BRIEF 101 INSCOM
Tool and Resources
Congratulations, you have successfully registered for BRIEF 101 on September 23rd, a course that introduces the basics of BRIEF methodology. On this page, you will access tools and assignments. If you have any questions, please contact your Client Services Representative, Adrian Taliaferro, [email protected].
Pre-Course Assignments
In this week’s episode, I discuss how people often confuse hoping for understanding with actually knowing if their message was received. I provide three key steps to ensure effective communication: making a clear and simple point, asking for feedback or playback from the audience, and connecting the message to what matters to them.
A declassified World War II OSS/CIA field manual shares hidden instructions that guided average citizens to subvert their own employers. Today, it reads like an operating manual for a typical organization.
Links:
OSS Field Manual summary: https://www.businessinsider.com/oss-manual-sabotage-productivity-2015-11
OSS Field Manual: https://thebrieflab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/oss_simple_sabotage_manual.pdf
What are the core characteristics that really effective communicators all share in common?
Tools and Homework
Digital Standard
A guidebook and notebook to manage the {noise} and master [brief] communication.
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Day 1 Homework
Each day, at the end of class, your instructor will assign homework.
1.) Practice Present Listening
- Listen to someone for 10 minutes.
- Don’t tell them it’s homework and be aware of your Elusive 600.
- Focus on being interested and take note of what was difficult.
2.) Practice Mind Mapping
- Fill out a BRIEF Map for an executive summary of what you did today in the course.
- Provide a 60-second summary to someone, answering the question, “What did you do today?”.
Post-Course Assignments
SCAN: BRIEF & NOISE
- Finish scanning or reading Joe McCormack’s BRIEF: Make a bigger impact by saying less and NOISE: Living and leading when nobody can focus.
- Keep these books handy to reference as you continue to develop your concise communication skills.
- Use The Standard as a quick guide on the core BRIEF skills introduced in BRIEF 101.