Business Communication
The art of ruling the minds of men
The power of the spoken word , especially when well-delivered and articulated, is immense; and this archive of speeches is an excellent tool to delve into the subject of rhetoric.
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Movie 2006 directed by Frank Coraci. Theme: Be grateful for what you have rather than yearn for what you don’t. Cinematic language: A blend of “Family Man” and “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Possible take-away for managers: After years of slaving to “make it to the top”, meaningful
English language
Luciferous Logolepsy
That's exactly what this site is about and why you should see it.
Business Communication
Shake on it?
Studies show that the mere act of shaking hands makes people twice as likely to remember you, and with just a few quick pumps, you can say a lot about yourself: Too much oomph, and you appear domineering. Come on too soft, and exude incompetence. Fret too much, and you&
buzzword
Buzz sentence of the day
Customers will gladly pay more for an experience that is not only functionally but also emotionally rewarding. Companies that are skilled at unlocking emotional issues, then creating economic value propositions that win with consumers, avoid commoditization. (via) Related entry: Buzzword users deserve a whack (6-11-06)
Odds and Ends
Salary: the measure of all things... including a mom
See below for the breakdown of "mom jobs" and the time spent on each job for both the Working Mom and the Stay at Home Mom, as well as their total "mom salary", including overtime: The Working Mom's Salary Mom Job Title Mom'
writing
What's the sense of cycling?
The argument: * Cyclists are healthier than most. * Healthy people live longer. * Living longer means consuming more energy. The wording: Traveling by bicycle may cause more environmental harm than driving around in pollution-spewing, fossil-fuel-swallowing cars and sport utility vehicles. (via) Call me Strunkish, but I'll take
Ling- English
Manager or Computer?
Do you think your high-paid managers really know best? A Dutch sociology professor has doubts. The professor, Chris Snijders of the Eindhoven University of Technology, has been studying the routine decisions that managers make and is convinced that computer models, by and large, can do it better. "As
Strategy
When price is might
Pricing is fundamentally a measure of your confidence as a business owner and it's the only validation of the value you provide to your market. If you can't price your products high enough to run a legitimate business, you've either got to grow your
Ling- English
Henry Mintzberg on heroic managers
[missing paragraph is copied below] Mintzberg argues that the best kind of leader doesn't try to effect much change. Rather, she functions like a queen bee, which "does nothing but make babies and exude a chemical that keeps everything together." It is the other bees that
management
Whole-brain management
My friends at Hermann International are announcing the launch of their new website. I took the Certification training with Ann Hermann a few years ago and it helped me bring down to earth a lot of the literature on learning preferences and brain dominance. Peter Drucker is the author that
Edward Tufte
Presentations and that creature called PowerPoint
UPDATE (7-17-06) - Here is an exhaustive list of links to excellent websites and blogs on presentations. === 7-11-06 - I have put together a few of my favorite resources. This is a work in progress. Stay tuned. A good (short) blog post on the pros and cons of