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Caleb Mellas's avatar

Knowing what’s valuable to share and what’s just fluff or distractions can be difficult. These questions are really helpful to get me thinking 🧐

What is your main point and why is this important?

What is your goal in sharing this information?

What action do you want your recipient to take?

Are you really answering the question they’re asking?

How much does your audience already know?

Who are my stakeholders and how does that change what I write? (I added)

How can I make it super clear what if anything I need from a stakeholder? (My addition)

Also loved this encouragement. Thanks for sharing, Wes!

“Over time, you develop muscle memory—and I believe you can begin to develop it and start seeing results rather quickly. One day, you’ll realize that it’s second nature to share certain details but not others. You’ll be able to sense what’s needed and respond well intuitively.”

This is the hard stuff, but the good stuff that takes you from ok/good to kick-ass. 🚀

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Jack's avatar

I so agree with too many numbers being an issue, in the second example I just glazed over completely, couldn't visualise what it was telling me at all.

I really like the idea of explaining why you are getting so detailed ,instead of apologising as well, will definitely work on that

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