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3 Ways to Use Stories on Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Dr Jo Griffin from Northeastern University’s Master’s in Project Management program gave some concrete examples of how you can actually use stories as part of your project communications plan at the 2015 PMI Global Congress EMEA. Bottom up stories. Use stories to connect and convince. What’s your 120 second update?”

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Communication Wake-Up

MPUG

This gap in communication can be particularly large if the new PM comes with a background in a very technical area, such as database management or IT security. When I started my career, my own communication abilities were not up to the challenge either. Do you have ideas for improving communication skills? Toastmasters.

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6 Things I didn’t know about being a project manager

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Vocab is something that creeps up on you. Because you don’t know that you are learning it, you suddenly wake up one day and realise that you speak project management. There is a complete vocabulary to learn. If it’s still new to you, this free project management jargon buster will help you decode what people are on about.

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4 Reasons Project Management Skills Should be a Priority in Early Education

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Waking up around the same time each day, fueling with breakfast, buckling down for work and school, respecting one another’s space, and taking breaks (outdoors if possible) kept us all focused and engaged in our work and school. Project management builds community. We may earn a referral fee if you sign up #pmiaffiliate #ad.

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Why are people leaving project management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

I need my life back, and need to wake up thinking I’m can make a difference at work, not dreading what is in the inbox or what disaster I’m going to have to make right today. When I asked her why, she said they felt under-paid, under-appreciated and were fed up of being blamed for project failure. The reasons to go.

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Soft skills, interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence : whatever you call it, these are crucial and stakeholder management and communication come out top time and time again. He is the author of Reinventing Communication by Routledge, a book on how to design, lead and manage high performing projects. Let’s jump in.

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Working as an Introvert in an Extroverted World: 6 Tips for Introverts to Manage Presentation Anxiety

MPUG

According to Psychology Today, extroverts are estimated to make up 50-74% of the population. We also tend to observe, think, reflect, and then communicate. Don’t set yourself up for failure; ensure you’re knowledgeable about the subject to present content confidently and answer questions. Definitely not!