According to Bianca Male and Kim Bhasin (photo, left), "Productivity loss due to email has become such a big issue that one of the world's largest IT companies banned its use for its employees.

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Whichever style of introductory statement you choose to include, it must be concise, concrete, and reader-focused.

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Facebook Pages are the service that companies use to build a presence on Facebook.

Purdue's Online Writing Lab offers sound advice on using logical appeals correctly and effectively.

As Washington lawmakers debate as massive bailout for Wall Street firms that invested in mortgages, CEOs have come under new scrutiny for their multi-million-dollar salaries, even when their companies have suffered.

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Data visualization is a method of presenting information in a graphical form.

A pie chart is better than a data table to show proportions in data.

As presenters, we regularly need to show our audiences how to fill out forms.

When replacing text with a visual, don't make the mistake of thinking that you need a fancy or complex visual.

When dealing with difficult audiences, it's important to be aware of the cast of characters involved.

When dealing with difficult audiences, it's important to be aware of the cast of characters involved.

For this session, you will learn how to create screen capture PowerPoint visuals that are big enough to see because they zoom in on the key parts of the screen.

This preview shows you how to grab a screen capture and use it to illustrate a web site or application in your PowerPoint presentation.

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Analogies are a good way to help the audience understand your point.

If you are showing a process that repeats on a regular basis, make sure that it is clear for the audience.

On a monthly, quarterly or annual basis many people report their activity to the boss, a committee or stakeholders.

Often the design of our slides actually promotes too much text and leads to reading the slides.

When you are talking about date based events or information, don't use a simple list of the dates with no visual.

When you are presenting a calculation and how changes will affect it, make sure you do it so that the information is clearly understood.

Legal topics can be dry and boring if presented using slides that simply contain the words from a document.

In many training situations, too much text is put on the slide.