Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 1. Professional Communication in Today’s Digital, Social, Mobile World
Laurie Beaver (photo, left) reports.
"Stefanos Zenios explains how design thinking and the lean startup methodology can help entrepreneurs quickly take their big idea from a rough sketch on the back of a napkin to a real world product.
Watch the list put together by Alyse Kalish (photo, left) at TheMuse.
Skip Prichard (photo, left) discusses the work of Ken Marlin.
"Start out with five simple steps: .
"Unfortunately, buzzwords can seriously weaken your persuasive messaging and give an impression of insecurity.
Take a look at Katie Gordon's blog where this piece ran.
According to Tessa Sterkenburg (photo, left), "What we want is less noise, more context, ease of use, ease of access and the certainty that our listeners understand the message.
"We asked 6 experts from different fields to share their view on the future of communication.
"A lot of people are confused.
"Every business professional and entrepreneur believes they are good communicators, but how do they know?
"Thanks to tweets, texts, posts, and very short attention spans, we have become a society constantly looking for the shortest way to communicate a thought.
"Good communication is essential to managing and working in a productive and efficient workplace.
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Richard Feloni reports
"It used to be (back before the Internet, smartphones and social media) that if you wanted or needed to speak to a client, you picked up the phone – or you sent her a letter.
"You want to project confidence, competence, professionalism, and self-assurance.
According to Nick Morgan (photo, left), ".
"To stay competitive, you need to evolve with and embrace the changing times.
"What’s that you say?
"It’s our job to transform our organizations so we are ready for the future … and there’s really no way to transform without persuading.
"The good news is that businesses now have enough organizational experience with the idea of communication technology, that they are beginning to take ownership of its evolution.
"For the past few years over on the Jellyvision blog, our good pal Melanie Chapman (photo, left) has been showcasing what she calls Damn Good Communication – examples of companies solving a tricky communication challenge by being unusually creative.
See TeamChat's list.