A unique new author blog helps business communication instructors spend less time preparing and more time teaching. The first authors in the field to write an instructor blog, Bovée and Thill share instructional insights, offer advice on incorporating social media and other technologies into the course, and provide compelling examples of good and bad business communication.
Email: Why People Feel Lying Is Justified
Thursday, May 17th, 2012New experiment finds 50% more lies on email than pen and paper. It's hard to look someone straight in the eye and tell them a blatant lie. Those who can are marked out for more nefarious occupations. Via www.spring.org.uk
Read the Insulting 3,000-Word Rejection Letter Sent to 900 Job Applicants
Thursday, May 10th, 2012We were forwarded this rejection email, apparently sent to more than 900 hopeful applicants in one bulk delivery, by a reader who shall remain anonymous. (The person is, after all, still looking for a job). "I don't find it helpful," the rejected applicant wrote. "I just find it arrogant." "At first I thought I'd made [...]
You’ve Got (Video) Mail
Monday, April 23rd, 2012Via wistia.com
Keep Your Emails Short and Read Them Aloud to Ensure Your Reader Gets the Message, Error-Free
Friday, April 20th, 2012We've discussed how you should keep your emails organized and brief, especially when emailing people who get a lot of mail or you know are busy, but the folks at the blog, Pick the Brain, have another great suggestion: . . . Via lifehacker.com
6 Reasons Savvy Businesses Use Email for Connections, Not Social Media
Thursday, April 19th, 2012We all know that social media and blogs are important – content (rather content in context) is the new digital currency of our professional and personal lives. However, when it comes time to make a strong connection with someone else it’s often an email (or a text) that does the trick. I tweet lots of [...]
Email Moves Off the Browser
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Web-based email is experiencing huge declines with younger people. Among Americans between ages 12 and 24, web-based email use fell over 30 percent in December 2011 from a year prior. Which is not to say that e-mail is in decline or that social media will displace it anytime soon. Far from it; e-mail will remain [...]
Is Email Still Powerful in the Age of Social Networks?
Friday, April 13th, 2012. . . This infographic, courtesy of VisibleGains shows that email is here to stay. Consider this: more than three times the number of email accounts as Facebook accounts. Via venturebeat.com
The History and Evolution of Email
Monday, April 9th, 2012Via www.focus.com
Email Language Tips Off Work Hierarchy
Thursday, April 5th, 2012Members of the modern workforce might be surprised to learn that if they use the word “weekend” in a workplace email, chances are they’re sending the message up the organization chart. The same is true for the words "voicemail," "driving," and "okay." Via www.sciencedaily.com
You Can Prevent Texting and Email Miscommunication
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012Most of the complaints about email and IM come down to lack of clarity or problems with tone. Both can be solved by brushing up on a very basic skill. People need to learn (or maybe re-learn) to write properly. Image: Kittikun Atsawintarangkul / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Via www.cbsnews.com
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