Excellence in Business Communication, 12th Edition
Chapter 1. Professional Communication in a Digital, Social, Mobile World
According to Drake Baer, "Within moments of meeting people, you decide all sorts of things about them, from status to intelligence to promiscuity.
Beth Monaghan weighs in.
"Business leaders and entrepreneurs with superb people skills have a competitive edge over others.
"Here are six ways your supersmart competitors are working to gain advantage over you.
"You can find a lot of advice out there on how to give a big speech in front of a big audience — but how often do most of us do that?
"Are your lectures droning on?
Drake Baer reports on the results of a Quora thread that asked, "What life lessons are counter-intuitive or go against common sense or wisdom?
"I hate to admit it, but people annoy me pretty regularly," admits Karen Eller in a piece at DumbLittleMan.
"Willpower is not something you either have or you don't," says Jeff Haden (photo, left).
"Great public speakers are a breed apart," writes Sims Wyeth (photo, left).
Carolyn Douglas asks, "Can HR Intranets move more into engagement and mentorship, training, and leadership?
"Here are ways [one] can be more charismatic: .
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"We need new rules on when you should text, when you should call, when you should email," writes Nicholas Carlson (photo, left).
"Check out the following infographic to learn why a mobile friendly site is essential for your business.
"Voice mail is dying, and the world’s largest soda maker just pounded another nail in its coffin," declares Jillian Bergman in a piece at HuffingtonPost.
"Since being plagued by anxiety is a sure way to sabotage your own success, we've put together a collection of research-backed tips for overcoming your fears.
"Public speaking is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with simple mistakes.
"Remember when your online life had nothing to do with your work life?
Dan Waldschmidt has the list.
Olga Khazan (photo, left), of The Atlantic, covers the topic of "vocal fry.
"Will 2015 be a happy new year for internet users?
"We need new rules on when you should text, when you should call, when you should email," writes Nicholas Carlson (photo, left).
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