Presentation: The Art and Science of Effective Communication in the Age of AI
Abstract: Effective communication has always been difficult, but in today’s high-paced, short-attentioned world it takes a combination of skill and creativity to deliver your thoughts to another person. The dawning age of Artificial Intelligence is only making this more complicated and difficult.
Whether at work, on social media, or in personal interactions- we need to ensure we use the right words, the right number words, in the right tone, and in the right format to gain and maintain the attention of those to whom we are trying to communicate.
I propose we examine this topic using the four “C”s: Clarity, Concise, Content, and Creativity. If we violate any of these three “rules” we run the risk of our verbal, written, or presentation communication of suffering one of the four “D”s of poor communication: being disregarded, deleted, discounted, or delegated!
Join me as we look at the Art and Science of Clear Communication! Who knows, the person I help may be you!
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Biography: Mr. John Demko is a strategic leader, planner, and project manager with more than 34 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD). Most of that time was as a communications enlisted Soldier and commissioned Officer where he had an extensive career of service in military leadership, training, communications, and cybersecurity.
Mr. Demko has led organizations from the platoon-level to the 43rd Signal Battalion, the largest communications organization in Europe. His unit based in Heidelberg, Germany, with over 400 American and German Soldiers and Civilians, provided voice and data communications for the Army’s European headquarters and the largest hospital complex and medical command outside the continental United States.
Earlier in his service, Mr. Demko was the lead planner at US Army Europe for the deployment of hundreds of US and NATO Soldiers to Afghanistan that established the first iteration of NATO’s operational command. He helped to establish that headquarters then moved on to work with the Afghan Army to facilitate their organization and training.
In addition to being an expert communicator, John was lauded by his supervisors and clients for his innovative training and in-depth planning; to include providing leadership training in the private sector. Before his 2018 retirement from the Army, John was an advisor to the Physician Leaders Group at Saint Luke’s Health System where he provided leadership training to the physician leaders of the largest hospital system in the Kansas City, MO region.
Mr. Demko earned his BS in mathematics from the University of Michigan – Dearborn, his Masters degree in telecommunications from the University of Colorado – Boulder, his Masters degree in military science from the School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, and his Masters degree in strategic studies from Air War College. He achieved his PMP certification in July 2022.
John is married to the amazing Katie Demko who has put up with his antics, “humor”, and world-class humility for over 30 years and produced two beautiful, intelligent daughters. John is active in his church and as a CrossFit coach and athlete.
