323. 13 Lessons

The Long and The Short Of It

Inspired by Jen's ten lessons, this week, Pete goes through thirteen lessons around how to become a better communicator.

Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about:

1. Ask yourself, who's it for and what's it for?
2. Concise is nice.
3. Find your allies.
4. You are not a news reader. (Translation: You are not a news anchor.)
5. Fix your umm.
6. Be where your feet are.
7. Slides are not teleprompters.
8. Have a purple cow.
9. Tell stories.
10. Be like a comedian.
11. Don't be afraid of questions.
12. Leverage Gen AI.
13. Don't take yourself so damn seriously.

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