Smart Brevity

The Power of Saying More with Less

Contributors

By Jim VandeHei

By Mike Allen

By Roy Schwartz

Read by Mike Chamberlain

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On Sale
Sep 20, 2022
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781649041142

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$18.99

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  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $18.99
  2. ebook $13.99 $17.99 CAD
  3. Hardcover $27.00 $34.00 CAD

This recording now includes a new introduction from the authors; an interview with Stewart Buttefield, co-founder of Slack, on how to send a smart message; with Bob Jiminez, communications expert, for more inclusive comms; and an interview with Tony Fratto, Former White House Deputy Press Secretary, on when to revise and reset your long-term vision.

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity—think Strunk and White’s Elements of Style for the digital age.
 
In SMART BREVITY: The Power of Saying More with Less, Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz teach readers how to say more with less in virtually any format. They also share communications lessons learned from their decades of experience in media, business and communications.


Jim VandeHei

About the Author

Jim VandeHei is the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Axios, a media company focused on breaking news and invaluable insights across business, politics, technology and the world. Axios helps readers and viewers get smarter, faster across the consequential topics reshaping our country and lives. As CEO, VandeHei has steered Axios into becoming one of the most celebrated digital media success stories of the past decade. VandeHei is also an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning docu-news series, “Axios on HBO.” 

Before Axios, VandeHei co-founded and was CEO of Politico, the media company that upended and revolutionized political and policy journalism in Washington, New York, and Europe. Overseeing both the editorial and business teams, VandeHei was the leading strategist behind its highly scalable and successful business model. Prior to this, VandeHei spent more than a decade as a reporter, covering the Presidency and Congress for The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He was named national Editor of the Year in 2016. 

VandeHei is from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. 
 

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