Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 6. Writing Business Messages
"Are you a giver or a taker?
"Get ready because this episode is going to take a HUGE weight off your shoulders.
In this podcast Anna Runyan, founder of ClassyCareerGirl.
"If you want to be successful in your career, I have a little-known secret for you.
"One of the most frequent questions I’m asked is whether it’s acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition.
"Don't get caught up in miscommunication.
"What I’ve learned about productivity in the ten years I’ve been hosting The Get-it-Done Guy’s Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
"Do you ever find yourself in a conversation you don’t want to be having?
"Let’s talk about what we know about how rate of speech impacts credibility and persuasiveness.
"Tax forms, credit agreements, healthcare legislation: They're crammed with gobbledygook, says Alan Siegel, and incomprehensibly long.
"A listener wonders how to manage her frustration after being laid off twice.
Abby Wolfe tells the story of Erin McKean (photo, left) who went from lexicographer to start-up founder.
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"Do you hate your voice?
"One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary.
"In an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds -- and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
"The other day at my health club I asked an employee what time the bank parking lot was available for club members' use.
"Do you think you are a punctuation pro?
"The shoulder-shrugging reply “Whatever” continues to annoy Americans more than other words or phrases, but “fake news” is coming on strong.
"Branson Centre entrepreneur Yanique Grant explores the relationship between language, culture and business success.
"Doesn’t language simply describe the world of business, or does it do more – does the language we use actually shape business?
"Can you guess which one it is?
"While definitions have been known to shift based on the way a word is commonly used, some popular uses are just plain wrong.