Speaking & Comms

Once upon a time, you could build an audience and make a living from it. It’s dead now.

When well-wishes get misread

Use your superpowers to investigate what is really happening

How many of your articles actually get read till the end? I found a simple test that changed mine forever — and it only takes a cup of…

If you’ve ever walked out of a leadership meeting wondering what just happened, you’re not alone. Here’s 5 tips on how to improve.

How to survive in the AI generated internet

Turn your team updates, strategy decks, and one-on-ones into unforgettable narratives

Ghosts + the power of completely losing your sh*t (Issue #366)

AI chatbots were trained on novice writing, and it shows

Your follower count doesn’t matter anymore. We’re going back to the old way of building an audience.

5 Acting Tricks That Make You Look Confident Instantly

How I Went From Socially Awkward to “How Does She Know Everyone?” Using This Simple Trick

A battle-tested guide to creating clarity and structuring your busy mind into logical arguments

A Behavioral Scientist’s Trick to Hack the “Halo Effect”

Many talented professionals hold back from speaking at tech events, believing they need years of experience or expert status first. Drawing from her experience as a first-time speaker at WordPress Accessibility Day 2024, Victoria Nduka discusses how speaking at events benefits both individuals and the tech community.

A practical and proven guide to creating impact with action titles

Use the “Doubtful Stakeholder” exercise to test whether your explanations make sense

Listening well is not about the quantity of information you seek out, but the quality of information you take in.

Saul Colt on why Jaguar’s rebrand is smart, even if it hurts to watch.

Why going back to basics can often be the best approach

Learn how to create and present a project effectively with essential tips, key elements, and best practices. Discover the importance of project presentations and explore examples to inspire your own.

Imagine strolling through a bustling online marketplace, swarmed by an ocean of products calling for your attention. And then, out of…

Developing a persuasive argument is at the core of how UX creates value. When we shirk that responsibility, we set ourselves up to fail.

So I’ve been spending time Claude-ing a lot lately. One thing I always wanted to understand better is the salient features of my writing, the style of narrat...

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Telling someone something that they already know isn’t valuable. Giving someone information that they don’t care about wastes their time.

A step-by-step guide to effective communication with examples for anyone

UX writing is the process of creating and managing all content within and around an app or website interface, both on a macro and…

How to indirectly but effectively get the answers you need