{"id":1411,"date":"2019-05-21T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetworks2stg.wpengine.com\/fleet\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2023-05-16T08:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T12:57:45","slug":"fleet-when-enough-is-enough-5-tips-to-providing-just-the-right-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/fleet\/blog\/fleet-when-enough-is-enough-5-tips-to-providing-just-the-right-information\/","title":{"rendered":"When Enough is Enough \u2013 5 Tips to Providing \u201cJust the Right\u201d Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We live in a fast-paced world where the right information is literally at our fingertips. All too easily, we can be overwhelmed by vast amounts of data, communication information, directives, and much more. If we\u2019re not careful, we suddenly will lose our direction while swimming through data that we can\u2019t interpret or analyze in its current state. Be it in an email to a coworker, comments on a work order, or simply in your everyday communications, how do you know when enough is enough?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Would You Read it Again?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You’ve just completed writing a novella for your coworker in regard to the latest project you are collaborating on. You used spell check, but you should probably give it a once-over. Are you going to read everything you wrote again? No? Your coworker probably isn’t either. Why is this? Is it because of the length of your writing? It could be. Oftentimes, context and supplemental information can be critically important. Other times, however, the recipient of your dissertation doesn\u2019t need<\/em> all of that information, just the right<\/em> information. They may be more inclined to skim over the email or document and miss parts they might need than if you had written only what they needed to know to begin with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. Know Your Audience<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Once you identify your target audience, you can determine what sort of information they need. If you’re providing a high-level status of a project to your manager, that’s all they’re really looking for. If you’re passing off a task to a coworker, they’re going to need more of the nitty-gritty details. Likewise, if you are presenting the success of a project you worked on, be sure to know how much detail is appropriate. If the organizer is highlighting your work, they may ask you for an in-depth discussion of your methods, errors, revisions, and successes. If you are one of many presenters, it may be better for you to just go over the salient points, and allow the audience to ask any questions they care about in a Q&A section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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3. Cup, Bucket, or Trough<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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There are three types of people: cup people, bucket people, and trough people. While your audience may be your network team, each person operates differently.<\/p>

Some people want a cup’s worth of information and they will tune you out as they sit there savoring that “cup” of information while other people after a cup of information will still be thirsty. The \u201cbucket\u201d individuals will want more of a \u201cmeal\u201d of information to digest and discuss with you. Finally, \u201cthrough\u201d people will want a full feast of information presented to them. Unlike the audience section above, you may not be able to just create one of these methods and be done with your assignment. You need to know when each method is applicable, while also being cognizant of which group you are giving which amount of information to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. KISS<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Keep it simple. Need I say more?<\/p>

I shouldn\u2019t, but I will a little bit. Have you been in a complicated or disorganized presentation? By the end, you may have found yourself completely lost and thinking, \u201cI learned nothing in that hour-long meeting.\u201d So, what can be done?<\/p>

Well, all of your presentations should be run by someone unfamiliar with the assignment. This way, an impartial viewer can accurately determine whether your organization makes sense and can be followed. They can also help you realize where you are going off-subject, or where you can trim to cut down on time. KISS!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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5. When in Doubt... Bullet Points<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Bullet points are usually a lot easier to read than when you have a bunch of text strewn all over the comments of your emails or notes because if I just kept rambling here you would probably get annoyed or start to zone out thinking about your dinner when you get home. Without realizing it, you\u2019ll have not been paying attention and then begrudgingly read over the section again. Is that your fault? Not necessarily, maybe the author should have determined the appropriate context \u2013 like bullet points.<\/p>