The problem we suffer from today, in business and elsewhere, is the use of jargon and consulting BS by people who neither know what they mean precisely, nor expect those they’re speaking to understand them. Indeed, that’s often the point: to use language that you hope makes you sound like an expert before a non-expert audience.

No matter if you are in business or personal life, you need to deal with emails. Some people underestimate the importance of carefully dealing anything related with email. Making mistake in your email will definitely make you look bad and even kill off your credibility. Kim Komando has written an article on 8 email mistakes…

Conversation is becoming a lost art, replaced by endless talk. To converse is to share ideas and learn from one another in the process. It demands listening and talking in equal degrees. Talk is one-way.

On a recent late night I found myself needing to wind down before sleep, I flipped on the TV and happened to catch the tail end of Rules of Engagement. The military action drama seemed so completely out of context for me, for without ever having seen the movie when it came out for…

Presentation Zen became one of my favorite blogs – It has another detailed post on Steve Jobs’ presentation style. This time Garr has focused on Steve’s style of conversational presentation: … What has always made Steve Jobs such a great presenter is that he seems relaxed and informal in tone and style (yet gracious), as if…

Buzzwords block our ability to think and communicate clearly, so people are left confused and frustrated. The buzzword “motivation” is a prime example. Though it sounds precise, it has that typical characteristic of all buzzwords: a vague cluster of meanings lumped within a single word.

Craft is what we see, hear, read, taste and feel about creativity. It’s the “Do” share of creativity. Craft is the vehicle of personal expression and innovation.

Email is an effective communication tools, but sometimes when you have too many emails, it will add burdens to your life and overload you. Michael Angier has suggested ten ways on handling your emails, to prevent clutter and save you time: Don’t Check Mail Every Few Minutes Flag Messages for Later Action Use Folders Set up Rules Deal with Similar…

There maybe some misconceptions about Introverts. Is it that bad to be a Introvert? Introvert Advantages, a site for the book The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World, has a list of top ten advantages of being an introvert, with a comparsion of top 10 misconception about introvert. Here are the…

Good Stuff. Over at Presentation Zen, Garr Reynolds narrowed some samples from Steve Jobs’ presentation in Apple event at San Francisco’s Moscone West this month. In addition to listen to his presentation, Garr also observed some examples from Steve’s interaction to the audience and how he used his presentation slides: … Latest quarter fades to darker…

I will Follow… has a really good guideline on E-Mail Usage and Etiquette. You may know some of the key points in there, but some tips may be the wake up call for you on how to use email properly. It has contents about how to use to, cc, bcc fields, how to format your…

Digging through articles on networking – Keith Ferrazzi, CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, has given 10 rules of networking. The article is pretty insightful and fun to read. Networking is one of the hard skill to master for business world. However once it is mastered, you can go through personal connections to get useful information and…

Aloha, let’s manage with aloha: Work well, live well. Last week we talked about what employees need to learn from their managers. What can managers learn from employees? Virtually everything they need to know about the things which affect the productivity of the business they manage. Whether you are the employee or the manager, I’d…

Steve Pavlina has written an article called “How to Go From Introvert to Extrovert”. The article talks about blocks and suggestions to becoming more “extroverted”. In my opinion, what the article really suggests there are some ways on improving social skills if you are introverted. Being introverted or extroverted is a personality, and personality is very…

Anguish, frustration, I’m so blocked. I’m not sure why writer’s block is so notorious. Is the profession filled with vociferous whiners? Do they get creative block more than others, more than musicians, artists, web designers, research scientists, strategic planners, or Fortune 500 Marketing Directors?