Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 14. Planning Reports and Proposals
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"Just because you’re been doing this for a few years doesn’t mean you have nothing to learn," says Allison Boyer.
Shanna Mallon (photo, left) uses a play on words to make her point.
"Launching a product is hard to do," says Drake Baer of BusinessInsider.
"When [Gayle] Cotton (photo, left) began her career working at the United Nations in Geneva in the early-90s, she answered a routine phone call with a polite, 'Hello, how are you?
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According to Richard Feloni, "Once you finish your written speech or PowerPoint slides, you're only halfway done preparing a great presentation.
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"Almost everyone is terrible at multitasking.
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"Culled from Architizer's second annual A+ Awards, which are chosen by 300 experts and a popular vote, these are a handful of the most amazing office spaces in the world," writes Drake Baer in a piece at BusinessInsider.
According to Pamela Wilson, "Your website is like a dark cave.
"In her new book "The Essentials Of Business Etiquette," Barbara Pachter (photo, left) writes about the specific skills professionals need to understand when presenting themselves in a business setting," writes Vivian Giang.
"In a world rich with social platforms to express oneself, good listeners are a rare species," writes Shreya Roy in a piece for EconomicTimes.