Excellence in Business Communication, 12th Edition
Chapter 2. Collaboration, Interpersonal Communication, and Business Etiquette
"How often do you have a conversation with your team that consists of something other than what’s being done, what needs to get done, and what they didn’t do?
"I spent the past month doing something most people dread: networking," says Rachel Gillett (photo, left).
"Columbia Business School research highlights the disconnect between peoples’ own views and their counterparts’ views of their assertiveness—and the impact it can have on negotiations.
Ashley Fidel (photo, left) has some new opening lines for networkers to consider.
"Luckily, there are signs we can look for when trying to detect a lie.
"You don't have to play by the old rules: This is the digital age.
"It's natural to want to be liked.
"It turns out that using body language to determine whether somebody is lying is really quite hard.
Erin Meyer (photo, left) asks the question.
"If you're going to get anything done in business, you need people to respect you.
Christine Comaford (photo, left) discusses the topic.
"The solution to the age-old problem of understanding others may be as simple as taking the time to improve your active listening skills.
"Facial expressions are a universal language of emotion, instantly conveying happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and much more.
"Below are ten common North American gestures that can cause offense abroad.
"In honor of National Etiquette Week and our just-published list of the 45 best restaurants in America, we decided to clear up some common etiquette questions," writes Megan Willett.
"Want to make a better first impression and engender positive feelings that last a long time?
Ricky Van Der Zwan and Anna Brooks (photo, left) report.
Richard Feloni reports on what he has learned from Jon Levy (photo, left), Founder of The Influencers.
"Here are ways [one] can be more charismatic: .
"We all send body language cues based on how we feel and what we think, here's how to decipher them quickly and in any situation.
Drake Baer writes, "Over the past century science has made lots of advances into understanding the many social meanings of body language.
"We need new rules on when you should text, when you should call, when you should email," writes Nicholas Carlson (photo, left).
The Lewis Model of Culture is an intriguing way of recognizing different approaches to business.
Kristin Piombino (photo, left) gives the facts and offers up an infographic.
"Voice mail is dying, and the world’s largest soda maker just pounded another nail in its coffin," declares Jillian Bergman in a piece at HuffingtonPost.