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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006603903321

Autore

Forsyth Patrick

Titolo

The art of successful business communication / / Patrick Forsyth ; with Frances Kay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2008

ISBN

1-62198-825-2

1-281-97107-3

9786611971076

0-86341-976-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

IET management of technology series ; ; 24

Altri autori (Persone)

KayFrances <1949->

Disciplina

651.74

658.45

Soggetti

Business communication

Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Communication: its nature, scope and purpose; 2 What makes for effective communication; 3 Prerequisites for success: preparation and listening; 4 Being persuasive: getting agreement from others; 5 Meetings: making them work; 6 Presentations: speaking successfully 'on your feet'; 7 Negotiation: making the best deal; 8 Telephone communication: its special nature; 9 The nature of the written word; 10 The writing process: what to say and how to say it; 11 The different forms of written communication; 12 The ubiquitous email: dos and don'ts; 13 Dealing with numbers; Afterword

Index

Sommario/riassunto

Communication is easy isn't it? Well it may seem so, but consider honestly when was the last time you were involved in a breakdown of communications? And how long ago was one such a veritable derailment? For most people and in most organizations this happens regularly. It matters. Communication - effective communication - makes things happen. There can be a great deal hanging on it. Whether the communication concerned is a simple email, a contribution to a meeting, a report or a presentation, it can prompt agreement or action,



it can seal a good deal; drive a hard bargain and enhance your prof

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960357303321

Autore

Coulby David

Titolo

Beyond the national curriculum : curricular centralism and cultural diversity in Europe and the USA / / David Coulby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Falmer Press, 2000

ISBN

1-135-70001-X

0-203-13219-X

1-135-70002-8

1-280-33577-7

0-203-16974-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Master classes in education series

Disciplina

375/.00094

Soggetti

Education - Curricula - Social aspects - Europe

Education - Curricula - Social aspects - United States

Education and state - Europe

Education and state - United States

Multicultural education - Europe

Multicultural education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introductory Remarks; Introduction: Transitions in Europe and the Central Role of Knowledge; The State Control of Knowledge; Cultural Diversity and State Knowledge; The Creation and Re-Creation of Tradition in Schools and Universities; The Knowledge Economy; Modernist Knowledge and Prejudice: Special Educational Needs; Knowledge and Warfare; State Knowledge and Identity; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The National Curriculum is due for review. This is a central area of educational debate in England and Wales. Increasingly politicians and



their entourages are looking for quick fixes from abroad to solve what they see to be problems in the educational system of the UK. Drawing on insights from other European curricular systems, this provocative book will contribute, in a timely way, to the debate on reformations of the National Curriculum. The style is concise, with points for discussion and lists of further reading. debate in England and Wales. Increasingly politicians are looking for quick