Thursday, July 10, 2008

Things they never taught us in school (but should have)

I've had a few opportunities to learn how to communicate effectively, but rarely does anyone talk about how to build content. I just learned a tip from my friend working business development: SCIPAB.

Situation - What's the situation?
Change - What's changing?
Implication - What's the implication?
Position - As a result, what's my position?
Actions - What actions can be taken?
Benefits - What benefits will result?

So, say you need to come up with a thirty second pitch but you have no idea how to begin. You can use this format as an outline, hitting most of the important points right away.