Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 4. Writing Business Messages
Farhad Manjoo (photo, left) doesn't like it when people put two spaces after a period.
Bianca Nogrady reports on the topic over at ABC Science (Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online gateway to science).
"There’s nothing more irritating to a pedant’s ear than someone saying “mischievious” instead of “mischievous,” and nothing more embarrassing than realizing you’ve been pronouncing the word mischievous with an extra i for your whole life.
"Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed upon landing at San Francisco International Airport on June 6, 2013.
Jennifer Frost presents an infographic on the topic.
"Facial expressions are a universal language of emotion, instantly conveying happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and much more.
"A friend of mine received an invitation to interview at a company.
"All it takes is a single tweet or text for some people to reveal their poor grasp of the English language.
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.
"Want to make a better first impression and engender positive feelings that last a long time?
See Damon Nofar's slideshow - 8 Tips for an Awesome PowerPoint Presentation - at BusinessInsider.
Nancy Duarte covers a recent speech by Emma Watson given at the United Nations Headquarters.
The Writer's Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, features an article on the topic of writing clean, concise sentences.
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Haiku Deck gives their picks for "Decks of the Year.
"Public speaking is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with simple mistakes.
"A slip of the tongue?
The Writer's Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, features an article on the topic of writing clean, concise sentences.
Ben Schott (photo, left) presents his ten words.
Only one author team is writing about mobile business communication: Bovee and Thill.
"Words are powerful things.
"Last weekend, I was browsing in the Cajun food section at the grocery store.
"Some studies say you've only got 15 seconds to grab an audience's attention, while others say it's closer to a minute," writes Richard Feloni of BusinessInsider.
"With all its accents and dialects, the English language naturally includes variation in sound.