Communication Research

Take a look at this article. It's a great example to use in class to illustrate the differences in cultural rules within the United States/Canada and the consequences of violating them. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/justin-bieber-revenge-blackhawks-fans-step-singer-face-234024433.html

Here is a guest post on communication during conferences. Hope you like it.   How to Hold Your Own During A Conference   In the fast-paced world of business, every meeting is an important meeting.   Mobile applications and web conferencing makes any location a suitable location for a business meeting, and true success comes from being able to transition seamlessly from one environment to the next.   All the practice and preparation won't change the fact that how well you engage your peers is more important than the content of your presentation, or the polish of your pitch.     Surviving the On-The-Spot Skype Interview   Holding your own in a conference boils down to holding your own in a conversation.   This means being able to act natural, confident, and relaxed while still focusing on the topic of the meeting.   More often than not, speaking comfortably and confidently comes from speaking with others � often.     Conversing with ...

    The current issue of Harvard Business Review (July/August, 2013) is devoted to �Influence: How to get it, How to use it.� One of the best articles is an interview with persuasion expert, psychologist Robert Cialdini who offers six principles of persuasion (as he has in his other excellent works, Influence: Science and Practice and Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive , with Noah Goldstein and Steve Martin): 1.       Liking . You�ll be more persuasive if people like you. 2.       Reciprocity : If you help others, they will help you. 3.       Social Proof : If you tell people that others are doing what you want them to do, they�ll be more apt to do it as well. 4.       Commitment and consistency : If you get people to make a commitment, they will try to follow through. 5.       Authority : People are persuaded by experts even though ...

Yesterday, I attended the 44 th NYC Gay Pride Parade. Standing on 14 th Street and Fifth Avenue and scanning the thousands and thousands of marchers and side-line well-wishers, many waving the rainbow flag, I was reminded of an incident from a long time ago when I had the pleasure of having dinner with, among others, John Paul Hudson (1929-2002). John was a gay activist (at a time when there were very few) and out gay writer (at a time when there were even fewer). John was one of the main organizers of the first New York City gay pride parade in June 28, 1970, one year after the Stonewall Riots in which GLBT people fought off the police on their usual mission of harassment (June 28, 1969).   And so it was especially nice to see members of the New York City Police Department and Goal (Gay Officers Action League) marching in the 2013 parade�as they have for many years. But, the incident that stands out in my mind was a story John told about a book he wrote. Writing under the name o...