Communication World articles from June 1997

Communication World archives from June 1997

Shooting for a Gold Quill. (award for excellent communicators)(Cover Story)
June 1, 1997... Competition just naturally spawns argument. You'd think that the creative arts would be free of contention, but that's not the way it works. The world loves a winner, and everyone in the world loves to win. Athletes perform heroics to score...

The jargon IS the message or ... communicator, hear thyself!
June 1, 1997... Q Why is it that the professional communicator is often the first to miscommunicate? A Because, observes the cynic, the communicator doesn't listen to his or her own counsel. Q Or, put in more familiar vernacular, why is it always the...

Which master's matters? A real world look at the MBA versus M.A. ... and even the ABC designation. (master of business administration degree; master of arts degree; accredited business communicator)(Panel Discussion)
June 1, 1997... Panelists Jim Sheahan Executive director of the Mayor's Office of special events, Chicago B.A. in history from St. Joseph's College Patricia Shafer Director of corporate affairs, Kraft Foods B.A. in political science and mass...

The secret to networking: it's not who you know, it's what you show.
June 1, 1997... The phone rings and it's someone asking if you are interested in a job opening at another company and, if not, could you recommend anyone you know? You're satisfied with your own position, so you start searching your mental database of all the...

Here's what you're missing.... ('Ask the Experts' on CW Online)
June 1, 1997... What if you had the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with one of the top communication professionals in the field? What would you expect to pay for that kind of counsel: $250 an hour? $1,000 for the session? Well, either price would be a...

The 'curly blond-haired boy' now has a 'thick head of gray hair.' (proper word usage)
June 1, 1997... By way of salutatory, one asks for your observations concerning this sentence plucked from a Boston, Mass., daily paper: "Brian Callery, a 49-year-old Canton man with a thick head of gray hair, knows that golf course employees are advised to...

The environmental portrait: blending subject and context to communicate.
June 1, 1997... Pat Snyder, newsletter editor at Boyd Coffee Company (Portland, Ore.) sent us the two photos of an employee who helped develop a best-selling instant cappuccino, and asked which one I would have published. She chose the vertical version, showing...

Shared knowledge is power.
June 1, 1997... Why are you reading this page? I'd like to think it's the pleasurable experience of reading witty or well-crafted prose, but I know better. You're looking for some nugget of useful information that will help you understand technology better or...