Business Communication category: 2495 books

How many awful presentations have you attended? How many have you given?Awful presentations are too often the norm, with swathes of text on the screen, presenters speaking over everyone’s heads, little interaction, no stories, poor images and a bored audience. Why?In this book, presentation...

33 practical tips for public speaking is a guide full of practical solutions for delivering effective presentations with real impact in front of any audience: business meetings, teaching classes, conferences, social events, celebrations... You will find resources, techniques and tools for connecting...

Words are what lawyers use to accomplish their job. Sure, when we think about lawyers giving speeches we often think about a lawyer standing in a court addressing a jury. However, it turns out that lawyers get called on to give speech in a number of different situations: sharing insights with peers,...

This book tells the story of modern-day newspapers by exploring the digital transition of the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a microcosm of the industry. Drawing on the expertise of scholars and professionals across a range of areas, it explores the economic, political, and social context of the move...

"Networking” in the form of online social networks is second nature for college students and aspiring young professionals today. But does this mean they have the kind of networking skills necessary to succeed in today’s competitive business environment? Not necessarily, according to authors...

Successfully Launch and Operate a Virtual Project Management Office New technology and global businesses and organizations are making virtual project management offices (VPMOs) more important and more prevalent than ever. Successfully operating a VPMO requires project managers to employ additional...

The traditional view of what an Admissions Counselor does views us as people who just sit behind a desk opening college applications and then stamping them "admitted" or "rejected". As you know, there is really a lot more to this job. A key part of what we do is to tell the outside world about our...

Being willing to serve takes a real commitment on the part of anyone who wants to be a politician. However, before you can serve, you first have to get elected. In order for that to happen you are going to have to get enough people to believe that your views represent their views. The only way that...

If you're in management, you are almost certainly making presentations routinely. It's easy, but incorrect, to think of your presentation as a bunch of bulleted lists in Powerpoint slides. Technical managers, in particular, are notorious for conceiving of their presentations in this way. The truth is...

In education, politics and religion, there are strong indications that discourse is becoming marketized. Around the world, government ministries have re-defined themselves as "service providers," universities draw up "market-driven" curricula, job seekers are asked to "package...

Sea-changes in society, technology, consumer expectations and our understanding of behavioral economics have caused us to rethink our understanding of the scope of knowledge required to navigate, analyze and shape consumer behavior. You hold in your hand a field guide for this adventure. Ron...

If there is one thing that an announcer does, it's talk. However, most announcers don't give speeches. Instead, we're handed something and told to read it. When we are asked to give a speech, we can start to experience a sense of panic – what should we say, how should we say it, just...

Negotiation & Communication at the WorkplaceA must-have guide for every workplaceLET’S TALK is an immensely useful guide to honing innate skills in students and professionals to better prepare them for the business world. Such polishing helps young executives to cope with difficult people and situations...

Speak Your Mind Effectively! The best, most direct way to convey your intelligence, expertise, professionalism, and personality to other people is through talking to them. But most people have no idea what they sound like. And even if they do, they don’t think they can change it. It’s the Way...