Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Prologue
"Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them?
"With the onslaught of emails we receive every day, it's hard to imagine how anyone could keep up professional email habits at all times.
"If you feel like you are always working but not advancing in your career one successful entrepreneur has a solution.
"This presentation will show the truths and lies of body language deception.
"When people think of advocating for their ideas, they think of convincing arguments based on data, facts, and figures.
According to Stacey Lastoe (photo, left), "In spite of any negative feelings you may be harboring over your job status, you need to set them aside if you want to present yourself as a viable candidate.
According to Stacey Lastoe (photo, left), "In spite of any negative feelings you may be harboring over your job status, you need to set them aside if you want to present yourself as a viable candidate.
"Do you ever find yourself in awkward social situations?
"This animated video describes the six universal Principles of Persuasion that have been scientifically proven to make you most effective as reported in Dr.
"Storytelling is an essential leadership skill.
"Career expert and Growth Lab CEO Ramit Sethi [photo, left] shares an easy way to test your business ideas with your friends to see if your idea is something people want.
"Researchers highlighted some key indicators such as bad grammar, spelling and punctuation in posts by trolls.
"If you're a recent grad or a college senior, you may have been told to focus your job search.
"Here are 7 valuable tips you should consider when applying for a job within your company: .
"Communication, language and style matter in all areas of life.
"You’ve decided to look for a new job and want to make updating your social profiles part of your strategy.
"Searching for a new job is a tedious process.
Here is a YouTube video presented by the Stanford Graduate School of Business on the topic of "how to conduct interviews.
"In the early '90s, anthropologist Robin Dunbar [photo, left] proposed that a human being has the capacity to have up to 150 meaningful relationships.
"Requesting a pay hike is fine, but there is a proper way to make your request and there are certain things you should never say.
"Now that 2016 is wrapping up, it’s a good time to think about what you want to change in the upcoming year.
Liz Ryan answers a question from a reader on the topic over at Forbes.
"Neuroscientists talk about how we have one brain but two minds.
"Stanford GSB Professor Jennifer Aaker [photo, left] discusses the importance of stories, and how they can be used as a tool to persuade and shape how others see you.