Here’s What’s Cooking at Proficiency1

Here’s What’s Cooking at Proficiency1

I realize things might seem quiet on the Proficiency1 front because we haven’t been putting out a lot of blog posts or launching new courses lately, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. We’re hard at work with our instructors and partners developing and...
Analysts Should Be Strong Briefers

Analysts Should Be Strong Briefers

The ability to provide well-crafted, effectively delivered oral presentations is often a close second to being a strong analytic writer in the rank order of skills required to become a successful analyst. Unfortunately, being a great writer does not guarantee you’ll...
Learn to Purge Your Analytic Writing

Learn to Purge Your Analytic Writing

One of the most effective ways to overcome a potential customer’s skepticism about taking the time to read your analytic product is to purge your prose of unnecessary words. This mirrors my advice in an earlier post for analysts to be as concise and clear as possible....