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Bridging Communication Gaps
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 »
The clash between work and family.: An article from: American Journalism Review
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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on April 1, 1994. The length of the article is 864 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: Newsrooms are attempting to cope with tensions arising from employees having to attend to family emergencies. read more »
Writing on the Wall: The Campaign for Commonsense Business
 | author: Geoff Burch asin: 184112043X binding: Paperback list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $29.95 USD |
This is the business book we have been waiting for. Whilst we watch in horror as the consultants, the gurus and the management experts interfere with our jobs and lives with no apparent benefit, along comes this latest book from Geoff Burch that confirms that all our fears were true.This waspish, funny and often downright vicious expose of everything from marketing to HRM and even change management leaves no stone unturned and no taboo untrampled.But this is no mere hatchet job. read more »
The Summer of My Greek Taverna: A Memoir
 | author: Tom Stone asin: 0743205413 binding: Hardcover list price: $24.00 USD amazon price: $24.00 |
Tom Stone went to Greece one summer to write a novel -- and stayed twenty-two years. On Patmos, the tiny island where St. John received the apocalyptic visions recorded in the Book of Revelations, he fell in love with Danielle, a beautiful French painter. His novel completed and sold, he decided to stay a little longer. Seven idyllic years later, after the birth of their second child, they left Patmos for Crete, where Stone taught English to civil servants and Danielle painted icons for tourists. read more »
Teaching Content Reading and Writing
 | author: Martha Rapp Ruddell asin: 0471151610 binding: Hardcover amazon price: $114.95 USD |
With the passage of the "No Child Left Behind" act, and increasing pressures on teachers and administrators to produce results, true literacy is no longer optional. This book provides educators and education students with the classroom tested theories and practices needed to rise to the demand of today’s classroom. Now in its Fourth Edition, this book provides comprehensive, ready to implement, completely current theory, strategy, and implementation of all aspects of teaching reading and writing across the curriculum.
101+ Complaint Letters That Get Results, 2E (101+ Complaint Letters That Get Results)
 | author: Janet Rubel asin: 1572485639 binding: Paperback list price: $19.95 USD amazon price: $15.56 USD |
Do You Want Immediate Action?Nothing motivates a company faster than a well-written complaint. Sure, a phone call can sometimes work-but how many people did you have to speak to first and how long were you on hold? 101+ Complaint Letters That Get Results tells you what you need to say, shows you how to say it and gets you the satisfaction you deserve. With over 101 sample letters, many common concerns are covered, including the following.--Did your car salesman try to take you for a ride?--Is your insurance company refusing to pay a bill? read more »
The Global Resume and CV Guide
 | author: Mary Anne Thompson asin: 0471380768 binding: Paperback list price: $23.50 USD amazon price: $19.55 USD |
* Information on 40 different countries, including the United States * Includes job sources, Internet sites, work permit/visa requirements, interviewing, and cultural advice "Until The Global Resume and CV Guide, there has not been any information regarding country-specific job application guidelines for candidates who want to take the international job search into their own hands . . . The Global Guide is an outstanding resource." -Daniel Mensch, Associate Partner, Andersen Consulting, Sweden MASTER THE RULES OF THE GLOBAL JOB MARKET COUNTRY BY COUNTRY read more »
Real-Resumes for Teachers (Real-Resumes Series) (Real-Resumes Series)
 | asin: 1885288190 binding: Paperback list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $16.95 USD |
A 192-page book, Real-Resumes for Teachers shows actual resumes and cover letters that helped real teachers, counselors, and administrators find new jobs and advance in their field. By tradition, teaching professionals use either a one-page resume or a lengthier curriculum vitae (CV) when they seek new positions or advance in their field, and this book provides insight into the most effective formats for the popular one-page resume as well as the lengthier CV. read more »
