Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 12. Planning Reports and Proposals
"If you've ever had someone record you speaking, it's hard to not notice how different you sound in the recording.
"Maybe you've visited the office.
"In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Ben Angel explains how one study found that people are often the most productive in the first two hours after they wake up -- typically between 9 a.
"This was a big style-update year at the American Copy Editors Society (ACES) meeting.
"Speak with confidence, shine in the media, and present your brand in the best possible light.
"Ameen Haque, Founder of Storywallahs, is a storyteller, story coach and consultant.
"In this video, you will learn how to influence others to take action in business and serve in a way that serves everyone involved while maintaining the vision for the business as a whole.
"The hot new concept in data visualization is "data storytelling"; some are calling it the next evolution of visualization (I'm one of them).
Liz Ryan navigates the terrain in a video presentation and article at Forbes.
"What makes work satisfying?
"Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of No One Understands You and What to Do About It, explains why we're often misunderstood and how to fix that.
"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.
"One of the best ways to increase your hit-rate is by going beyond Google to a specific academic search engine or database.
"Have you noticed the trend toward more and more visual communication?