Communication Articles

Business » Communication | By Laurie Weiss @ Monday, 29th October 2007 @ 2:23 AM

Here are more tips for telling the truth in your own workplace. Understanding and using these principles will help you feel more confident about the choices you make and help you develop the skills you need to tell the truth with grace and skill. * Think about how what you say will impact the other person. Often, truth-telling is perceived as criticism. Before criticizing someone, put yourself in their shoes by answering the following questions. * Are they in any shap... more...

Business » Communication | By Terri Hunziker @ Friday, 26th October 2007 @ 3:34 PM

The office Christmas party can be a great time to have fun with co-workers in a festive jovial setting. Do plan to enjoy your evening but don't forget to watch your behavior and conversation topics. Professional behavior should be displayed any company sanctioned function including company parties. Whenever you're in the company of co-workers some things are better left unsaid whether you're in the office, out in public, or at the office Christmas party. Here are a few comm... more...

Business » Communication | By Bob Carper @ Thursday, 25th October 2007 @ 12:24 PM

The most extensive area of applications in secure webconferencing is in corporate communications. All business entities, large and small have the need to participate in meetings. These meetings represent groups needing to talk with one another. Examples are a marketing group needing to talk with a production group, or a management planning group wishing to talk with the advertising and public relations group. Meetings take place every day. Meetings not only happen during the busines... more...

Business » Communication | By Laurie Weiss @ Thursday, 25th October 2007 @ 11:49 AM

Telling the truth can be risky. It is often difficult to find a balance between telling important truths and protecting the feelings and reputations of everyone involved. Not only that, but honest, well-intentioned people don't always agree about what is true. It may seem easier to keep the truth to yourself than to cause a rift in an important relationship. Understanding and using these principles will help you feel more confident about the choices you make and help you develop the... more...

Business » Communication | By Laurie Weiss @ Monday, 22nd October 2007 @ 12:22 AM

Here are more tips for telling the truth in your own workplace. Understanding and using these principles will help you feel more confident about the choices you make and help you develop the skills you need to tell the truth with grace and skill. * Learn to tell the difference between your observations - what anyone else would also observe - and your interpretations and assumptions - the meanings you put on what you observe. You spend your early life learning that the things... more...

Business » Communication | By Juhani Tontti @ Thursday, 18th October 2007 @ 8:30 PM

First, sharing is not selling. It is much more honest and sincere helping with the purpose that you will solve some problem that a person has. The internet is a network, which consists of a huge number of different interest groups and single connections. A person in this network is seen as important as his sharing is.As in the private life, if you want to be loved, you have to love first. So it is in the work at home business, share first and you will get douple as much as a feedback. 1. ... more...

Business » Communication | By Dwayne Garrett @ Wednesday, 17th October 2007 @ 2:22 PM

Developments related to information technology involved major advances in communication, such as the telegraph - which was really an electronic improvement on ancient methods such as drums and smoke signals, and later semaphore communication. The first telegraph was actually built in 1809, but the technology matured during the mid-nineteenth century with the development of methods whereby actual images could be transmitted electronically (1843). With the laying of the Transatlantic Cable... more...

Business » Communication | By John Khu @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 12:38 PM

Picture yourself at a social gathering: a wedding, group interview, night down the pub. A stranger enters the room. Within few seconds, you'll have made a whole range of crucial judgments about this person. And you will be amazed to know that a research says, if we make bad impression on the first time we meet someone, we have to make 21 good impressions to make our record in good standing. Making a good impression in public is a combination of lot of things. In other words, lots of ... more...

Business » Communication | By Mike Tansey @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 12:25 PM

Everyone is jumping on the online business bandwagon, and if you haven't yet, then you're losing out on valuable opportunities. Taking your business online widens exposure and attracts new customers to your door. With Internet use rising dramatically, communicating through the virtual world is important to success. Some people use the Internet as their sole means of communication. Why would you want to miss your chance to establish or increase sales online? Online business means... more...

Business » Communication | By John Khu @ Thursday, 11th October 2007 @ 11:49 AM

Do you gather attention of the listeners when you speak? How effective are you in your dialogue? Do you have the communication skills in you? These are the questions that are needed to be answered if you want yourself to be heard and appreciated among the crowd. Communication skills lets you gather attention of the listeners whenever you speak. Communication skills affect your interpersonal relationships with others and the response you get from them. Here are 6 skills that groom y... more...

Business » Communication | By Obinna Heche @ Thursday, 11th October 2007 @ 9:56 AM

You might be under the impression that once you open up your home business you are not going to have to deal with any business associates ever again. In fact some people decide to open a home business just because they do not want to deal with people any more and they think that they can do it all on their own without the aid of anyone else. However, if you decide to start a home business thinking that you are not going to have to deal with anyone else, you might be completely mistaken. ... more...

Business » Communication | By Keith Londrie @ Wednesday, 10th October 2007 @ 7:05 PM

Here are the most common resume mistakes. Some of them are quite simple while others are subtle and hard to spot. In any case consider all so that you are fully prepared to write a powerful and successful resume. #1: Lack of focus. Many people fail to focus on what is really important in a resume why you will be beneficial for your future employer. Instead they go into details about their previous work, their previous duties, reasons for leaving, and so on. Your resume is not a CV, it ... more...

Business » Communication | By Ingrid Cliff @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 5:37 PM

Think back to when you were a child for a moment - how did you feel when the postal worker delivered a letter addressed just to you? Most kids feel excitement, enjoyment and enthusiasm when they get a letter. It doesn't matter what the letter contained - the important thing was that it was addressed to them. Now fast forward to today - how do you feel when you sort through your mail? Days when you get nothing but bills - I am betting you don't feel so great. But what happens whe... more...

Business » Communication | By Keith Londrie @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 4:14 PM

Your first set of business cards is really nice. You are probably very exiting looking at the pile on your desk and thinking " Now what? What shall I do with these cards?" Yes, if it is your first time you may think you have far to much cards than you need. In fact they are not even enough to start. Once you know who should get one of your cards you will see how quickly they will go. The typical receiver of your business card should be your clients or your prospective clien... more...

Business » Communication | By Richard Bliss @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 11:43 AM

In today's business world, we are nothing without our email. Now, we don't even need to be sitting in our office to hear the ding of our inbox, alerting us that yet another message has arrived; we live in a time where smart phones are everywhere and we can have our email with us at all times. With all this new technology though, there has also come an onslaught of laws that are designed to keep email compliant with things like customer privacy, law enforcement investigations, and corpo... more...

Business » Communication | By Shaun Parker @ Saturday, 1st September 2007 @ 11:25 PM

If you are travelling half way across England for a crucial meeting, the last thing you want is to forget an important document or be dependent on a last-minute email. The availability of wireless local area technology since the late 1990s combined with increased demand for access to the internet has encouraged the latest generation of conference organisers to create purpose-built meeting rooms equipped with the latest wireless technology. The idea behind wireless meeting rooms i... more...

Business » Communication | By Kevin Sinclair @ Friday, 31st August 2007 @ 12:58 AM

Conflict resolution is such an important issue that organizations exist, whose sole function is to provide training in conflict resolution. Conflict resolution is about teaching people new ways to work through and resolve disputes that don't involve violence, and is an immediate priority for many organizations today. Conflict resolution is being used with increasing frequency to supplement, and in some cases, supplant traditional decision-making processes at all levels of government.... more...

Business » Communication | By Charlotte Buelow @ Thursday, 30th August 2007 @ 8:09 PM

It has been almost twenty years since the Internet burst onto the scene and changed the way Americans communicate. However, access to this universal forum was only the first step in what was to become a large tangle of products and ideas making information faster, more accurate and more compact. These new innovations fall under what many refer to as new media. The phrase new media is somewhat of a buzzword in many circles and merely a synonym for digital media in others. Its definition is... more...

Business » Communication | By Keith Londrie @ Friday, 17th August 2007 @ 11:41 PM

Voila! You have just received your business cards. They look nice, in fact they look gorgeous and you are really satisfied with the work that designer studio has done. Is your card really that good though? There are several things that matter most than the overall look of the card. They can be omitted because you forget to mention them or because your card was done unprofessionally. The first thing to check is the size of your card. Nowadays there are several standards and you sho... more...

Business » Communication | By Keith Londrie @ Friday, 17th August 2007 @ 11:30 PM

Business cards evolved from a simple visit cards to something much more comprehensive and vital for any business. A business card should not only make great impression but carry important information. There are a few things you can consider when printing your new business cards in order to make them perfect. Names. The names printed on the card are probably the most important part. Your name and your business name should drag the attention. Of course you don't need to use a very l... more...