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What are Communication Skills OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We have curated a selection of OKR examples specifically for Communication Skills to assist you. Feel free to explore the templates below for inspiration in setting your own goals.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Communication Skills OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
Communication Skills OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Communication Skills Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to enhance public speaking skills with confidence and clarity
ObjectiveEnhance public speaking skills with confidence and clarity
KRDecrease length and frequency of pauses by 60% in all verbal presentations
Regularly practice presentations to improve fluency- Enroll in a public speaking or communication skills course
- Use a timer to monitor and reduce pause times
- KRMaintain eye contact with the camera for 90% of each broadcast or recording
- Position the camera at eye level for convenience
- Practice maintaining eye contact during rehearsals
- Frequently review recordings to monitor eye contact
- KRReduce usage of filler words like "um" by 50% during public speeches
- Seek professional speech coaching or join a speakers club
- Record and review speeches to identify excessive filler words
- Practice speeches regularly to increase familiarity and confidence
OKRs to enhance and perfect interpersonal and professional communication skills
- ObjectiveEnhance and perfect interpersonal and professional communication skills
- KRReceive positive feedback on improved communication from at least 5 peers or superiors
- Improve and demonstrate clear, concise communication in all settings
- Implement effective listening skills during all team interactions
- Regularly solicit feedback from peers and superiors
- KRImplement learned techniques in 4 different real-life scenarios
- Continually refine and adjust techniques
- Take notes on technique effectiveness post-application
- Identify daily situations to utilize newly learned techniques
- KRAttend two communication skills workshops or webinars
- Research and select two suitable communication skills workshops or webinars
- Attend and actively participate in both workshops/webinars
- Register for chosen workshops or webinars
OKRs to enhance communication skills and overcome shyness
- ObjectiveEnhance communication skills and overcome shyness
- KRAttend two networking events every month to interact with diverse individuals
- Schedule two networking events into personal calendar
- Research local networking events happening nearby
- Regularly engage and interact with attendees during events
- KRComplete an online course in public speaking or interpersonal communication skills
- Find and enroll in a relevant online public speaking course
- Successfully complete and pass all course evaluations and exams
- Actively participate in all course activities and assignments
- KREngage in weekly activities requiring public speaking or initiating conversation with strangers
- Strike up conversation with a new person in a public place daily
- Volunteer to present at weekly community meetings or events
- Enroll in a local weekly debate club or toastmaster session
OKRs to enhance verbal communication and active listening skills
- ObjectiveEnhance verbal communication and active listening skills
- KRPractice active listening with 10 different conversations weekly
- Schedule 10 distinct meetings or phone calls weekly
- Apply active listening techniques in each discussion
- Keep a journal recording progress after each conversation
- KRAttend two comprehensive communication and active listening workshops
- Research and sign up for two communication and active listening workshops
- Schedule time off work to attend the workshops
- Complete and review any pre-workshop materials
- KRDeliver five 10-minute presentations and receive positive feedback
- Practice presenting to ensure clarity and engagement
- Gather and analyze received feedback for improvement
- Prepare five 10-minute presentations on chosen subjects
OKRs to enhance and refine my communication skills
- ObjectiveEnhance and refine my communication skills
- KRPractice public speaking at four local events
- Research and select four events suitable for public speaking
- Register and attend these local events as a speaker
- Prepare speeches relevant to each event's topic or theme
- KRReceive positive feedback on communication improvement from 6 team members
- Request feedback from team members regularly
- Implement learned techniques into daily team interactions
- Engage in training courses for effective communication skills
- KRComplete two advanced communication training workshops
- Attend and actively participate in these workshops
- Apply learned knowledge in professional communications
- Research and register for two advanced communication training workshops
OKRs to enhance and refine presentation skills
- ObjectiveEnhance and refine presentation skills
- KRDeliver 10 presentations, receiving above 80% positive feedback each time
- Request and analyze feedback for improvement
- Develop engaging content for 10 distinct presentations
- Practice presenting to ensure effective delivery
- KRSuccessfully complete a professional public speaking and presentation skills course
- Enroll in a reputable public speaking course
- Practice skills learned and incorporate feedback
- Regularly participate in all course activities
- KRParticipate in local Toastmasters club meetings twice a month to practice and receive feedback
- Attend two Toastmasters meetings per month
- Engage and ask for constructive feedback
- Identify local Toastmasters clubs and their meeting schedules
OKRs to enhance impactful self-communication skills
- ObjectiveEnhance impactful self-communication skills
- KRApply new communication skills to receive positive feedback from 5 colleagues
- Exhibit positivity in body language and tone
- Use constructive responses when giving feedback
- Practice active listening during office conversations
- KRAttend minimum 3 work communication improvement workshops
- Schedule and attend these workshops
- Select and register for three suitable workshops
- Research different communication improvement workshops
- KRRead at least 2 books on effective self-communication
- Purchase or borrow selected books
- Research and select two books on effective self-communication
- Dedicate time daily to read both books
OKRs to develop the skills and knowledge of junior data scientists
- ObjectiveDevelop the skills and knowledge of junior data scientists
- KREnhance junior data scientists' ability to effectively communicate insights through presentations and reports
- Establish a feedback loop to continuously review and improve the communication skills of junior data scientists
- Encourage junior data scientists to actively participate in team meetings and share their insights
- Provide junior data scientists with training on effective presentation and report writing techniques
- Assign a mentor to junior data scientists to guide and coach them in communication skills
- KRIncrease junior data scientists' technical proficiency through targeted training programs
- Provide hands-on workshops and projects to enhance practical skills of junior data scientists
- Monitor and evaluate progress through regular assessments and feedback sessions
- Develop customized training modules based on identified knowledge gaps
- Conduct a skills assessment to identify knowledge gaps of junior data scientists
- KRMeasure and improve junior data scientists' productivity by reducing their turnaround time for assigned tasks
- KRFoster a supportive environment by establishing mentorship programs for junior data scientists
OKRs to enhance and master professional formal speech skills
- ObjectiveEnhance and master professional formal speech skills
- KRComplete a recognized professional speaking course with a proficient rating
- Pass final assessment with a proficient rating
- Research and enroll in a reputable professional speaking course
- Attend scheduled course sessions and complete all required work
- KREngage in at least 3 public speaking engagements to increase confidence
- Identify local events requiring guest speakers
- Practice speeches in front of friends
- Prepare speeches tailored to these events
- KRRecord and review a weekly formal speech and implement feedback for improvement
- Implement feedback effectively for future speeches
- Prepare and record a weekly formal speech
- Review the recorded speech for improvements
OKRs to enhance effectiveness as a product manager
- ObjectiveEnhance effectiveness as a product manager
- KRReceive positive feedback on communication and problem-solving in 80% of stakeholder interactions
- Request constructive feedback after each interaction
- Acquire communication and conflict-resolution training
- Implement specific improvements from feedback received
- KRComplete a communication skills course with a 90% pass rate
- Consistently study to understand all course materials
- Research and enroll in a reputable communication skills course
- Aim to achieve at least 90% in all assignments and exams
- KRSolve 10 complex product issues independently and efficiently
- Develop strategic solutions for each identified problem
- Implement the solutions and monitor their effectiveness
- Analyze each product issue for effective problem identification
Communication Skills OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
Save hours with automated Communication Skills OKR dashboards
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Communication Skills OKR templates
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