communicators don\u2019t spend enough time planning what they need to say, whether this is through written or verbal media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning what you\nNEED to say<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you need to think clearly and concisely, planning your\napproach and selecting from a range of techniques is key to successful\ncommunication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our communications workshops, Think on Your Feet™<\/a> and Writing Dynamics™<\/a>, you take time to consider a really important question – \u2018what will enable you to communicate with persuasion and impact?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning to maximise\nthe impact of your writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Writing Dynamics™<\/a> workshop ensures you increase the impact of your writing on the reader: by selecting an appropriate writing strategy; by maintaining the reader\u2019s attention; and by using techniques that highlight the benefits of the subject to the reader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop focuses on you being able to plan, draft and\nedit effectively and efficiently \u2013 with the reader in mind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the start of the planning stage you take time to gather your\nthoughts by applying a \u2018Clustering\u2019 technique. This enables you to brainstorm\nand identify the \u2018key\u2019 points of your message, getting them all down on one\nsheet of paper quickly and avoiding the blocks that often happen when using\ntraditional methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, with difficult stakeholders you might want to consider, \u2018what are the barriers preventing clear communications?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writing Dynamics™ cluster <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By considering these barriers you \u2018prime\u2019 yourself to be\nable to react to most situations you might find yourself in. During the\nworkshop you will develop more complex clusters, that transition you through to\nthe drafting stage, by helping you to create an outline that can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n