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Moving beyond a too-brief response to spark better, longer conversations How are you doing?  How do you feel?  How was your weekend? Often, we respond to these innocuous questions with some [...]

Our focus at The Brief Lab is to help professionals become clear and concise communicators.  During these training sessions over the last decade with CEOs, military leaders, and business [...]

AOL instant messaging was a top pastime of my teenage years. (“Away” messages as a form of personal expression, anyone?) So naturally, I’m thrilled to be working at a company that regularly uses [...]

There are plenty of opportunities to stretch communication skills, especially in a crisis. Leaders need to find creative ways to help their teams stay motivated, focused and productive. One of [...]

  BRIEF Remote Workforce Communications Course – How to tele-communicate efficiently   The big connectivity shift With continued uncertainty around COVID-19, companies are embracing [...]

Joe McCormack says 24/7 coronavirus coverage is hurting us in many ways. But don’t blame the media—we need to take responsibility for managing our overconsumption of what he calls “noise.”   [...]

Are you guilty of “phubbing” (i.e., snubbing someone to pay more attention to your phone)? So addicted to your devices and other distractions your face-to-face interactions are superficial? [...]

Joe McCormack says the more you say, the less people hear. He explains why this happens at work and shares some advice to help you “be brilliant, be brief, and be gone.”   Hoboken, NJ [...]

As I plan for 2020, one of my resolutions is to share the dangers of noise – the regular distractions, useless information, and mindless chatter in our lives – and provide tools and techniques to [...]