Communication prompts

Say what you mean, get results

15 prompts · Think & Communicate

• Find out if your writing is actually as clear as you think it isA written communication audit that checks for clarity, structure, and tone — and surfaces the gaps between what you meant to say and what a reader actually receives.
• Get more from every conversation by asking better questionsA listening and questioning framework that helps you understand what's really being said — and ask the question that unlocks the information you actually needed.
• Get people to move when you can't tell them what to doInfluence without authority: the tactics for building credibility, framing ideas in terms of shared goals, and creating momentum without a mandate.
• Get teams that don't agree to move in the same directionA cross-functional alignment brief that surfaces the real points of disagreement, finds the shared interest underneath them, and builds a decision everyone can move on.
• Give feedback that lands without destroying the relationshipA feedback delivery script that's specific, behaviour-focused, and forward-looking — one that makes the other person want to change, not defend.
• Go into the conversation you've been dreading — and handle it wellPreparation for any difficult conversation — the other person's likely response, your key points, what you're willing to say, and what outcome you're aiming for.
• Keep people informed without writing an essay they won't readA stakeholder update that leads with the signal, buries the detail, and ends with what you need from them — if anything.
• Know your position, their position, and every counter before you startA negotiation preparation brief that maps the full landscape — your walk-away, their interests, the probable anchors, and the response to each likely counter.
• Make the case so clearly that the answer is obviousA persuasive pitch structure that leads with the problem, builds the logical case, and ends with a call to action that feels inevitable — not forced.
• Prepare for a talk so thoroughly you could give it in your sleepPublic speaking preparation that covers structure, timing, the one key message, and the handling of Q&A — so the delivery is confident even when it's unrehearsed.
• Present to senior stakeholders without losing the roomAn executive presentation structure that leads with the decision, supports it with evidence, and ends with a clear ask — tailored to how executives actually process information.
• Run a meeting where people leave knowing what to do nextA meeting facilitation guide with agenda, decision protocol, and action capture — so the meeting ends with a list of owners, not a sense of having talked a lot.
• Turn a team conflict into a working relationshipA conflict resolution framework that identifies the real issue, creates space for each position to be heard, and produces an agreement both people can live with.
• Walk into any interview having already answered every hard questionInterview preparation that covers the likely questions, the stories that answer them, and the frame for presenting your experience in the most compelling sequence.
• What to say when something goes wrong and everyone's watchingA crisis communication plan with the right timing, the right tone, and the right sequence of messages — so you're not improvising when the pressure is highest.

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