How engineers, developers, and other tech professionals can get a message across clearly when talking to non-tech teams
InstructorChris Fenning
Free
Free
Editorial course preview
These 2 complementary views highlight concrete, legible examples from the course presentation.
The image displays a speaker alongside a list of practical workplace communication challenges, including explaining complex ideas, talking to other teams, and updating executives.
An instructor explains communication principles while a graphic advises adapting messages to any situation or audience, alongside a copy of The First Minute.
The curriculum utilizes a sequential five-part process covering audience assessment, message relevance, and simplification techniques.
Instruction is described as easy to understand, well-paced, and highly polished.
One signal indicates that several key points repeat across the Audience and Relevant sections, leading to a poor content-to-runtime ratio.
The current practical application focuses on basic tools, lacking diverse practice runs such as specific stakeholder scenarios.
The curriculum aligns with the stated goals of helping technical professionals communicate with non-experts through a structured process.