Your Appearance Communicates

How you present yourself is always communicating to others a lot about yourself. In the business world, a person losing an opportunity because of lousy dressing happens more often than not. I found this information on dressing in the business world that is very informative....


http://www.dba-oracle.com/dress_code.htm

How to Blog: Blogging Tips for Beginners

Blogging may be a new thing for some people. It has been around for a long time, it is a good way to discuss something you have interest in and provide your personal opinion. I found this post on this site that describes blogging and how to blog for beginners. This isn't just a basic website with a small definition of blogging. They have links on basically every different type of blog you can think of. They tell you all the basics on how to start blogging about what ever interests you. This is a great way to express your self, I think everyone should blog- http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/14/blogging-for-beginners-2/

-Gagan

Five Grammatical Errors that Make You Look Dumb

I found this article to be a good read and it was a bit funny too. Everything they mention is very much true. When we are in hurry to type we make stupid grammar errors. This article looks are the 5 most common Grammatical Errors people use when making online post. It is true, it does make you look dumb, so take the time and make sure it makes sense. If your looking for a funny, useful and short read you should check this out- http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/

-Gagan

Class Participation Tips

Class participation is a important part in doing well in school. I have no trouble speaking in public and asking question. However, there are a lot of shy kids who find it very difficult to participate in class discussions. I found this website that gives a lot of useful tips on how students can increase there level of class participation. This site gives a lot of tips, like if you cannot come up with a question to ask you can pony off some other students question. If you feel like you are a shy person and don't participate in class, I do believe this site can help you out so please take a look- http://www.suite101.com/content/class-participation-tips-a30543

-Gagan

How to Write a Research Proposal

We looked at this in class many time and the textbook explains it as well. A research proposal is a large task to complete and you can easily get off track. This website has an article written by professor Dr. Paul T.P. Wong from Trinity Western University on how to write a research proposal. I found this site very useful because of the way everything is explained. All the key components and step are laid out and numbered. As well, under each section there is a description on what is expected for this section and what you should include. I found this helpful when I was stuck on my proposal and I believe it is worth checking out- http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_how_to_write_P_Wong.htm

-Gagan

What is good PowerPoint design?

Powerpoint presentation can get very boring, especially if they lack pictures and are full of information. We suffer from information overload, especially its a 3 hour lecture. This website give great tips on how to make your powerpoint more informative using less words and more graphs. This is a great website for when you are making a powerpoint presentation for a project. Have a look and see- http://presentationzen.blogs.com/presentationzen/2005/09/whats_good_powe.html

-Gagan

Avoid These 10 Resume Mistakes

With this economy they way it is, it is very difficult to find a job. There is large number of unemployed workers who are all applying for jobs. If you want to stand out and get that phone call for an interview you must have a solid resume. I came across this website some time ago, it basically takes about the 10 things you need to avoid when making your resume. The text book talks about tips and the correct form on how to make a resume. This website goes more in depth and looks at your resume from a view of a company looking to hire workers. I found this very useful and I hope you guys do to- http://www.quintcareers.com/resume_mistakes.html

-Gagan

Social Media as a Business Communication Tool

The traditional method of communication is email. With the introduction of social media websites like facebook, twitter and Google + we see more and more companies using social media as a tool to communicate. Business are able to communicate with employees using social media as well as communicate with potential customers. For example, when facebook first began, advertising was very minimal. Now when we log onto our facebook we are drowned with advertising and almost every big organization has their own facebook page. This website has a very interesting blog on the hierarchy of communication, which looks at all the different forms of business communication. I found it very interesting I hope you guys check it out- http://socialnewswatch.com/social-media-as-a-business-communication-tool/

-Gagan

How to Write a Business Memo

This site is very unique in terms of it layouts how to write a professional memo as well it defines and explains the importance of each component. This is a good way to double check your memo or use it as a guideline. What I really liked about this site is that people that have never made a memo before can make one using this site. This site also has links on different forms of business communication and how they can be prepared. Take a look-http://www.hodu.com/memo-writing.shtml

-Gagan

Better Communication with Employees and Peers

This site is a great resource for improving communication skills. It has a large number of tips on different communication situations. You will be able to get advice on basically any communication situation you can think of. The tips and advice come from communications experts and CEOs. This site is a good way to practice your communication skills for the professional workplace, especially you are in a management position and have a hard time connecting with your employees. I found this site to be very useful. I hope you guys take a look- http://www.inc.com/guides/growth/23032.html

-Gagan

Toastmasters Public Speaking

I came across this website that is dedicated to toastmasters. Toastmasters is a club that helps develop professional communication skills amongst its members. This website tell users how to set-up a toastmasters meetings and gives you all the information you need to know about toastmasters. However, this website also provides tips on how to better your communication skills. There are many tips, like public speaking tips for example. This is a really good website to visit if you are looking for ways to improve your presentation skills. Give it a look: http://www.toastmasters-public-speaking.com/professional-communication-skills.html

-Gagan

The Dynamic You

I came across this really interesting website called "The Dynamic You" I was really captivated by this article on their home page that gave an amazingly interesting story about the hidden treasure inside all of us. This website is very resourceful as it has links to different workshops that they run as well as a signup sheet for each of them. Such workshops include: total self confidence, the leader in you as well as many more. This site has a blog you can follow which lends its self for a very interesting read. This website also gives a list of recommended readings on different issues. I hope you enjoy this site as much as I did! –Sarah
http://thedynamicyou.in/index.html

The Evolution of Communication

In today's day and age, social networking seems like a normal way of life. However, it was not so long ago that the fad of Facebooking or the idea to "broadcast yourself" was such a popular mantra. It seems odd to me when someone living in today's world does not understand how to use Facebook, add an attachment to an
e-mail or even text. However technology is constantly evolving at such an increasingly fast rate that it is hard to keep up, even for us computer savvy generation Y's. This paper discusses how not only how the mode of communication has changed but how the messages sent by that mode are constantly changing. http://www.nmc.org/pdf/Evolution-of-Communication.pd

Effective Communication in the Workplace

I wrote my paper on effective communication within the workplace and was really intrigued by the results and findings of some of the studies I looked at. I also came across an interesting web site that posts many articles in relation to this topic and specifically to the topic that I was writing on. Being as this is a business communications class I thought you might enjoy reading an article that lists the importance for communication within the workplace. This website also has many other interesting and relatable articles dealing with issues from communicating with difficult customers to business ethics.I hope some of you find this interesting and/or helpful -Sarah
http://www.suite101.com/content/effective-communication-at-workplace-a95815

Tips For Cover Letters

Found a good website with tips for writing cover letters. Some of the parts about the purpose for a cover letter are not helpful because we have already gone over a lot of that content in class, but some of the tips are pretty helpful.

• Expand on your resume, rather than repeat the resume's content
• Be sure to market yourself. Explain what you can offer the company; not what the company can do for you

You can find the rest of the article with this link

http://resource.educationcanada.com/c_tips1.html

3 Steps to Writing Persuasive Messages

Recently I came across this site that has a great article about writing persuasive messages. What drew me to it was that it only required three steps which was very misleading as there are sub heading for each step (18 pages?!). Overall, it was a good article with valuable information but the title alone, persuaded me to read it. Check it out here.

How to Conudct a Good Job Interview

Although this information might not be applicable to us now, at some point many of us will be in managerial positions. I found this website that has some good information about conducting a job interview.

I especially agree with the part about avoiding using you or personalizing the job.

I have a copy of the link just below.

http://www.how-to.com/Operations/How_to_conduct_a_job_interview.htm

Getting Along

So on a personal note, I found this website about fixing communication errors in relationships. This is also helpful in the busness world, because we all have to work together or at least be able to get along.

http://www.mindreality.net/fixing-communication-problems-in-relationships

How to Network Online ??

Network online is becoming very power and famous for each one in the world. there are many goals of network online:

• Communication and find your friends


• Education


• Looking for job


• Research and discussing a topic

There are many online services you can communicate through them:

• Facebook


• Teiiter


• Linkedln


• MySpace


• Youtube


• Google

For more network online information visit:

http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-network-online/

Dress Well for Your Job Interview!!!

Dressing for interview success. First impression makes a different in business. There are some general steps of how to get ready for the interview:

• Ask if you need a help


• Clean your self and your clothes with nice smelling


• Cover your tattoos

Men have to suit themselves with a tie, hear care, polish the shoes. Women have to suite themselves with dark colored clothes, avoid wearing noisy jewelry and minimize your make up.

For more tips the following website will help you :

http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-dress-for-a-job-interview/