ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Below are short articles on timely issues concerning professional development that you may find of interest.

I. Customer Service & Telephone Etiquette

Customer Service & Student Respect: A Winning Combination
Everyone's in Sales (on Customer Service)

Articles on Phone Etiquette

II.  Business Writing & Communications

Start Your Speech Out Right *
The Business of Business Writing
How to Improve Your Lousy Writing Skills in the Workplace
Listening Skills

III.  Conducting Effective Meetings

Ten Secrets of Super Successful Meeting Planners
Make Every Meeting Productive: Become a Great Facilitator
Got Meeting Madness? Six Things for Running a Successful Meeting

IV.  Procrastination & Prioritizing

Is Procrastinating Holding You Back?
Organization Avoids Procrastination
Our Priorities:  Doing What Matters Most

V.  Organization & Time Management

Systemize, Systemize, Systemize
Time Management Stress-Peak Performance

VI.  Email Etiquette & Management

Top 10 Most Important Rules of Email Netiquette
Link to Various Articles on Email Etiquette

VII.  Supervision & Management

Leadership Lessons from Super Bowl XLII*
For a Fresh Perspective, Stop Dancing and Get Out on the Balcony *
Is Your Speech Transitional, Transactional, or Transformational?

Articles on Management
Tips on Supervision Articles

VIII.  Personal Growth & Enhancement

The Art of Preparation:  How to Win Before You Begin *
The Seven-Second Advantage*
Managing Your Money and Personal Finance

When Friendships and Work Clash

XI.  Other Articles of Interest
The Hard Truth About Soft Skills *

* Indicates a recent addition



 

 

 

 



 

 

   

Contact Info

Questions, Recommendations or Comments should be directed to:

Deborah Woods, Project Coordinator
Internal Professional Development
Center for Workforce Development
Phone:  304.367.4961
dwoods2@fairmontstate.edu