There is an excellent 12-minute YouTube video from TEDx Talks on March 18, 2025 titled The 60 seconds that make or break a conversation | Chris Fenning | TEDx Eindhoven, Chris says you need a sentence each on these three things which form the acronym TIP:
T = Topic
I = Intent
P = Point
An article by Chris on December 9, 2020 titled How to start a conversation at work the right way instead referred to them as:
Framing = Context + Intent + Key Message
Another article from Chris Fenning on May 24, 2022 titled 10 tips for how to start a successful work conversation was accompanied by brief YouTube videos:
Make the topic clear. Tip 1
Say what you need. Tip 2
Put the ‘so what’ first. Tip 3
Say how many topics you have. Tip 4
Give a summary before going into detail. Tip 5
Keep separate topics separate. Tip 6
Ask if they have time to talk. Tip 7
Say how much time you need. Tip 8
Check they are the right person to ask. Tip 9
Don’t forget to be human. Tip 10
But I think that to Ask if they have time to talk should come first.
In 2020 Chris Fenning published a book titled The First Minute: How to Start Conversations That Get Results. And in 2021 he followed with another titled The First Minute - Workbook: How to start conversations that get results. Also, in 2022 he published a book titled Effective Emails: The Secret to Straightforward Communication at Work.
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