Communication Articles
1: How To Start A Good Conversation
Imagine the scene... You have been looking forward to this great get together for a long time and are keen to impress everyone there. You arrive on time and then...to your horror you become tongue-tied!
Not being able to speak or start a conversation is the worst thing that could happen to you. The greatest joy of going to a dinner party is not
2: How To Write A Living Breathing Character Reference Letter
As a result of my time in business, I have had many excellent examples of a character reference letter. A good character reference letter is priceless to some. The people who guard well the things they say and the things they do will always get a great character reference letter.
Every experience in life, everything with which we have come in co
3: What To Look For When Outsourcing Your Call Center
A popular trend taking hold of many different companies is the practice of call center outsourcing. There are numerous well known businesses that use outsourcing for their call centers for various reasons. Although the term may be used often when referring to company customer service, many still do not know what the act actually consists of.
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4: Getting To Know People In Seconds
Most everyone belongs to some kind of a club or group. Perhaps it is a civic group, or a service club, or a church group, or even a family group. How often have you attended a "meeting" of your group, and not spent any time getting to know the people in the group? Too often groups are only concerned with agendas, reports, useless chitchat and weath
5: The Most Important Lesson Of The Past That Media Scholars Should Keep in Mind
Before the emergence of television and radio, print media dominated the majority of known societies. However, the technological innovations that were introduced during from the 19th till the 21st Century have created a new global marketplace, transcending national borders and culture barriers. This proliferation of news and their homogenous nature
6: Cultural Differences And International Business Communication
In the international scene, knowing and identifying cultural differences can make a big difference between successful business negotiations and mortifying rejections. International business communication plays a major role in this, as knowing how to communicate through their point of view is a great advantage.
Each country has their own way of
7: Internet Presence Benefit From The Ability To Say Just Google Me
The power of a personal Internet presence was the subject of a conversation I had with a colleague the other day. He was trying to understand what the value of a personal Internet presence was to a non-executive.
I asked him if he saw value in other industry colleagues, peers, co-workers, subordinates, superiors, existing or prospective custo
8: Plastic Comb Binding Finishes Before The Reader Even Starts
I'm sold. That is the look you want to see or feeling you want to get from someone after they view your work. Whether it's an end of year stock performance portfolio, a presentation on your company's closest competition for the company board of directors, a fundraising cookbook for your church, or your final composition for your literature course
9: How to Streamline Your Phone Communication
Relationships are essential for success in any field. Your phone communication plays a vital role in building effective relationships. Most people create a mental picture of the person with whom they are talking over the phone. Quite often these people judge a person by the mental picture they have created. To streamline your communication, it is n
10: My Way or the Two-Way Pager
I've often thought that what I need is not a cell phone, but a two-way pager. Why? A two-way pager allows me to be able to engage in short conversations without having to fully engage in a conversation, stopping other things I'm doing, I could use a full keyboard function without a full-size keyboard, and I could read my e-mail without having to b
11: Your Audience Loves You. If Not At Least They re On Your Side
In my coaching I advise people to research their audience - the people to whom they'll present their information, opinions and ideas.
Why? Because the more you know about the general composition of your audience, the better you can direct your talk to them.
Every audience is unique and deserves a unique approach. I assume and even hope, t
12: Small Business Networking a Sure Palatable Route To Arrive At a Profitable End
An average small business owner may sometimes feel overwhelm with the plethora of existing and large corporations with deep pockets that must be compete against.
Additionally the cost of advertising, marketing, sales and public relations to acquire new customers and retaining existing ones are capital intensive for a small business owner.
13: Introducing Successful Business Communication
Whenever we face the task of writing a report, preparing a proposal, completing a staff study, or composing a business letter, we go through the same series of logical steps. First we recognize the problem and/or the purpose with which the message must deal. Then we plan the content of the communication to achieve our goal. Next we organize our ide
14: You Gotta Believe
Sun Tzu in the Art of War talks about the perils of a leader who lacks the ability to be decisive. When battling in business today, you are watched very closely as a leader. One thing that teammates of a leader will not forgive is lack of certainty. By your words, voice qualities and body language - you either transfer certainty or you transfer dou
15: Dealing with Difficult Questions and or Difficult Audiences
In most instances when you're hired to make a presentation to a group, the group will behave in a civilised manner. Being realistic however, sometimes that won't be the case. For example, you might have been hired specifically to be the bearer of bad news. Neither pleasant nor easy.
In this short article, I can't go into too much detail about h
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