Business Communication Today, 14th Ed.
Chapter 5. Writing Business Messages
"Here are the most disruptive office distractions, ranked from worst to least worst, based the percentage of respondents who described them as causing moderate to very high distraction levels: .
"When you frame it the right way, your feedback can get your colleague on your side.
"Are you open about the areas where you want help?
"Leave stage fright, jitters, and nerves behind by developing key performance hacks as told by Juilliard performance psychologist Dr.
"In this conversation between Michael Hyatt [photo, left] and Get-It-Done Guy, Stever Robbins, Michael offers a wide range of tools to make you more productive, more relaxed, and help you achieve the highest of all goals: freedom.
"In this American English pronunciation lesson you will learn the key to the Perfect P sound and how P is different from B.
"We can all be negative at times; that's human nature.
"A listener wondered whether Grammar Girl should be saying "end quote" instead of 'unquote.
"While caring about your work is great, giving too much can deplete you quickly.
"There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures.
"Is there a difference between 'low' and 'law'?
"Forget your own desires, and lead with the value you can provide.
"There are lies, there are big lies, and then there are myths.
"Elite athletes push themselves to perform at an extraordinarily high level.
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"Even though some people and groups in society are setting us against each other, we can stand up to them by listening and by treating each other with respect and love, says social scientist Arthur Brooks.
"Do you want to send an email that gets a response every time?
"For me, there are few things more torturous in life than small talk.
"Making a group of people agree on an important business decision can seem like a difficult task.
"In this American English pronunciation lesson you will learn the key to the Perfect P sound and how P is different from B.
"This compilation of reading assigned to students everywhere will expand your horizons — and your bookshelves.
"By spotting and changing a few bad habits, you can easily increase your reading speed without missing out on detail, says Jordan Harry.
"Whether you're a senior professional or an office newbie, here are 13 must-remember dos and don'ts of business email etiquette.