Short

Term

Communication

Goals

Pause

before

responding

Wait

two

three

seconds

after

someone

finishes

speaking

then

paraphrase

the

core

message

before

replying

This

reduces

misunderstandings

and

demonstrates

genuine

listening

LIST ENING

Ask

than

you

assume

Ask

least

one

clarifying

question

every

meaningful

conversation

using

open

questions

such

“

What

does

success

look

?”

“

What

information

missing

?”

LIST ENING

Lead

with

the

main

point

Start

conversations

emails

and

updates

with

your

conclusion

request

key

message

first

Provide

background

and

context

only

after

the

core

point

clear

SPEAKING

WRIT ING

Keep

written

updates

short

and

structured

Write

routine

emails

status

updates

and

Slack

messages

150

words

fewer

Use

short

bullets

highlight

decisions

action

items

and

due

dates

WRIT T EN

Prepare

two

talking

points

before

every

meeting

Before

each

meeting

call

define

the

one

thing

you

want

and

the

one

question

you

want

ask

Enter

with

clear

communication

intention

MEET INGS

Keep

every

contribution

under

seconds

Make

your

input

meetings

concise

and

pointed

topic

needs

deeper

discussion

offer

conversation

instead

monopolising

the

current

one

MEET INGS

Replace

filler

words

with

pauses

Notice

and

reduce

words

such

“

”, “

”

and

“

basically

”.

Use

short

pause

gather

your

thoughts

before

speaking

SPEAKING

Show

attention

through

non

verbal

presence

Face

the

speaker

make

natural

eye

contact

and

keep

your

phone

away

during

conversations

video

calls

keep

the

camera

eye

level

and

avoid

multitasking

NON

VERBAL

the

loop

writing

After

important

decisions

handovers

client

conversations

send

short

written

summary

stating

the

decision

action

items

owners

and

due

dates

within

few

hours

WRIT T EN

Give

one

specific

appreciation

per

day

Recognise

one

teammate

each

day

naming

the

exact

behaviour

result

you

appreciated

Avoid

generic

praise

;

make

the

recognition

timely

and

specific

T EAMWORK

1 / 2

State

the

“

why

”

behind

every

request

When

delegating

asking

for

input

explain

the

desired

outcome

the

deadline

available

resources

and

why

the

work

matters

Invite

questions

confirm

understanding

LEADERSHIP

Make

feedback

weekly

habit

Ask

trusted

colleague

manager

one

simple

question

each

week

: “

What

one

thing

could

communicate

clearly

concisely

?”

Write

down

the

answer

and

act

FEEDBACK

Suggested

approach

Pick

3–5

goals

from

the

list

above

your

primary

focus

for

the

first

two

weeks

week

three

add

rotate

goals

based

what

feels

most

useful

day

and

day

60,

revisit

the

list

mark

your

progress

and

replace

completed

goals

with

new

ones

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