Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 2. Collaboration, Interpersonal Communication, and Business Etiquette
"If the words, "Life is too short to work with jerks" have never come out of your mouth, then you either have a very short memory or you're just not being honest with yourself.
According to Jacquelyn Smith (photo, left), "When dealing with the business world, it's especially important that you're aware of your body language.
Eric Barker (photo, left) tells us what to really look for in people who may be lying.
"Since we've already looked at the most egregious meeting mistakes, we decided to explore how the most successful executives run effective meetings," writes Drake Baer in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"In her new book "The Essentials Of Business Etiquette," Barbara Pachter (photo, left) writes about the specific skills professionals need to understand when presenting themselves in a business setting," writes Vivian Giang.
"I'm not quite sure how I came across Robin Dreeke's It's Not All About "Me," but I'm glad I did," writes Shane Parrish in a piece for TheWeek.
"As your role grows in scale and influence, so too must your ability to listen.
"Because leaders are often juggling so many things and are under constant pressure to make decisions, they sometimes function in a mode of overwhelm.
"Want to win friends and influence people?
"There are about 11 million meetings taking place in America every day, and a third of them are unproductive.
"There are hundred of apps that claim to "increase productivity" and "optimize company workflow," but how many apps actually do?
"How do you walk into a room, out of a meeting, or onto a stage?
"In a world rich with social platforms to express oneself, good listeners are a rare species," writes Shreya Roy in a piece for EconomicTimes.
"It's estimated that 2% of the world's population suffers from face blindness, or prosopagnosia, a neurological condition preventing people from recognizing faces.
David Armano offers a SlideShare presentation on the title.
"This second part of a two-part Business English Podcast series on running and participating in a problem-solving meeting.
"One of the most common reasons for holding a meeting is to solve a problem.
"A compilation of 25 basic styles of blogging from award winning blogger and author of Personality Not Included, Rohit Bhargava (photo, left).
"Have you ever had to talk out a decision in a big meeting?
"A French monk said to be "the world’s happiest man" because of his abnormal capacity for joy once told me that he doesn’t get stage fright because he has eradicated “mental toxins.
"If I asked you to tell me three immediate ways in which you could improve your trustworthiness — and these couldn’t be things that take a period of time like following through on what you say — you would probably list nonverbal concepts like speaking confidently and mirroring body language to develop rapport.
"I’ve posted a lot of research from experts on getting people to like you, being influential and having great conversations," says Eric Barker.
"In this intermediate Business English Pod lesson, we look at ways to give and ask for opinions.
Here is a Dave Paradi SlideShare presentation "based on ideas in his Present It So They Get It.
"Honesty is the best policy — but if you don’t look like you’re telling the truth, it won’t matter that you actually are!" says Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.