Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Prologue
Emily Liou (photo, left) answers the following Ask a Credible Career Coach question: "I’ve only been at my current job for a few months, but I know for certain that it’s just not right for me.
"According to the American Psychological Association (APA), millennials experience more stress and are less able to manage it than any other generation.
"Follow these tips to approach resumes like a psychologist, so you don't sell yourself short.
"Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office.
"In her winning speech, [Ramona] Smith used a body-language technique she learned from a previous speaking champion: keeping her palms facing out toward the audience.
"Practicing "active listening" is a good way to improve your listening skills.
"Practicing "active listening" is a good way to improve your listening skills.
"But for us little guys — the companies who hire dozens instead of hundreds; the start ups looking to change the world with team members who are equal parts talented and passionate; the tribes where each new person immediately sends ripples through the culture — we read every cover letter, and make our interview decisions based on them.
MIT career advisor Lily Zhang handpicked these talks for the insights they can give all job hunters.
In this talk at Google, Gina Barnett shares some essentials of using your body as an effective speaking instrument.
Nancy Duarte advises starting with the simplest tool imaginable, the humble sticky note.
"Do you procrastinate?
"As soon as something goes wrong in our lives, we as humans tend to fall into negative thinking patterns.
Watch this tutorial to see how to create effective Prezi presentations.
"In this video, I talk about what helped me speak with an American accent and how I became fluent in English.
Professor Bob Bontempo explains how persuading and negotiating are complementary but distinctly different skill sets.
"When the pressure is on, why do we sometimes fail to live up to our potential?
"Are job seekers who are currently employed more desirable candidates?
Everyone can be creative.
"Most of the time finding a new job is about who you know and your networking strategies.
"As Cathy Benko and Molly Anderson predicted in their 2010 book, we’ve gone from a corporate ladder to a Corporate Lattice, in which professionals’ career progress may only sometimes be linear — and often, may instead appear diagonal or horizontal.
"In the very first episode of Read Ink, I explain the difference between proofreading and editing, and how those two processes should be done individually for a stronger overall manuscript.
"While the classic refrain focuses on how jobs will be lost to the robots, it’s not all doom and gloom for the human race explains Jason Hill, financial services expert at PA Consulting.
25 TED speakers answer the question.
"Without realizing it, we're fluent in the language of pictures, says illustrator Christoph Niemann.