ETA?Can you talk?5 minutes late These and other pithy textisms ply the airwaves as people seek ever shorter ways of communicating with each other. If you are simply saying, “Running late” or “Confirming 1 pm lunch at Pats” and you need an immediate reply, texting is quicker and arguably more effective than email. If, however, […]
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Yes, I know Miss Grindle told you these things in the fifth grade, but hey, a lot has happened since then. In the rush of writing under pressure, we sometimes forget terms that we (hopefully) used to know. At Worktalk, we relieve the fear of looking dumb by teaching you the right way to write.
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A contractor for a major space mission was preparing to present to a NASA panel for a design review. Their presentation was very complicated, with a lot of technical information on each slide. The consultant they were working with warned them that the presentation would probably irritate the panel.
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When a person is having a heart attack, her left arm may hurt. The illness is in her heart, but another part of her body is sending pain signals. When pain is felt in a part of the body other than its actual source, doctors call it “referred pain”. Referred pain occurs because of subtle nerve connections between the actual source of the pain and location where it is experienced. In other words, the locations seem unrelated, but they are connected.Communication is the Heart Communication is at the heart of every organization. Do people understand each other? Do they know what is expected of them? Do they feel good about the people they work with? To a great extent, the answers to these questions depend on how successfully managers and staff communicate with each other.
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Do you take time away from valuable business development and strategy because you are busy correcting the writing of people who should know better? Do you spend time at home and on weekends red-lining the reports and proposals written by your subordinates? If so, you’re not alone.
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