Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 1. Professional Communication in Today’s Digital, Social, Mobile World
"The purpose of sound bites is simple — help people remember what you said and why you said it.
"Amazon says it has boosted efficiency - and given workers' legs a break - by deploying more than 15,000 wheeled robots to crisscross the floors of its biggest warehouses and deliver stacks of products to employees.
"Video marketing is exploding in popularity, and with good reason: According to a report from Vidyard, more than 70% of marketers say that video produces conversions better than any other type of content.
"People pitch ideas all the time.
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"During the course of conversation, there are several tricks you can use to make your words sound more authoritative and to address your audience with greater overall confidence.
"But what's the best way to build rapport and create trust?
"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.
"Most of us know the standard work communication “don’ts”: Don’t swear, don’t tell racist or sexist jokes, don’t lie, don’t send the whole office an email meant for your best friend.
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"Lorrie Faith Cranor studied thousands of real passwords to figure out the surprising, very common mistakes that users — and secured sites — make to compromise security.
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"I normally introduce myself by my first name.
"It's natural to want to be liked.
"If you study great CEO communicators such as John Chambers of Cisco or the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, you can glean some helpful tricks," writes George Bell (photo, left).
"Staring at screens right before sleep turns out to be a lot worse than previously thought.
"With mobile devices becoming mainstream in business communication, the challenge for those of us in education is to help students adapt their writing skills to this exciting but demanding new format.
"Hiring managers only spend 6 second on your resume before they decide on you — this is what they look at.
"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.
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