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Communication Skills

There's a Time to Text and a Time to Talk

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Cell Phone Etiquette, Social Media, Etiquette and Advice, Women-Communication-Tips, Millenials, Typewriters, Emily Post, Job Hunting, Careers, Etiquette, Communication Skills, Millennial Generation, Business Etiquette, Gratitude, Manners, Texting, Canada Living News
Nancy A. Shenker

So many people are hiding these days behind their devices, using efficiency and speed as just one of the many excuses to avoid direct communication. I don't purport to be the Emily Post of digital etiquette, but the following are times when some form of more intimate and potentially interactive communication may be preferable to their smart phone or tablet equivalent.

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How to Create Your Brand's Story

Nick Cowling | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Business News, Marketing, Media, Communication Skills, Business, Communication, Create Brand Story, Story Brand, Brand Story, Brand Story Create, Canada Business News
Nick Cowling

Of all the stories that interest me, the ones I follow the closest are the stories that last. I watch especially closely when those stories are pitched out by a brand. In today's incredibly rapid and completely democratized media landscape, there are a small number of campaigns that manage to create a lasting impact, and they are able to do this because they follow a solid recipe for success. Here are that recipe's four key ingredients:

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Perception Control: What We Can Learn From Politicians

Mark Jeffries | Posted 11.10.2011 | Canada
Read More: Politics, Sales, Skills, Communication Skills, Jobs, Soft Skills, Communication, Republican Primaries, Barack Obama, Politicians, Election 2012, Perception Control, Canada News
Mark Jeffries

How are you perceived? What do people say about you (after you leave the room)? This all depends on perception control -- in other words whether you are in control of the way you are perceived or not.

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Email Time Travel

Mark Jeffries | Posted 09.10.2011 | Canada
Read More: Communication Skills, Email Etiquette, Business Soft Skills, Freelancing, Email History, Networking, Keep in Touch, Canada News
Mark Jeffries

Sometimes our best intentions to build relationships and effectively connect fall by the wayside. But you should never allow the passage of time to hinder your potential. It's time to get into your email 'time machine' and put yourself back on their radar.

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