Communication Essence

Archive for July, 2009

EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH A WEB PRESENCE (Part A)

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

If you are serious about being in business, you should develop a web presence for your business as soon as possible. That web presence does not necessarily have to sell your service or your product, but it should help convey to your prospects that you are serious, efficient, and professional. For your web presence to [...]

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BEING SENSITIVE TO OTHERS WITHIN COMMUNICATION (Part 2)

Monday, July 13th, 2009

CULTURAL BARRIERS
Some conversational styles and lingo from one culture may seem offensive or abrasive or even annoying. It is important that you are aware of those cultural differences and not be overly sensitive to them when they come up in conversation.
For example, people from Maine will often refer to things that they think are impressive [...]

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BEING SENSITIVE TO OTHERS WITHIN COMMUNICATION (Part 1)

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

In communication, we tend to expect people to understand what we mean based on the way we say it. We also tend to be overly sensitive to others who casually say things that seem inappropriate. Many of us have gone through sensitivity training to help understand racial, sexuality, and cultural barriers, but being sensitive to [...]

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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION ETIQUETTE (Part B)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

3. BE RESPECTFUL OF THE OTHER PERSON’S TIME“title” of your message in the subject line will also help the person easily refer to the message and pull it up at a later date.“You’re the One That I Want,” you are not making a good impression. If you have cute ring tones, keep the phone on vibrate [...]

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