Important rules about how to communicate to executives

• Be prepared: do your homework, research, come with facts to backup your arguments.
• Be concise: don't waste their time nor yours. Time is life not only money. You'll often be ignored if you are not concise.
  
• Be your authentic self. Don't try to impress anyone.
• Be humble and ready to learn from them as well.
• Offer concrete solutions to the problem/issue being discussed.
• Be at ease with answering hard questions.
  
• Keep it short and simple if you want their attention.
• Don't mix work with feelings if you want to be taken seriously.
  
• Get to the point.
• Have a resolution plan if you want a better response from them.
  
• Don't come to them to solve your problems.