Communication (11)
- Good Recoveries from Bad Communications - John Baldoni - Harvard Business Review
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An email announcing news of a reorganization had unsettled employees. It fell to the managers to calm everyone down and try to restore team effectiveness and performance.
This story is not unique; it happens in
Tags: communication, leadership, management, article - view - prasanth - 01/12/2010 - 20:03 - - -
- James Geary, metaphorically speaking | Video on TED.com
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Aphorism enthusiast and author James Geary waxes on a fascinating fixture of human language: the metaphor. Friend of scribes from Aristotle to Elvis, metaphor can subtly influence the decisions we make, Geary says.
Tags: communication, language, metaphor, ted, tedtalks, video - view - prasanth - 12/25/2009 - 04:37 - - -
- Top Tips For Nailing That Speech - Forbes.com
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Sweaty palms, shortness of breath, blurred vision. No, you aren't having a heart attack.
You're giving a speech.
Tags: communication, presentations, public, speaking, article - view - prasanth - 12/16/2009 - 10:18 - - -
- Creating Passionate Users: Stop your presentation before it kills again!
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Sometimes the best presentation is... no presentation. Ditch the slides completely. Put the projector in the closet, roll the screen back up, and turn the damn lights back on!
Tags: communication, design, powerpoint, presentations, article - view - bharath - 11/18/2009 - 00:48 - - -
- Creating Passionate Users: Conversational writing kicks formal writing's ass
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If you want people to learn and remember what you write, say it conversationally. This isn't just for short informal blog entries and articles, either. We're talking books. Assuming they're meant for learning, and not reference,
Tags: blogging, communication, writing, article - view - bharath - 11/18/2009 - 00:41 - - -
- Full Circle Associates
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Online community has been an important part of the Internet, mainly forming around email lists, bulletin boards and forums. In recent years, the ascendancy of blogs has introduced a new platform for communities. This article looks at some of the emerging patterns of blog based communities and raises some questions for their strategic application.
Tags: blogs, communication, communities, article - view - bharath - 11/18/2009 - 00:33 - - -
- Secrets Of Nonverbal Communication - Forbes.com
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Body language can speak more strongly than words. Make sure you say the right things with it.
Tags: career, communication, jobs, nonverbal, advice, article - view - bharath - 11/15/2009 - 00:17 - - -
- Storytelling Tips from Salesforce's Marc Benioff - BusinessWeek
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Software-as-a-service pioneer and salesforce.com (CRM) co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff credits storytelling as one of the primary reasons for his company's rapid success. "Communication is probably the most essential part of my job," Benioff told me in an recent interview about his new book, Behind the Cloud.
Tags: business, communication, startup, vision, article - view - prasanth - 11/06/2009 - 15:27 - - -
- The Art of Visual Thinking : The World : Idea Hub :: American Express OPEN Forum
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As Napolean once said, a picture is worth a thousand words. This isn’t just a trite cliche. Visual thinking is a valuable skill and a strategy. In his book Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership, Howard Gardner makes the point that visionary leaders rally people around a compelling message by calling up mental images.
Tags: business, communication, inspiration, leadership, thinking, visual, article - view - prasanth - 10/03/2009 - 22:37 - - -
- Wired 15.04: The See-Through CEO
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Pretend for a second that you're a CEO. Would you reveal your deepest, darkest secrets online? Would you confess that you're an indecisive weakling, that your colleagues are inept, that you're not really sure if you can meet payroll? Sounds crazy, right?
Tags: business, communication, management, transparency, article - view - prasanth - 10/03/2009 - 02:22 - - -
