Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 7. Digital Media
"Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed upon landing at San Francisco International Airport on June 6, 2013.
"An annual report by The Open University said the current key challenge for education specialists is to engage thousands of learners in productive discussions while learning in a collaborative, online environment.
"Facial expressions are a universal language of emotion, instantly conveying happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and much more.
"A Salem College faculty member last semester took an uncompromising approach to curbing syllabus and inbox bloat: Why not ban most student emails?
"We asked a few of our more active “twitterati” Milken Educators for their thoughts, then added a handy resource guide to get you on your way.
According to Drake Baer, "Within moments of meeting people, you decide all sorts of things about them, from status to intelligence to promiscuity.
"In honor of National Etiquette Week and our just-published list of the 45 best restaurants in America, we decided to clear up some common etiquette questions," writes Megan Willett.
"What does it take to avoid alienating the very people with whom we’re hoping to connect?
See Damon Nofar's slideshow - 8 Tips for an Awesome PowerPoint Presentation - at BusinessInsider.
"Knowledge seldom takes the place of experience.
"We need new rules on when you should text, when you should call, when you should email," writes Nicholas Carlson (photo, left).
"We asked career, email, and marketing experts to offer their best tips for crafting the perfect email subject line.
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"Do you know how you sound in emails?
Matt Rosoff makes the case at BusinessInsider.
Tessa Wegert (photo, left), gives us "a look at a selection of brands that are embracing the new capabilities of Twitter and using the platform to its full marketing potential, along with tips for ways you as a marketer can do the same for your own business.
Haiku Deck gives their picks for "Decks of the Year.
"Public speaking is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with simple mistakes.
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"In this post, seven Twitter power users in the online marketing field share their tips for getting the most out of the popular micro-blogging platform.
"We need new rules on when you should text, when you should call, when you should email," writes Nicholas Carlson (photo, left).
"Knowledge seldom takes the place of experience.
Ben Schott (photo, left) presents his ten words.