Book description
The critical communication skills you need to survive and thrive in today's workplace. This revision of the best-selling first edition updates the basics and includes techniques for communicating effectively in a team-based environment, strategies for thriving in the multicultural workplace, and tips for mastering communication technologies.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About This Course
- How to Take This Course
- Introduction
- Pre-Test
- 1 The Importance of Effective Communication
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2 Communicating in the New Workplace
- Welcome to the ‘New’ Workplace
- Three New Workplace Characteristics
- New Communication Challenges—and Their Solutions
- Solving the Any Place, Any Time Communication Challenge
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Making the Most of E-Mail
- Tip 1: Put Power in Your Subject Line
- Tip 2: Use One Message per E-Mail
- Tip 3: Always Proofread Outgoing Messages
- Tip 4: Be Wary of What You Write
- Tip 5: Be Selective in Completing the “To” Line
- Tip 6: Use Wireless Communication Devices Carefully
- Tip 7: Use Instant Message for Quick Informational Exchanges
- Tip 8: Know Your Company’s E-Mail Policies and Abide by Them
- Recap
- Review Questions
- 3 Barriers to Communication—and How to Overcome Them
- 4 Communicating with Different Personality Types
- 5 Verbal Communication
- 6 Nonverbal Communication
- 7 Developing Listening Skills
- 8 Giving and Receiving Feedback
- 9 When You Aim to Persuade
- 10 Techniques That Generate New Ideas and Solutions
- 11 Communicating in the Multicultural Workplace
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Online Resources
- Post-Test
- Index
- Footnote
Product information
- Title: Interpersonal Communication Skills in the Workplace, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2008
- Publisher(s): AMA Self-Study
- ISBN: 9780761214755
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