Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 1. Professional Communication in Today’s Digital, Social, Mobile World
According to Geoffrey James, "The winner in every business competition is always whoever communicates the most clearly.
"How can one start the day so energetically, work constantly, and still get so little done?
"Fresh out of college, my first job was doing marketing research for McGraw Hill in New York City.
"To find out how to give an excellent presentation, we turned to one of the best public speakers in the world, Sri Lankan human resources consultant Dananjaya Hettiarachchi, recently crowned the World Champion of Public Speaking by Toastmasters International," writes Richard Feloni in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"Learn how to optimize content for mobile devices.
"Remembering the names of the people you meet will help you stand out and make a good impression.
Jeff Haden presents each tip and a link to the appropriate TED talk including one by Malcolm Gladwell.
"One of the most underrated features of Word 2013 is its ability to run apps," writes Brien Posey (photo, left).
"The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
"Here is one of the most common business inquiries I receive: 'I am about to launch a (business/book/seminar) and want to use Twitter to do it,'" says Mark W.
Sherwood Fleming covers Microsoft's Skype Translator.
"If you want to be more productive, don't start by taking on new habits and routines," says Bill Murphy Jr.
"The savviest companies figured out long ago that a creative and colorful environment can make employees feel more energized and inspired at work," writes Maggie Zhang of BusinessInsider.
"Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago.
Daniel J.
Here is a Justin Gmoser video on the topic.
Richard Feloni features the work of Julian Treasure (photo, left) on the topic.
"The devil is in the details.
Take a look at Shalene Gupta's and Jake Turtel's treatment of the topic in a piece at Fortune.
"Success at work stems from face-to-face communication with others.
"Everyone knows they should ask questions at the end of a job interview, but what do you ask?
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