The Importance of One-on-One Conversations

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I think there's a tendency just from a time pressure to want to move on to the next task. I always try to remember this message like email doesn't have tone. So how the person reads it, it applies the tone that they're going to take from it. Sometimes it's like tools like Loom where you make a little video explaining what is going on. And that a little four or five minute video sometimes will stop a whole email thread from happening.

On the one hand, analysts generally know and accept that part of their responsibility is to not only conduct analyses, but to effectively communicate the results of those analyses to their stakeholders. On the other hand, "communication" can feel like a pretty squishy and nebulous skill. On this episode, Michael, Moe, and Tim tackled that nebulosity (side note: using obscure words is generally not an effective communication tactic). For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.