Business Communication Essentials, 8th Ed.
Chapter 11. Composing and Completing Reports and Proposals
"What makes work satisfying?
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"With this new tool, brand centrality and distinctiveness don't have to be contradictory goals.
"Why do people tell lies in the workplace?
In this video Tony Robbins discusses the topic of rapport.
"Carmine Gallo shares the three simple secrets all inspiring messages share, and how inspiring executives and entrepreneurs tell their brand or product story in a way that's understandable, memorable and emotional.
"If you’ve ever struggled to make sense of an information firehose, perhaps a 3-D printed model could help.
"Visual literacy has everything to do with learning and understanding a given message.
"Tableau's Jock Mackinlay explains why data is inert and worthless without the twin practices of visualisation and storytelling.
"There are thousands of different websites that you can leverage to build your own personal brand, but only a few that will give you both the reach and credibility to make a major impact.
"'Shark Tank' investor Barbara Corcoran has met a lot of people in business.
"Infographics provide a ridiculously easy and fast way to share information.
"A picture is worth a thousand words.
"Have you noticed the trend toward more and more visual communication?
"How do creative people come up with great ideas?
Scott Ayres talks up Canva for those of us who don't want to tackle Photoshop.
Scott Ayres talks up Canva for those of us who don't want to tackle Photoshop.
"Visualization is easy, right?
"Designing an infographic is not the same as designing a website, flier, brochure, etc.
"Designing an infographic is not the same as designing a website, flier, brochure, etc.
"How do creative people come up with great ideas?
According to Lesya Liu (photo, left), "While Instagram is all the hype these days, a lot of small business owners are confused, or even lost, about the types of content they can publish.
"Negotiation is problem solving.
"Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them?