Excellence in Business Communication, 10th Edition
Chapter 8. Writing Routine and Positive Messages
"Don’t panic, but if you want to engage your audience in a presentation, you have about 30 seconds to make it happen.
"Whether working, mothering, or operating as the head of the house, women everywhere understand the anxiety surrounding the phrase "dropping the ball.
"A good presentation depends, at least partly, on good slide design.
"Once equipped with the terms, it can be easier to see manipulative people for who they really are, and you can gain the strength to walk away.
"Once equipped with the terms, it can be easier to see manipulative people for who they really are, and you can gain the strength to walk away.
"Once equipped with the terms, it can be easier to see manipulative people for who they really are, and you can gain the strength to walk away.
"With so many so-called social media gurus out there, it’s hard for mere mortals not to have “imposter syndrome,” writes Lisa Kalner Williams (photo, left).
"In 1894, a New York Times writer warned against the dangers of riding a bicycle, predicting that it would lead to “weakness of mind, general lunacy and homicidal mania.
"The quality and variety of food in the U.
"Here are 7 ways you may be scaring off recruiters and hiring manager.
"Not long ago I worked with an energetic, creative group who, while focusing on presentation skills, wondered how to best engage their audiences.
Alyse Kalish (photo, left) has some good advice.
"There are no set rules for navigating what's replaced the traditional career ladder.
From the folks at Strategic Communications.
"As a customer, you have more options than ever when you want to contact a company.
"For companies interested in building work cultures that support all personality types, there are a few simple steps you can take before deciding where that new couch should go or how many cubicles to disassemble and carry to the curb.
"When leaders get "stuck in the weeds" and deliver an excess of data and details the listeners tune out and the message gets lost.
Dan Rockwell weighs in.
"The group that embraces both technology and traditional methods will find themselves further ahead in their business development as there will be a greater focus on developing Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in the face of impersonal forms of communication that are merely transactional.
Warren Tomlin, IBM Vice President and Partner, reports in this piece at MobileBusinessInsights.
"Workers who "telecommute" appear to have a lot more job satisfaction than folks who report to an office every day.
"Here are 10 charts that show some of the profound effects the iPhone-led — and Google Android-fueled — mobile boom have caused over the past decade.
"Peak performance and discomfort go hand in hand.
"So, this article is for those that simply want basic, common sense, healthy, usable techniques.
"A few weeks ago, I was trying out an online resume builder, Visual CV, on behalf of a recruiter friend of mine.