Successful Communication

by Ken Lawson

Successful communication starts with straight, logical thinking. Here’s advice on translating productive thoughts into practical ideas in business reports and analyses, as well as in memos, letters, and spoken communication.

Clearly written, to-the-point, and filled with practical advice, all titles in the expanding Business Buddies series are fast-read idea books for career-minded men and women. They present checklists of do’s and don’ts, and they give tips on how to get ahead in business and management. Both beginners to the corporate world and experienced professionals who open any of these books will find advice they can put to immediate use.

240 pages, Spiral-bound

First published September 15, 2006

Reviews

[Ali AlGarawi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Good book. It has some useful information and interesting tips. The book constructed of six chapters goes over 240 pages. It is  about professional communication . Some of the topics were discussed briefly such as email, reports and memos.. etc, and some others were discussed in details! it wasn't the best book to be honest it was okey. I wouldn't read it again and i wouldn't recommend it to others especially those who read about this topic before.

If you didn't read or attend courses about this topic, go and read it, it might intreat you.

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باسم الله العلي العظيم

الكتاب جيد، يحتوي بعض المعلومات والنصائح المفيدة، موضوع الكتاب هو الاتصال وخصوصاً في مجال العمل، يقع الكتاب في ٢٤٠ صفحة مقسّم على ٦ فصول، بعض الفصل التي يطرقها الكاتب مفصّلة وبعضها يمر بها مرور الكرام!

ليس من أفضل ما كتب في رأيي بل ولا أظن أنني سأقرأه مرّة أخرى، ولا أنصح به وخصوصاً أولئك المختصّين في هذا المجال أو من سبق لهم حضور دورات تدريبيّة في هذا المجال.

إن لم تكن قد قرأت في هذا المجال فاقرأه لعلّه يعجبك موضوعه.

[Eka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Contents:
0. introduction
1. why do we need to communicate?
2. communicating in the workplace
3. verbal and non-verbal communication
4. written and electronic communication
5. how we communicate
6. dealing with questions

My review:
I do think that this book has a great content, but for me it is a little bit overwhelming. Imagine having a summary of all of your text book in bulleted lists... yes, every single bullet point is important, thus making me hard to summarize the book even more.

This book would not be suitable for all reader geek, especially for those looking for a quality reading time. Best use of this book, I think, is as a bible and take-away when you need to solve a case/problem.

[Hanan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Did not meet my expectation, but it was good.