Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 1. Professional Communication in Today’s Digital, Social, Mobile World
"A huge French company has just banned the use of email within the company.
"Each individual has a unique tolerance level for how much physical and emotional stress they can endure before something starts to give," says Mirabai Galashan (photo, left).
Last year, according to Paloma Vazquez (photo, left), "Scott Belsky, Founder & CEO of Behance, made more thoughtful communication one of his personal objectives in the new year.
Ever wonder about the work of a website's or blog's comment moderator?
"We've all heard of or experienced ourselves the mental or physical brain freeze that's often described as "choking" under pressure.
"People are busy.
"In a single minute there are over 695,000 status updates on Facebook.
A stunning visual motion-graphic presenting 15 keys facts and stats about the evolution of communication technologies and the Internet in the next 4 years.
"Every day, we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future selves.
James Sandin (photo, left) is the founder/CEO of "Speak With EEEs.
No matter how much you love your job, there are times when your work motivation is just going to bottom out.
No matter how much you love your job, there are times when your work motivation is just going to bottom out.
Our daily life is full of unproductive habits and rituals that we execute – whether on a conscious or unconscious level.
Listen in on this corporate training session regarding ethical issues in social media.
MTV turns 25 this year, and CEO Judy McGrath is organizing a "digital Marshall plan" just in time for the party.
Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices -- and how we feel about the choices we make.
We worry that IM, texting, Facebook are spoiling human intimacy, but Stefana Broadbent's research shows how communication tech is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.
20 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
Steven Gaffney, president of the Steven Gaffney Company, is a leading expert on honest, interpersonal communication, influence and leadership .
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Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.
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Nokia researcher Jan Chipchase's investigation into the ways we interact with technology has led him from the villages of Uganda to the insides of our pockets.
Adele McAlear discusses the overlooked issue of our online legacies and how to ensure the appropriate preservation of our binary ashes.
Has the textbook you've been using to teach business communication or business writring become obsolete?
Get a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at a new business, Artisan Flavors Ice Cream, and how its owner is exclusively using social media and electronic communication for promotion, including videos (YouTube), podcasts (iTunes), press releases (PRNewswire), maps (Google), photos (Flickr), conversations (Twitter, Facebook), blogs (WordPress), and reviews (Yelp).
Courtland Bovee explains that social media isn't a fad.