Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 2. Interpersonal Communication Skills
"Stress.
"One of the easiest mistakes to make during a business encounter with someone is to misjudge how much space the other person needs.
According to Carol Kinsey Goman (photo, left), "A long time before your performance proves them right or wrong, people will have made an emotional decision about whether to follow you, trust you, or even listen to you.
"We’ve all seen it.
"Have you ever taken on additional responsibilities when your schedule was already fully booked?
That resource is no longer available, but here is advice on creating a compelling LinkedIn profile.
Fellow designer Matt Helmke offers a succinct overview of Reynolds’s groundbreaking book.
Fellow designer Matt Helmke offers a succinct overview of Reynolds’s groundbreaking book.
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"We usually look for nervousness as one of the signs of lying.
Melanie Pinola (photo, left) writes on the topic of HSPs (Highly Sensitive Persons).
"It’s pretty obvious that what you say in a presentation matters more than the way you say it.
Matt Johnston (photo, left) presents a video on the topic of resume mistakes to avoid.
"While you may end up being asked the standard "what is your weakness" question at a job interview, a sneaky employer may try to slip in some questions that are illegal to ask, in order to gain some possibly sensitive information," writes Justin Gmoser (photo, left) in presenting this video on the topic.
Vivian Giang covers the topic of what you should do when you are sick and faced with the need to shake someone's hand.
"Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school.
"Sweaty palms.
"I’ve posted a great deal on working with difficult people and how to make people like you," says Eric Barker (photo, left).
"Melitta Campbell (photo, left) is a copywriter with 15 years experience of working in a corporate communications environment within a number of international organisations.
There are four things that the most successful professionals have in common.
Professor Timothy Coombs talks about the relations between social media and crisis communication.
Most people will judge you within the first second of meeting you and their opinion will most likely never change.
Like "jumbo shrimp" or "amicable divorce" the phrase "conflict resolution" is an oxymoron.