Wearing masks and standing 6 feet apart make it harder to communicate. Here are some tips: Have your communication partner’s attention.   Face your partner directly. Ensure nothing is blocking your view.  Talk a little louder. Talk a little slower.  Use your hands and body language.  Ask your partner if he or she understood you. If not, say it differently or write it down.  Move to a quieter place.  Ask if you can do anything to make communication easier for you both.  More

Marketing and content guru Josh Spector shares 40 tips to help you write, speak and express your ideas clearly. Here are a few examples: "You can’t explain something you don’t understand and you don’t understand something you can’t explain." "Honesty is a communication hack because people so rarely hear it." "Use the words your audience uses." "The main character in any story is the person you tell it to."   Click for article