Business Speech: Content and Format

"Business speech" means different things to different people. To some people, it means
the content of what a person says when giving a presentation to a small or large group. In other words, what message should be in a business presentation?

Other people want to know the format of how we speak in a business environment. For example, how can we use vocal pitch and intonation (how a voice goes up and down), run meetings effectively, improve our pronunciation, use proper eye contact, persuade others, speak better on the telephone or during a videoconference, or do all this in another culture.

What are you searching for when you look for information on "business speech"?

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Well vs Good: Is Your Grammar Missing This Distinction?

Recently I heard a leader state in public, "He did it good". I both winced and lost my some of my respect for him.

"Well" is an adverb, and modifies a verb. For example, in "He ran well", it modifies "ran". "Good" is an adjective, and modifies a noun, as in "He is a good runner".

This is such a simple but easily correctable mistake! Is it appearing in your grammar or that of your employees who speak in public for the company?

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SLPs: Searching for "Something Else" as a Career Choice?

"If I have to do another (choose one: barium swallow, IEP, insurance claim form, therapy session), it will be one too many!"These are words from frustrated speech-lamguage pathologists in various medical and educational settings. Often they are being asked to have high productivity with few or no materials (which are often ancient, if they exist at all) and endless paperwork for the payors or other agencies. No wonder SLPs get so upset and want to find "something better"!

Alternative Career Options for SLPs by Katie Schwartz is a book that tells about the career choices made by 20 SLPs who creatively combined their speech background with that of another field. Only one of the choices required significant additional education. Each chapter covers another career choice, why the SLP chose it, a typical day, and the positive and negatives of that choice.

The book includes a career self-assessment questionnaire to help readers consider options for themselves.

While the book was written about SLPs, many of the options would be equally appropriate for OTs and PTs/

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First Impressions and Your New Contractor

many companies know of the importance of first impressions for new employers and customers. Sometimes they forget to think about new contractors brought in to provide services.

Contractors often charge by the hour. Are paperwork packets, procedures and often people in place when the new contractor begins his job? If ID issued by the organization is needed, is that ready to be issued? What about a map of the facility, list of names and contact information for relevant people, safety or emergency procedures and other vital information?

For contractors, time is money. A disorganized customer can not only create a negative impression in the contractor's mind, he can also waste a lot of money.

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