Wing Tang Wong

It Starts With Opening One's Mouth...

Let's face it. We're creatures of habit. No matter how well we think we are pro-active and establishing strong lines of communications... we can always do better. Usually, much better. Whether in the workplace, at home, or just when you're out and about, communicating is a key part of life. And it seems that the majority of people take a pretty laid back approach to it.

Learning to talk as a child is hard. But it was only one of a few things that truly occupied your attention. Learning to talk as a teen is hard. But that is because of the social and cultural pressures that are present. Learning to talk as an adult is hard. This is due to the fact that we are busy with so many other things.

So, when do we really learn to talk? To communicate?  read more »

This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on May 1, 1994. The length of the article is 1929 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: Marketing writing usually involves the development of a number of different projects, such as customer materials, press materials, alliance materials and presentation materials.  read more »

This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on January 1, 1995. The length of the article is 1439 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: Journalists who receive fellowships are often inadequately utilized by their news firms when they return.  read more »

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Effective communication and good writing rest on a foundation of basic principles. From having a clear purpose to considering a delivery strategy, this chapter examines each of these principles as it relates to written communication.

author: Maurice Jacob asin: 9810221789 binding: Hardcover list price: $29.00 USD amazon price: $29.00 USD

In physics research, many activities occur backstage or to continue the theatrical metaphor, in the wings of physics. This book focuses on two such activities: the editing of physics journals and the operation of physical societies. The author was editor of Physics Letters B for particle physics and then of Physics Reports for a total of 18 years, as well as being president of the French Physical Society and later of the European Physical Society. This book puts together papers dealing with such activities which he has written at various times in his career.  read more »

Memos in Minutes tells "all" in 87 pages. It offers a sharp contrast to the usually weighty tomes on business writing. It contains no theory, no exercises, no long-winded discussions. It does describe, concisely, 13 steps necessary to writing memos that inform and persuade. The steps total a "method" that business writers repeat each time they write a memo. The method keeps writers on track with each memo, avoiding the pitfalls of poor organization; lack of audience appeal; too little meaning, too many words; and incorrectly applying grammatical rules.  read more »

author: Philip M. Parker asin: 0497587327 binding: Paperback list price: $325.00 USD amazon price: $325.00 USD

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying uncoated wallpaper base in rolls or sheets? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of uncoated wallpaper base in rolls or sheets vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of uncoated wallpaper base in rolls or sheets? Which countries are buying their exports?  read more »

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Based on extensive research, Better Writing represents a new method of teaching and learning the fundamentals of English. A concise, 250-page textbook, it solves a major problem that instructors struggle with every day - their students' inability to write correctly and clearly. In five parts, Better Writing presents the Sentence, Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, and Style, each with its own objective and own treatment. Based on research, it provides, among other features, chapter objectives, summaries and the most important component of all -- immediate feedback.