MEANINGFUL SYNTHESIS

People in the workplace are invariably short of time. The more senior they are, the less time they have to spare. So when they ask for information, verbally or in writing, they don’t want a laundry list of all the facts you’ve collected. They just want to know what those facts mean.

In other words, they want a synthesis of the data at your disposal. That means studying different facts and figures, interpreting what they mean, and relaying that as a short, sharp message. Synthesis is one of the most important skills in communication. Learn how to use it correctly, and you will be perceived as a sharpshooter of a communicator.