Excellence in Business Communication, 10th Edition
Chapter 2. Mastering Team Skills and Interpersonal Communication
"Unless you’re perfect, you have room to improve.
"Much attention is being given to the increasing number of employees who are quitting their jobs without providing their employers with notice.
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"Has this ever happened to you?
"There are many different reasons why you might want to influence people.
"Has this ever happened to you?
"When we needlessly apologize, we end up making ourselves small and diminish what we’re trying to express, says sociologist Maja Jovanovic.
"Being overwhelmed is no excuse.
"Want to communicate more effectively?
"Many professionals will probably recognize this situation: You go to a meeting or an event and, assuming that everyone there already knows you, or that you're playing a minor role, you introduce yourself with your first name — or not at all.
Conversational skills, active listening, negotiation, conflict resolution, nonverbal communication, collaboration, and productive meetings---prepare students for the demands of workplace communication with Excellence in Business Communication's expanded coverage of interpersonal communication.
"The minutes of a meeting, or simply “minutes,” is an instant written record of a meeting or hearing.
"Before you relegate a person to the “no” or “pass” pile, address your reasons for putting them there by asking 'So what?
"Take a look at what you’re wearing — does it convey the complex, intriguing person that you are?
"Take the strategy employed by memory athletes to memorize decks of cards and thousands of digits of pi, and adapt it to get over stranger-name forgetfulness.
"What if your attachment to being a "good" person is holding you back from actually becoming a better person?
"A new book, "The Surprising Science of Meetings," aims to revamp meetings' reputation, with strategies for maximizing their efficiency and eliminating the pain that comes with them.
"Your mind moves you, but how you move also affects your mind.
"If you’ve ever experienced pleasure from people’s failures, well, join the rest of us.
"The more self-aware you are, the more effective you can be.
"Ever get an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach during a job interview?
"To deal with toxic people effectively, you need an approach that enables you, across the board, to control what you can and eliminate what you can’t.
"Check out how your place in the high school ecosystem is likely affecting you today.
"Most people show at least three.
"Having a cluttered desk or inappropriate items in your workspace could be making a bad impression on your colleagues or employers.