460: Use Details to Communicate Clearly with Sarah Olivieri

Show Notes When you explain an idea to your team, the big picture may be clear in your head, but it's probably not as clear in your team's head as you think it is. Specific examples help other people understand what you mean and what the work actually involves.

Sarah Olivieri walks through how to add useful detail to everyday communication so you can get what's in your head into the minds of your team. She shares practical examples from leadership meetings, planning, and the experiences of people your nonprofit serves. She shows how describing what happens step by step can make an idea easier to understand and reveal something a plan has missed.

In This Episode, You'll Learn How a specific example makes a big-picture idea easier to understand.

Why walking through a Monday morning can reveal gaps in your plan.

How describing a client's experience helps others understand their perspective.

What details can add to onboarding, job descriptions, and team communication.

Who This Episode Is For Leaders who want their team to understand what they are asking.

Teams that want to find gaps in a plan before putting it into action.

Anyone who wants to explain the experiences of the people their nonprofit serves.

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