The 1 Tip to Improve Your Communication Skills at Work

📡 Everyone knows that "communications" is an essential soft skill, but what exactly does that actually mean, and how does one get better at it? In this video I share the 1 tip to improve your communication skills at work in order to help you build credibility with clients, peers, and managers.

Multiple studies have shown time and time again that employers value communication skills in their workforce - be it new or experienced hires - since there are real consequences if communications break down in corporate environments.

In this video I share a realistic situation that most, if not all, working professionals would face at work, and what a strong communicator would do in that situation. The Bottom Line Up Front method is used by management consultants and product marketers alike and now it goes by many other names, like Top Down Communication and The Pyramid Principle.

This video shows you the power of being a strong, professional communicator at work, share specific examples so you can identify the situations when you encounter them, and the one tip you can use to improve communication skills at work.

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00:00 Intro
00:46 Importance of communication skills
02:02 Realistic example we all face at work
03:39 Why BLUF is so powerful
04:22 How you can practice

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👨🏻‍💻 WHO AM I:
I'm Jeff, a full time Product Marketer. In my spare time I like to tinker with tools and create systems that help me get things done faster - or as one of my friends puts it: "Get better at being lazy" 😏

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Disclaimer: My opinions are my own and may not reflect that of my employer

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[JeffSu]

Have you noticed others using this style of communication at work? 🤔💭

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:46 Importance of communication skills
02:02 Realistic example we all face at work
03:39 Why BLUF is so powerful
04:22 How you can practice

[kathyyuan]

You are totally right. Here’s why
1. All of your videos are straight to the point, without useless info.
2. Your tips on interviews are so effective that now I landed a job at Amazon.
3. Also learned a ton from your GTD and productivity videos
Thank you for treating our time respectfully and providing us with valuable content. Hope you get 1M subscribers soon!!!

[jenmerkel]

Never knew I was "process oriented" in my communications but now I do - and will work to fix it!

[mohansasankamuthyala]

I used to say this to my team mates. If you write an email with roughly 20000 words, people cannot read and going forward, they can think that when they get time, they can read the email. Again, make the same with points and crisp to what you wanna say, there it goes. So, thanks a lot Jeff you made my day again..

[ShervinShares]

DUDE your channel is so UNDERRATED - I haven't seen content/info like this on YouTube before. I'm obsessed now

[esetpip]

I don't know how but I always do this every time I gave an update to my supervisor. I do this when my colleague couldn't give us the exact status of a project. I helped him to construct his information by doing this strategy.

[ronakhshah]

Loved the video.

Few reasons:
Relatable
Actionable
Useful

[Niphiz]

We appreciate your videos!
1. They provide usefull information
2. You appreciate our time (alltough inserting an ad wont make me think different of you, if you choose to do so)
3. Your atitude rocks!

[murk.mp]

I’m thinking of starting a YouTube channel just to do video essays, but my public speaking isn’t the best. This will help a ton!

Edit: Just realized this is mainly for work purposes, but this works lol!

[jesnajames]

Absolutely love your content, but what struck me most is that you offer a sneak peek into the topic before asking for likes and subscriptions. That's a great way to appreciate the viewers' time. Usually, YouTubers say "like, share and subscribe" at the beginning of the video and it puts a lot of viewers off. But I personally dont mind your way😜
Such a smart and simple thing to do!!

[Matt_]

Thank you for this! Been writing lengthy emails since I started work last year! Such a lifesaver!

[meiyunchen]

Can't sleep until u post the new video😂

[shukimehta]

Most important to turn around your communication game. It changed my perception from others' point of view when I started applying it this year in all my work communications. I crunch a lot of numbers and summarise them all the time for what they mean. And this tip is a game-changer.

[ducdoan]

I applied this technique for 1 year+ and didn't know it has a name :O

[dayashankarsuresh]

Currently am a school student,
Still will try to reply to my teachers and teammates using the method.

[coreyhence]

I’ve listened to this multiple times. It has worked me in my communications.

[mejulian]

Great video. Just today, I sat through a good, detailed and thorough presentation with forty people online. Twenty minutes later, it turned out that the audience was not the right one to take the decision the presenter wanted. Your method would have made it obvious from the start. Thank you.

[w.w.sakbeh]

Aw, I felt empathy for the no lunch emoji. For Jeff not having lunch? Meh, not so much! 🤣

[iemaj]

This channel is enlightening me. First I saw e-mail etiquettes and now this . I feel like I'm really improving.

Also i loved how you mentioned vibranium lol Psychic matching of marvel fans!

[akhila]

You are like a mentor that we never knew we needed.
Thank you