"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?

"As I’ve learned, four years into the game [of self-employment], it doesn’t matter if you’ve got one boss in the corner office or 1,000 online customers—occasionally, a project you really don’t want to deal with is going to plop into your inbox.

"As much buzz as the Facebook/Whatsapp deal generated it only served to crystallize our attention around what is a much larger, more prescient issue - we now live in the Age of Mobile.

"Things have changed a lot in the way we conduct business communications, especially between the customer and the company.

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"This second part of a two-part Business English Podcast series on running and participating in a problem-solving meeting.

Steven Gaffney (photo, left) talks about honest communication in this CommPro.

"One of the most common reasons for holding a meeting is to solve a problem.

"As a performance coach I’ve been privileged to work with a varied selection of fascinating people.

"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.

"Want to give a presentation that has the magic of a TED Talk?

"In this intermediate Business English Pod lesson, we look at ways to give and ask for opinions.

"Here are a number of tips that will help you get the most out of your time and efforts without infringing on your well-being.

"Martha had some strong comments about bloggers, yet her PR folk pitch bloggers in an attempt to tap into their influence with their audience.

Bovee and Thill are the only authors who explain and illustrate in every chapter in their textbooks how mobile is revolutionizing business communication.

"A Utah couple is suing an online merchant that fined them $3,500 for writing a negative review and sparked a financial nightmare for more than a year by reporting the alleged debt to credit rating companies.

"This is the first in a three-part Business English Pod series that explores the use of many different language techniques in the context of a merger.

"As a non-native speaker of English, you might often find yourself in situations like this: You’re sitting in a meeting or a teleconference, and some of the participants are native English speakers.

"The modern world is fast paced and time often seems to slip by with us barely noticing.

"Most internet users would like to be anonymous online at least occasionally, but many think it is not possible to be completely anonymous online.

"Many people will listen to what I just said and say, “It’s time to kill the presentation.

Skip Weisman (photo, left) discusses sarcasm and workplace communication in a piece at Personal Branding Blog.

"What do we need to do to get better?