Small Talk in the Big World

Small talk is one big deal -- an important part of building business relationships. Almost any topic is up for grabs so long as it's not malicious, derogatory, inflammatory or indiscreet (what's left, you ask?).

Communication Conundrum - To Tweet Or Not to Tweet

What kind of mess have we gotten ourselves into? With the ever-growing need to telecommunicate, instant-message and email, are we losing the art of conversation? Is the existence of nuance on the brink of extinction?

Business Parks - The Benefits of Moving Your Company to a Business Park

Business Parks have become the hub of commercial business activity in many areas worldwide. These dedicated parks have many benefits for a business that can greatly reduce costs while at the same time improving productivity.

Best Practices in Workplace Communication

The purpose of any communication in the work place is to convey a thought or an idea on a subject concerning business. Communications are also used to promote an organization, organization product or organization services.

Another Corporate Reminder - Trust

Trust, not only companies are based on them, but every other transaction in the world is. Would you trust the following: We build trust by acting ethically, transparently and consistently. Trust goes hand-in-hand with credibility.

7 Tips For Conducting a Successful Meeting

A good meeting is a very effective way of using people's time. It enables fast and effective communication between a group. However, many meetings are simply ineffective and a lot are a serious waste of time.

Effective Listening For Leaders

Are you listening to me? Is it time to review your listening skills to see how effective you are with your communication excellence? You can't be a highly effective leader without superb listening skills. Here's why...

Effective Communication Techniques For Health Care Facilities Managers

This brief article helps the Health Care Facilities Manager determine how to effectively communicate with internal and external constituents. Effective and appropriate communications enhance the facility manager's image from the boiler room to the board room.

Conference Call Etiquette - Do You Know the Basics?

Hosting a conference call can be an awkward experience as icy silence can greet you around every corner. Thus, following proper conference call etiquette can be a real life (and business) saver to get your call going.

Communicating at Work

One of the most important skills you can have at work is your ability to communicate with your clients, co-workers and managers. This article suggests effective practices for communicating at work in a professional and dynamic manner.

10 Ways to Better Communicate With Medical Professionals

Misunderstandings and communication problems remain one of the most common problems in the professional environment. Communication is essential for effective functioning in every part of an organization, whether it is one-on-one, in a group setting or through e-mail.

How to Assess Your Listening Competencies - A Key Measure of Emotional Intelligence

Check your own listening skills in business situations with this self-assessment. Think about yourself in stressful circumstances. The real test of one's listening competencies shows up in tense situations, which can have the highest potential rewards or de-railings.

Leadership Communication Strategies

When business leaders communicate verbally, they need to be crystal clear in their communication to employees. Here are three highly effective communication strategies to ensure that when you communicate verbally, your leadership ideas are structured, concise and focused.

Bullies at the Workplace

Women who bully other women employ a different strategy than men. Male bullies scream and shower their targets with tirades whereas female bullies prefer sabotage, backstabbing and gossiping. It is not easy to spot a bully in the workplace.

Expand Your Knowleve of Business Communication

Expanding your business communication knowledge is an ideal way to manage up. Leaders and those in leadership positions should continually pursue avenues of educating themselves in business. You can't be in business and not know how to effectively communicate.

Communication Level Too Low? Add a Staff Website

Your staff communication level not what it should be? There are many things that you can do; however, the fastest and most efficient method to increase communications within your staff team is to add a communication board or forum.

Layoff Announcement Writing - 4 Steps to Say Goodbye With Class

Recently, I've been writing a lot of layoff announcements, about employees being let go as a result of the recession. Most are leaving through no fault of their own. They want, and deserve, to maintain their dignity and respect.

Think the Subject Line Isn't Important?

What's the big deal, it's just the subject line. Not using this valuable tool or squandering it can make the difference between your reader opening your email or letting it decay with all the others in their crowded inbox.

Communicating the Right Way at Your Workplace

There are so many important things that you need to remember when you are communicating in the workplace! All leaders or people in a leadership position should have been given a communication manual when they first stepped into the workplace.

Employee Retention - Email Less, Talk More

Is an overuse of email hurting your company? Do employees find themselves spending a lot of time trying to figure out the meaning of a message? There's a good chance you need an email tune up with these quick tips.

Business Communication - The Latest 5 Big Secrets to Energize Your Workplace Communication

Would you like your business communications to become more attention-grabbing and to sound more impacting? Here's what you need to do: Set your goals. Before you even start tapping on your key board, determine your goals for writing a specific...

Who Are Your Conflict Solomons?

Conflict and creativity are closely connected. That's important to remember during difficult disputes, because creativity techniques often help with conflict dilemmas. King Solomon famously knew this, and with a few easy steps, we can apply his method to our own challenges.

Creating an Emotional Connection

It's as if the clouds parted, night turned into day, and she won the lotto. My teller's face instantly lit up with a humongous smile. Her eyes grew larger and she focused entirely on me. Score one victory for your editor.

Dealing With Arrogant Peers in Your Organization

Arrogant peers, as your colleagues, possess a prideful and unearned lack of humility. If it didn't affect your work, you could ignore these people or just avoid them. Arrogant colleagues, however, does interfere with your work and here are some helpful tips.

Business Communication - How to Make Your Work Communications More Effective

Business communication refers to the type of communication used within and outside an organization with the aim to promote a product or a service or to rely information to employees and suppliers. Here's how you can make your business communications more effective...

5 Steps to Improving Your Intercultural Communication Skills As an Independent Service Professional

Technology and media have been great tools for the world to come closer. They have made individuals of various countries, states, ages, ethnic groups, races, languages and religions to coexist in a way that we could only dream of some years ago.

Storytelling For Business - Getting Your Point Across

In business, one of the most important factors in success is making a personal connection with those you are working with. Whether you are connecting with customers, associates, or co-workers, storytelling for business can be an important tool in getting goals accomplished.

Leveraging the Power of Your Intranet

In tough economic times, the prevailing thought for most companies is "how do we get more out of what we already have?" Leveraging the power of your intranet is a simple way of ensuring that this philosophy rings true in your organization.

Improving Business Relationships Through Communication

Relationships are important if not absolutely essential. In the business sector, a good business is only as good as the many relationships it maintains. Good leadership is important, but communication with a business partner is what will keep your business running smoothly.

How Yammer Can Help Your Business

We've just started using Yammer at work. For those of you who haven't heard of it, it's very similar to Twitter. Users write a question or a short update on what they're doing that can be read by everyone who 'follows' them.

The Written Word - In Business

Business writing is important, whether it is good, well-constructed, clear and effective communication or not. While verbal communications are generally fleeting, written communications endure. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of written communication and provide some useful tips.