Business Communication Today, 14th Ed.
Chapter 2. Collaboration, Interpersonal Communication, and Business Etiquette
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"Wharton management professor Nancy Rothbard (photo, left) says that if we are meeting more often than ever, it may be because we are now so busy we have to schedule time to simply think.
"Finding yourself in a new situation can make you feel uncomfortable, no matter how normally confident you are.
"Meeting new people can be awkward.
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"Humans are notoriously poor lie detectors.
"According to graphologist Kathi McKnight, your handwriting can communicate more than you may think.
"Carpenters work with wood.
"Your body language speaks volumes about your mood and attitude.
"'I think a lot of people face this problem at work," says [Lynn] Taylor.
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"This week our podcast is with David Allen, author of the classic productivity guide Getting Things Done.
According to Grant Cardone (photo, left), "The Internet connects everyone on this planet instantaneously.
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"But what's the best way to build rapport and create trust?
"Meeting sabotage artists seem to have attended the same training academy.
"Imagine an organization that is completely digitally connected.
"Napoleon Hill, author of the best-selling 1937 book "Think and Grow Rich," explored the habits of the most likable people in his essay "Develop A Pleasing Personality," which was included in the book The Science of Success.
"Games and activities, graphics, and polling are just a few ways to keep your learners active in the learning process when using online collaboration.
"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.
"New research by Dr.
"It was the kind of email that makes your shoulders clench up tight, right by your ears," begins Alexandra Franzen (photo, left) in a piece at TheMuse.
"You work with them, you live with them, heck, in many cases you love them, but the people closest to us can still cause a lot of problems," writes Eric Barker, owner of Barking Up the Wrong Tree.