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10 Key Ingredients For Great Office Communication – Part 2

Introduction

This is Part 2 of 2 of my “10 Key Ingredients For Great Office Communication” blog. In Part 1, I talked about the following 5 key ingredients:

  1. Communicate in a way that builds trust, honor, and respect.
  2. Define clear expectations for everyone upfront. Take the time to get this right.
  3. Communicate accountability mechanism to all team members.
  4. Exercise EQ (Emotional Intelligence). In other words, act maturely. Don’t be a jerk.
  5. Believe in and cheer on your teammates. (The prerequisite for that is believing in yourself)

In this blog post I’ll talk about the remaining 5 key ingredients, plus a bonus ingredient for those who are sticking around to the end. 🙂

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10 Key Ingredients For Great Office Communication – Part 1

Introduction

When you think about GREAT communication, what comes to mind? I don’t know about you, but when I think about great communication, I think about a scene from the movie Braveheart.

In this scene, we are about to witness an epic battle between the brave men of Scotland who has stood up against the tyranny of the ruling English lords of that time. The leading character William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson, rides his horse back and forth at the front line of his army, shouting these words,

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Understand the Power of American Slangs and Why You Should Use Them

Introduction

There’s a fascinating language construct in English called slangs. For native English speakers, you grew up with them and use them in conversations all the time without even thinking about it. For internationals who are still learning English, you might have heard them and scratched your head a few times. Either way, it’s worth taking a closer look because they are very intriguing and powerful when used appropriately. So I decided to write this article to help you better understand the power of American slangs, and why you should use them in daily conversations.

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