Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 4. Writing Business Messages
"John ate a slice of pepperoni pizza, and drank a bottle of beer.
"Fast Company recently attacked the use of "so" at the start of sentences, claiming it insults your audience, undermines your credibility, and demonstrates discomfort with the subject matter," reports Christina Sterbenz.
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"You would think every company would prefer to communicate in a way that connects with the audience," writes Lou Hoffman (photo, left).
Sarah Green interviews Bryan Garner in this podcast at HBR Blog.
"Many people will tell you that the most effective way to find your next job is by meeting people and fostering relationships," says Matt Johnston (photo, left).
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Christina Sterbenz (photo, left) covers the issue at BusinessInsider.
'Word meanings can shift radically, just like pronunciation,' writes Christina Sterbenz.
According to Justin Gmoser (photo, left), "If there's one thing you should get right when visiting a foreign country, it's the greeting.
Recently Gmail began dividing its incoming email into 3 inboxes - primary, social (Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest), and promotional (newsletters, retail offers, etc.
"The following is an excerpt from The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead [Crown Business, $17.
"There are many things you have to remember to do and say in an all-important job interview, but don't miss the elephant in the room: the things that you should never do," says Justin Gmoser in his introduction to his video on the topic.
"Public speaking is hard enough for most of us.
In this video the editors at Wipster interview key people in the industry.
"Each of the wordy phrases below can be replaced by one word.
This video presentation by Professor Patricia Jenkinson describes the process of perception and helps explain why we each perceive the world in a unique way.
"Fundamentally, poor business writing is costly and leads to disastrous events.
Claire Fallon (photo, left) covers the topic in a piece at HuffingtonPost.
"There is an old adage: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
"Why should we avoid well-worn phrases and clichés?