Shut Up and Say Something - Business Communication Strategies to Overcome Challenges and Influence Listeners (Hardcover)

For business people looking to get results and up their income, this book divulges no-nonsense strategies that can turn anyone into a powerful speaker who can overcome challenges and influence the right listeners. In today's high-tech world, there are more ways than ever before to communicate: email, text messaging, voicemails, blogs, tweets, video conference calls, and remote meetings. But one thing is still exactly the same as in the old days: there are effective and ineffective ways to express yourself. All business professionals need to know how to communicate clearly, concisely, and passionately if they want their intended message to impact others. Shut Up and Say Something shows readers how to convincingly communicate their expertise in any business situation. This book demonstrates how to condense complicated concepts, minimize communication mistakes, avoid misinterpretation, convey vision, and quickly influence decision makers. Strategies for expressing yourself succinctly and clearly, dodging "loaded" questions, thinking fast on your feet, humanizing inscrutable information, and using humor to engage an audience are examples of the topics covered. The importance of prioritizing outcomes is emphasized throughout the book. Provides hands-on, easy-to-use tools to help anyone improve their business communication skills Contains original heartwarming stories, examples, and lessons learned from the author's 20-year career in television news, a run for political office, and advising some of the nation's biggest companies Every chapter contains topical session examples, stories, "Coaching Notes," "Quick Fixes," and subject-related quotes The index helps readers easily locate specific topics and references to key terms

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	Karen Friedman
Dimensions:	243 x 174 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-38585-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Business communication & presentation > General
LSN:	0-313-38585-8
Barcode:	9780313385858

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