Articulation training · AI-coached
Say the important thing,
clearly, the first time.
A practical course in executive communication and clarity. You read short lessons, then practice on realistic drills — and an AI coach scores every response against a sharp rubric, rewrites it stronger, and tells you exactly what to fix.
You'll be graded on six things
Every response you write gets a score on each dimension, plus specific notes. The same rubric a strong editor would apply.
Could a busy executive grasp the point on one read, with no re-reading?
Is every word load-bearing? Filler, hedging, and throat-clearing removed?
Does it lead with the point, then support it in a logical order?
Concrete and specific rather than abstract, vague, or jargon-laden?
Written for this reader — translates jargon into their terms and leads with what they care about (their stake, the 'so what').
Executive presence — confident, decisive, and owns a clear recommendation.
The curriculum
Ten modules, each with a short lesson, before/after examples, and two AI-coached practice drills. Work through them in order or jump to a weak spot.
- 1Lead With the PointBottom line up front. Earn the detail later.
- 2Start With the AudienceBeat the curse of knowledge — write for their head, not yours.
- 3Structure That CarriesPyramid, SCQA, PREP — scaffolding for any message.
- 4Cut to the BoneConcision is a sign of respect — and of clear thinking.
- 5Precision & EvidenceTrade vague adjectives for concrete numbers and nouns.
- 6Executive Presence in WordsSound like someone who has decided.
- 7Answering Under PressureDirect answers to hard questions, including 'I don't know.'
- 8Narrative & PersuasionMove people from data to decision with story.
- 9Delivering Hard MessagesSay no, give feedback, and break bad news — clearly is kindly.
- 10Putting It TogetherFull-stack executive communication under real constraints.
How the coaching works
A tight concept with concrete before/after examples you can copy.
Respond to a realistic scenario — a status update, an ask, a tough reply.
Scores per dimension, specific fixes, and a stronger rewrite of your own words.
Grounded in the evidence
The techniques here aren't style opinions — they track what communication research and top management-communication programs actually teach. Each module shows the basis under “Why it works.”
- Lead with the point
Primacy effect — readers recall and organize around what comes first.
- Group into threes
Working memory holds ~3–4 chunks, so grouped support beats long lists.
- Cut the words
Concision lowers cognitive load; at the top, less is more.
- Be concrete
Specifics are recalled better than abstractions (concreteness effect).
- Translate for the audience
The curse of knowledge is robust — write for what the reader knows.
- Land the 'so what'
What → So What → Now What turns data into a decision.
Sources: MIT Sloan OpenCourseWare (Communication for Managers 15.280; Advanced Communication for Leaders 15.281), Harvard Business Review and HBS Online on concise and executive communication, and cognitive-science research on the primacy effect, working-memory chunking, and the curse of knowledge.