Communication Articles

Business » Communication | By Musa Aykac @ Tuesday, 13th May 2008 @ 2:07 PM

Are 08xx numbers the way forward for businesses and sole traders. The answer simply is yes - If you are running a business you will have to give your clients a point of contact to be succesful. With a point of contact comes trust and building of rapor. Lets just take a look at the different types of 08xx you can obtain for your company and the benefits of them. Firstly the all mighty toll free 0800 and 0808 codes, this shows your clients that you mean business as you are willing to pay fo... more...

Business » Communication | By Obinna Heche @ Tuesday, 6th May 2008 @ 7:16 AM

It is a tough world out there and unfortunately many individuals think a lot more of their skills than they are really worth. In most cases, it is not their fault as their shortcomings have been overlooked so as not to hurt anyones feelings, but in reality by not being upfront and honest with them about their performance, they simply do not know any better. The majority of employees simply want three things out of their job. Fair pay, training for the job they are expected to perform and ... more...

Business » Communication | By Daegan Smith @ Monday, 28th April 2008 @ 1:33 AM

Finding the people to promote your business to is just the first step. The second step, which is equally important, is to contact and invite your business prospects. This requires a good deal of talent and abilities on your part. There are the right way and the improper way to contact business prospects. Of course, you only want to do it the right way. Otherwise, you will lose those precious contacts that could otherwise earn you a big amount of money. To contact your business prospects ... more...

Business » Communication | By Art Gib @ Monday, 28th April 2008 @ 12:50 AM

As a business owner, you want to be able to capture the attention of your customers and keep them hooked on your company. However, if you want to influence people and get them to listen to what you have to say, you have to be a good listener yourself. The more you understand their needs, the better you will be able to meet their needs. Communication is King Communication is at the heart of providing excellent customer service. For example, you want to advertise your products or serv... more...

Business » Communication | By Melissa Vokoun @ Sunday, 6th April 2008 @ 10:28 PM

Communication is a part of every business, both large and small. In large companies, communication is dictated by formal procedures but small companies experience the same communication processes in more informal ways. But the process and its effective use is the same for all companies. There are 5 essential components that will guide you and your employees to better ways of sharing information and mutual understanding. Convey the rationale underlying decisions. As change occurs more ... more...

Business » Communication | By Molly Winters-Hughes @ Friday, 4th April 2008 @ 11:39 PM

Over the past 20 years, the office workplace has dramatically changed. The days of paper piles, staplers and tape dispenser appears to be dwindling while email, instant messaging and electronic documents have become the norm. Why has this change occurred? Efficiency is one reason why the technological boom is embraced by the workplace. Businesses are accomplishing more in a shorter amount of time. The typewriter has long been a staple in the workplace since its inception in the 1800s.... more...

Business » Communication | By Art Gib @ Sunday, 30th March 2008 @ 10:08 PM

Businesses in the mortgage industry are trying to pull the magic rabbit from the hat as a damage control effort in response to the heavy foreclosures that are coming down the pipe. Fast and loose lending contracts that were sealed several years ago amid the housing bubble are now not being maintained and timely payments are being seen less and less by many of their home investors. To avoid the backlash to their business, the mortgage lenders and those who are at the front line with the customer ... more...

Business » Communication | By Anna Woodward @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 5:02 PM

Many companies are looking to expanding their businesses to new, untapped markets; many times this is reaching into the global marketplace. Reaching a target market foreign to your native tongue will require quality language translation services in order to communicate to a wide variety of individuals. Make sure to choose a reputable translation service who can translate your documents efficiently and effectively. Thousands of language companies are being used to transform marketing mater... more...

Business » Communication | By Karen Miller @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 2:07 PM

Sending a thank you card is a great way to build and maintain a business or personal relationship. It can be simple and to the point, yet still pack a punch with the receiver in demonstrating that you are a sharing and caring person. In our impersonal world, the simple act of saying "thank you" is very powerful. When is a Thank You card appropriate to send? Certainly after any business meeting where you have been introduced to ore met someone for the first time is very appr... more...

Business » Communication | By Samantha Cannell @ Wednesday, 26th March 2008 @ 5:25 PM

Having the ability to share your weekly diary with your virtual assistant will be a great asset to your business. There are several tools that allow you to do this, including Google Calendar and MyOffice. Keeping track of projects with one of these tools will help you organize your business and keep things running smooth between yourself, your virtual assistant, and any clients you may have. These calendar systems allow several people to see when events are happening and to make no... more...

Business » Communication | By Mark Burdett @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 1:04 AM

Imagine the scene, you go to bed on a seemingly normal March evening having just heard on the news that storms are forecast close to where you live and where you work. During the night you can hear the wind howling outside your window and car alarms going off in the distance. You somehow manage to fall asleep again only to hear the familiar sound of your alarm clock waking you for another day. Now picture this scenario when you go downstairs to make you morning cup of tea or coffee only ... more...

Business » Communication | By Laurie Wilhelm @ Monday, 17th March 2008 @ 1:52 AM

Giving feedback is one of the most important interpersonal skills for any manager. The purpose of constructive feedback is to provide information that will contribute to improvements and create better results. For feedback to be useful, it has to be actionable, otherwise it's likely that the situation or behaviour will recur. Whenever you're giving feedback, keep in mind that you'll probably have an ongoing relationship with this person, so use your feedback to rei... more...

Business » Communication | By Kenneth Scott @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Having good presentation skills is a trait that goes a long way to ensure professional success. There are many occasions in our professional lives where we need to present our ideas and opinions or even facts to an audience. For a successful presentation it is important to keep the interest of the audience alive at all times so that they look forward to what you are saying. One of the tricks in transforming your presentation from a boring one to an interactive session is to use animated ... more...

Business » Communication | By Jim Haynes @ Tuesday, 4th March 2008 @ 6:21 AM

The purpose of this article and hopefully other GPS (Global Positioning System) articles that I write, is to provide the user with relevant information about this technology and then if interested, allow the reader the opportunity to purchase GPS tracking systems whether for personal use or business use from a related site called SecureWithGPS. So what is GPS you are wondering or perhaps you already know and are just looking for a refresher course? Basically, with the use of a radio recei... more...

Business » Communication | By Laurie Wilhelm @ Sunday, 2nd March 2008 @ 6:45 PM

Asking for feedback is a great way to get information from others that helps us make improvements on any number of projects or situations. Recently, I was looking for feedback and asked my peer the following: "I've attached the two ads that I spoke to you about when we met. If you have a moment, could you please take a look at both and give me your feedback?" This was her response: "I do not like either. The image looks very phony to me. But if I hav... more...

Business » Communication | By Michael Fleischner @ Friday, 29th February 2008 @ 8:53 AM

If you want to promote your product or service, then consider using public relations. The best part of PR is that it costs nothing. In fact, public relations is one of the best kept secrets of small business owners who are successful. Use these powerful techniques to get picked up by local and national media. 1. Be an expert. The media relies on experts for their information. The news that gets printed is only as credible as the source from which it comes. Begin by selecting a news relate... more...

Business » Communication | By Mark Burdett @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 9:12 PM

Before we look at what businesses in 2008 are doing to communicate smarter and better it is perhaps a good idea to take look at how communication has progressed through the ages with a brief history of communication. For example did you know that as far back as 3000BC, The Egyptians created a language by using pictures to communication? This language was hieroglyphics and examples of this can still today be found throughout Egypt. And if it is more traditional communication methods that i... more...

Business » Communication | By Mark Burdett @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 9:02 PM

Property damage, alcohol related unsocial behaviour, knife crime even the occasional shooting are just some of the things you could face on the high streets of the United Kingdom, Europe and the US on a night out. So faced with potential trouble on their doorsteps on any given night of the year, business owners and particularly those in the licensed trade are now turning to the use of two way radios as a way to protect their business in the fight against crime. Owners of restaurants, pubs... more...

Business » Communication | By Donna Price @ Monday, 25th February 2008 @ 12:08 PM

The annual performance appraisal is an opportunity to enhance employee performance and create greater success for the company and the individual. My intent is to explore how coaching skills can be used in creating a good performance appraisal experience for both the employee and the supervisor and how to keep good performance going throughout the year. Performance appraisals are often dreaded by both the employee and the supervisor. Often the manager talks about issues that the employe... more...

Business » Communication | By Rosanne Dausilio, Ph.D. @ Saturday, 9th February 2008 @ 9:49 PM

What four letter words do we mean? Here are a few: Talk Chat Tell Blab Let's look at 'talk' as an example. If I asked you, you could all talk about almost anything at a moment's notice. In the computer in our brain, we have lots of programs--what we think, what we feel or believe about anything, even things we know absolutely nothing about! And we can go on and on about any topic. That is the good news. However, the bad news is that this is what peopl... more...