Building a Business
12 Communication Tips You Can Learn From Monopoly
With this year marking the 80th year of the iconic game, it seemed a fine time to round up some wisdom that communicators have accumulated while playing the board game.
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Marketing
4 Tips for Conversational Videos That Go Beyond the Talking Head
Video is easy to create but hard to do well. Follow these lessons for a better presentation.
Building a Business
Why It Pays to Identify and Approach Mentors in the Professional ‘Cafeteria’
Advice from an Entrepreneur contributor who wasn't afraid to walk right up to John Sculley -- yes, Apple's John Sculley -- and start a friendly chat.
Thought Leaders
Your Words Have Impact, So Think Before You Speak
Words influence others and build relationships at work and personally. Language holds massive, colossal power to manifest change, whether it's good or bad.
Thought Leaders
What’s Behind the Trump Juggernaut
Too many people counted out The Donald from the start, but his appeal is actually not that hard to understand.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
11 Tips to Negotiate Like a Pro
Once you learn how to effectively negotiate, you will have more confidence in asking for what you want.
Business Funding
4 Questions That Will Build Rapport and Boost Your Relationships
Tired of asking, 'How are you?' and hearing, 'Good. How are you'? Here are ways to connect and possibly benefit your business.
By Jeff Boss
Building a Business
When Overcommunicating Can Do More Harm Than Good
The key to maximizing your team's productivity isn't to communicate more; it's to communicate less with better techniques.
By Ash Rust
Business News
This Company Wants to Build a Nationwide Wireless Network for the Internet of Things
Ingenu is being backed by several big names in the wireless industry.
Thought Leaders
Don’t Ask for a Meeting Just Because You’re ‘In Town Tomorrow’
Most people plan their days weeks in advance, and assuming someone will meet with you on short notice is just kind of rude.
By Alex Iskold
Building a Business
Ditch Email, and Instead Use These 3 Tools at Your Startup
Your team should despise email because it saps their time and their productivity. There are better options out there.
By Sujan Patel
Business Branding
5 Tips for Becoming a Brilliant Conversationalist
Important discussions merit the same forethought as a big presentation but what you say must never come across as rehearsed.
By Marty Fukuda
Building a Business
3 Reasons Your Follow Up Sucks
Did you meet someone who could potentially boost your business? Don't screw it up with these mistakes.
Building a Business
Using Slack to Build a Referral Network
Freelancers are finding Slack is a great place to build up a profitable referral network and earn some income.
Building a Business
The Secret Ingredients to a Successful Branding Strategy
Communication with your consumers is crucial. Here are five ways to bolster it.
Building a Business
3 Communication Lessons Businesses Can Learn From Donald Trump
To sustain long-term success, you should think of your brand as an extension of your personality and ideals -- just make sure your brand is receiving attention for the right reasons.
Building a Business
Executives: Edit Your CEO-Targeted Communications to Get Better Results
Three tips for how you can provide the exact information your chief executive needs, and nothing but.
Building a Business
5 Phrases You Need to Stop Saying to Your Employees
If you want people at your company to grow and be happy, be more direct and helpful.
By Andre Lavoie
Building a Business
10 Tips to Beat Your Fear of Public Speaking
Whether it's on stage or in the boardroom, the ability to give a well-presented talk is crucial.
Thought Leaders
5 Things Leaders Do That Alienate Their Teams
When you start communicating with your employees is when you'll stop losing sleep worrying they are disengaged.
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand Every Time You Speak
Lincoln is remembered for the Gettysburg Address. The rest of us live with the impression others take from ordinary conversation.
Thought Leaders
10 Communication Secrets of Great Leaders
No one ever became a great leader without first becoming a great communicator.
Building a Business
5 Ways to Effectively Communicate With Employees
Effective communication with employees takes effort, repetition, thoughtfulness and most importantly needs to come from the heart.
By David Krantz
Thought Leaders
8 Buzzwords to Blacklist in Your Workplace
Not only are phrases like these overused and misused, they often communicate very little or nothing.
By Thomas Smale
Building a Business
5 Ways to Be a More Effective People Person
Want your social butterfly to soar? Try these tips.
By Jeff Boss
Thought Leaders
8 Great Business Words We Don’t Have in English
Guanxi? Merakii? Combina? For doing business, these are verbal gems you've really got to learn.
By Ofer Shoshan
Building a Business
A 5-Minute Challenge That Can Change Your Life
Dying to talk to a particular big-name CEO? Pick up the phone, or shoot an email. You may be surprised.
By Jimi Smoot