Ep 4 – Chris Fenning, Award-winning Author: How to Start Conversations That Get Results

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com  

SHOW NOTES: 

Chris Fenning is a highly-sought after trainer and the award winning author of The First Minute: How to Start Conversations That Get Results. We walk through before-after examples, showing how to structure your business communication for maximum impact. The hard truth is that poor communication is one of the top reasons people don't get promoted.

• Concise communication matters, but what most training courses fail to do
• Why Chris left a fantastic career to help people with business communication
• Factoid: Chris did this feat at 17…
• Chris critiques -- and improves –Michael’s 15 second intro
• Why the first minute is key.
• Before vs after example: Context-Intent-Key Message framework in action 
• How to build the concise communication habit
• Don’t bury the lead!
• Tips when sending emails and meeting invites
• Being Concise vs Being Blunt
• Using “GPS” in your first minute, with an example that boils 20 minutes into 3 lines
• Overcoming “the curse of knowledge”
• More tips on how to quickly make the framework a habit
• How things differ cross-culturally
• Will these techniques reverse poor first impressions you may have already created?
• 3 ways you can tell boss they are a bad communicator … without getting in hot water 

BIO AND LINKS:

Chris Fenning is on a mission to help Technical and Business teams communicate clearly and remove the pain they experience so often. His 4x award winning book, The First Minute, shows you the HOW to be concise, step by step, drawing from 20,000 conversations, decades of work leading technical and business teams across the world, and training individuals and teams from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. 

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-fenning/ 
• Chris’s Website & His Book www.chrisfenning.com 
• Chris’s Best Giveaway (Free First Minute Workbook, $30 value): https://chrisfenning.com/get-the-first-minute-workbook-free/ 
• Erin Myer’s Book, The Culture Map: https://erinmeyer.com/books/the-culture-map/ 
• Michael’s Book, Get Promoted: https://changwenderoth.com/#tve-jump-180481ecea3

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