“But What do You Mean?” is an excerpt from Deborah Tannen’s book Talking from 9 to 5 for Redbook Magazine. Tannen begins by explaining the simple business communications that ensue between people and the different ways simple business communications are interpreted by men and women. Women seem to take others feelings into consideration when speaking with them‚ whereas men want to one-up their position or maintain their position. These differences are divided into seven areas of miscommunication.
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An Overview of Production Principles and Techniques TOWARDS EFFECTIVE RADIO PROGRAMME DELIVERY: Oba Abdulkadir LA’ARO (B.sc‚ M.sc Mass Comm. Unilag‚ PGDE NTI) Department of Mass Communication University of Ilorin. Presented at Radio Kwara Programming Conference held between 15th --19th June 2009‚ Mandate Hall Radio Kwara‚ Ilorin. Introduction. Radio Stations like all other Mass Media Organisations‚ have one means through which they manifest the
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What do you believe a government expects to gain from privatizing major sectors like telecommunications? Privatization is conducted in pursuit of political and economic goals. Recent trend globally has been toward market-based economies‚ in which government ownership is to be minimized. Considered as a significant way of raising capital and building globally competitive institutions and industries. In the case the privatization auction Raised an enormous amount of capital Attracted foreign
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My journey of life‚ if seen through the prism of History‚ would reveal how I have grown from a modest background in an environment of close-knit family ties‚ amidst the trials and tribulations of destiny. I consider myself fortunate enough to be brought up in a small town called Hiriyur. This‚ incidentally‚ acted as my window to see the backward aspects of a semi-urban lifestyle‚ bereft of the structural manifestations of urban opportunities. My upbringing in the company of four members‚ in a conservative
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Can differences in communication between men and women be defined as black and white? Deborah Tannen’s essay “But What Do You Mean” divided the biggest areas of miscommunication between men and women into seven categories‚ three of which caught my attention for personal reasons. As examined‚ women have a habit of apologizing to maintain a pleasant atmosphere. Tannen expressed how men and women react to complaints‚ as well. Jokes were also discussed‚ suggesting that men razz each other to maintain
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have to take a cat nap once I returned home. I didn’t have a name for it‚ until now. Decision Fatigue. After reading an article titled “Do You Suffer from Decision Fatigue”‚ a light bulb went on. Now that I know why I experience the exhaustion I can take measures to possibly keep it from being so extreme. I normally grocery shopping is the last thing I do in a particular day. I think it is best if I actually complete this several hour trip early in the day‚ I may have a better chance of not
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Lance Sataraka Period 2 12-13-12 No Pain‚ No Gain No pain no gain How much of you have had to sacrifice your time or change your plans to go and do something else like go practice or work on something? What is pain? What is gain? In my family my mom‚ dad‚ and sister had to constantly had to sacrifice their time to get to their goal. It took them a lot of time‚ blood‚ and sweat to reach where they are right now. I am the only one in my family that hasn’t worked hard
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Mini Case - The MBA Decision 1. How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? Ben’s age is a very important factor which can affect his decision to get an MBA degree. Firstly‚ Ben is now 28 years old and expects to work for 40 more years. So he has an expected work life of 68 years. So the earlier he gets an MBA‚ the better for him. For example: probably it won’t benefit him much if he decided to get an MBA at the age of 60. No one would hire him as an investment banker even if
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„No pain‚ no gain” It’s completely true that you can’t accomplish anything without going through some sort of pain. Life is brutal. If we dream to be successful and victorious in something that we want to achieve‚ we have to prepare for a lot of hard work and some ups and downs‚ which will bring us some thoughts to give up. Who said that life is going to be easy? No pain‚ no gain. Is this statement totally true? To start with‚ we have to endure much during life nowadays‚ in order to achieve
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Bow Wow CEO Heidi Ganahl possess qualities associated with contemporary leadership? Explain. The concept of contemporary leader ship is the ability to evolve as the needs of the organization change. A contemporary leader has a fierce resolve to do what is best for the company. The contemporary leader accepts responsibility for mistakes‚ for example Heidi Ganahl‚ tried to start two other businesses before she finally opened the dog park. She clearly takes responsibility for her mistakes and gives
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