Strive to be User Friendly

Save your Excel file the way you want the end user to see it when they open it.

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Reduce email clutter when scheduling a meeting. Give two times that work for you. Close by asking the recipient to send a calendar invite for the one that works for them.

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Medium is a big part of the message. From least to most urgent:

1. First Class postal mail
2. Social media post
3. Social media direct message
4. Priority postal mail
5. Email
6. Teams/Slack
7. SMS
8. Phone call
9. In-person

Note: urgency does not imply importance.

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Technical ability gets you a seat at the table, but the ability to tell the story well moves you to the head of the table.

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Design is 90% of the value in your deliverable. The numbers are what they are. Your interpretation and how you deliver them define your professional brand.