by Chris Savos | Oct 21, 2020 | Analysis
I remember when I started my analytic career being unpleasantly surprised to find policymakers were not the eager consumers of my products that I assumed they’d be. I was writing on interesting topics and providing what I thought were valuable insights, yet most...
by Trevor Thrall | Sep 23, 2020 | Professional Development, Two-Minute Drill, Writing
Anyone whose professional responsibilities include writing, from analytic reports to memos and even emails, could benefit by seeing what they write as reading assignments they give to their busy customers. In such cases, wordiness is a cardinal sin, as that customer’s...
by Chris Savos | Sep 23, 2020 | Analysis
Last year I attended the Association of International Risk Intelligence Professional’s (AIRIP) Fall Conference on the future of public- and private-sector intelligence, where the future” part dealt primarily with the tools available to analysts today and with the...
