Chris Fenning explains how to make stakeholder updates more effective by being explicit about what you need from them. State early if you need input, decisions, advice, or help, and ask clear questions so people know what action to take.
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How to update stakeholders, tip number 6: make it clear if you need something. When you're giving your update, if you're sharing a lot of information, if you haven't made it clear that you need something, the audience may think you're just talking about the work. If you don't make it clear that you need something, you might not get it. Status updates should be short. You want to use that time to deliver information but also ask Ask any questions you have. Make sure that you're letting the audience know when you need something from them related to that update. How do you do it? You say upfront, this is something that I need from you. I would like your input, decision, advice, help, whatever it is. Make sure you say it early. Make sure you say it in your update. So when you're updating stakeholders, make it clear if you need something from that update.