Is there a way to send out impactful messages that people remember for days? Is there a way to influence people without pushing data and analysis on them? Is there an effective way to drive change in an organization? Yes, through stories. Storytelling in business is different from telling stories to friends in a bar. It needs to be based on facts. Stories at Work will teach you how to wrap your stories in context and deliver them in a way that grabs your audience's attention. The special tools, techniques and structures in this book will help you bring the power of stories into your day-to-day business communication. They will enable you to connect, engage and inspire, and ensure that everything you share has a lasting impression on your listeners.
See Roger E. Axtell , Do's and Taboos Around the World , 2d . ed . ( New York : Wiley , 1990 ) . The example and the following discussion are based on Axtell's review of CHAPTER 5 Listening in the Communication Environment W e have.
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This collection of activities involves participants directly in the learning process through its interactive approach. The exercises are basic enough to include in any training program that incorporates communication skills.
Reflecting today's e-inundated marketplace, this comprehensive text covers the basics for all forms of business communication, from letters to e-mail, business plans to presentations, listening skills to nonverbal messages, diversity to ...