Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 3. Collaboration and Business Etiquette
"When the pressure is on, why do we sometimes fail to live up to our potential?
Everyone can be creative.
"Most of the time finding a new job is about who you know and your networking strategies.
"You may wonder if anyone will even notice if you don't demonstrate professional behavior at work.
"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.
"Consider environmental factors when preparing for a successful outcome.
Karin Hurt (photo, left) reports both the problems and the solutions.
"Without realizing it, we're fluent in the language of pictures, says illustrator Christoph Niemann.
Check out this excerpt from Work Party by Jaclyn Johnson (photo, left).
"We celebrate bold entrepreneurs whose ingenuity led them to success, but what happens to those who fail?
"Advice from 7 TED speakers on creating better connections.
"On any given day we're lied to from 10 to 200 times, and the clues to detect those lies can be subtle and counter-intuitive.
"There are many problems with the way most meetings are run.
"Many artificial intelligence researchers expect AI to outsmart humans at all tasks and jobs within decades, enabling a future where we're restricted only by the laws of physics, not the limits of our intelligence.
Alex Cavoulacos has the list at TheMuse.
"Lori Wright, general manager of Microsoft Teams and Skype marketing, offers advice for making daily meetings less repetitive and more inclusive.
"As a research scientist at Google, Margaret Mitchell helps develop computers that can communicate about what they see and understand.
"Thinking too much isn't just a nuisance.
"A classic introvert preference is aversion to meetings.
"Your business needs collaboration -- but not everyone's a team player.
"Cognitive diversity has been defined as differences in perspective or information processing styles.
"What’s your point of view?
"Digital creator Dylan Marron has racked up millions of views for projects like "Every Single Word" and "Sitting in Bathrooms With Trans People" -- but he's found that the flip side of success online is internet hate.