The Eight C’s of Effective Communication

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Clear – Be clear in purpose and in outcome. Your audience needs to be able to receive the message quickly and with complete understanding.

Concise – Make sure every word speaks to the audience. Make every word count.

Complete – Provide all the information your audience needs and wants to know. Avoid the need for back and forth communication. Anticipate your audience’s questions.

Conversational – Use a conversational language to increase readability and create a positive tone.

Compelling – Make your communication relevant and interesting.

Considerate – Be considerate of your audience’s time and do whatever it takes to make the communication process easy for them.

Confident – Express yourself in a confident way to add credibility to what you’re saying. Avoid loose, vague language.

Correct – Protect your professional image by being correct in content, language, style and presentation.

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Workplace Well-being and Effectiveness
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By Marie Antaya, CTDP

Author of The Eclectic Writing Series.

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