Emails: Where do your cold calling emails go?
Most of your emails are sent to instant oblivion, to junk folder of blocked as spam. A massive waste of time and effort. What do you do?
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Weasel: In the wild they’re welcome. In our language they’re a pest.
Weasels are small mammals found in most parts of the world other than Australia and Antarctica. What are weasel words and why do we use them?
Emails – Writing powerful emails is not as easy as you think
The average executive spends 25% of their working day on emails. So it’s obvious that the first rule of emailing is: Read more here!
Idioms: A new idiom comes snarling into our lives
Language is constantly changing. We lose some wonderfully descriptive idioms and we gain others, some colourful, and others that are awkward.
Meetings: Different appointments have different names
Do you have an appointment with others? Know different words used to describe meetings, from a single person to hundreds or even thousands.
Business Writing: An author’s trick that helps you
The challenge in business writing is to add variety and colour to their sentences without obscuring the facts or deviating from the point.
Crisis – Handling a media interview part two. In a crisis.
What do you do if a crisis occurs with your company or its products? Here are some tips on how to deal with the crisis and the media.
Interview – How to prepare for a media interview
Different types of interviews: one is where the media is interested in you. Another is when you are involved in a controversy or a crisis.
Communication – Sometimes, the most effective technique is to stay silent
Listening properly is not a passive activity in communication. ‘Active Listening’ means suppress some temptations that mark you down as a poor listener.
How to make a presentation when English is not your first language.
There’s no doubt that English is still the first language for global business. How should you prepare yourself for your next presentation?