Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 1. Professional Communication in Today’s Digital, Social, Mobile World
You have no doubt heard the proverb—Actions speak louder than words.
No matter how much you love your job, there are times when your work motivation is just going to bottom out.
Our daily life is full of unproductive habits and rituals that we execute – whether on a conscious or unconscious level.
Business bloggers at Harvard Business Review discuss a variety of business topics including managing people, innovation, leadership, and more.
"We’re all somewhere on this list," writes Jacob Share (photo, left) for JobMob.
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.
"Though drafting and delivering a strong speech may seem daunting, these tips break down the process to make you look like a seasoned pro," says Farnoosh Brock (photo, left).
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.
Steven Gaffney, president of the Steven Gaffney Company, is a leading expert on honest, interpersonal communication, influence and leadership .
We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.
20 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices -- and how we feel about the choices we make.
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Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.
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Nokia researcher Jan Chipchase's investigation into the ways we interact with technology has led him from the villages of Uganda to the insides of our pockets.
Get a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at a new business, Artisan Flavors Ice Cream, and how its owner is exclusively using social media and electronic communication for promotion, including videos (YouTube), podcasts (iTunes), press releases (PRNewswire), maps (Google), photos (Flickr), conversations (Twitter, Facebook), blogs (WordPress), and reviews (Yelp).
Has the textbook you've been using to teach business communication or business writring become obsolete?
Adele McAlear discusses the overlooked issue of our online legacies and how to ensure the appropriate preservation of our binary ashes.
Because of the social media revolution and electronic communication revolution, what is being taught in a typical business course should be changing.