Philosophy Degrees - What Careers Options Are Available?

Philosophy deals with morality and contemplating right and wrong. You may be wondering how this will transfer into a job after college. If you are thinking about earning a philosophy degree, it is important to know what career options are available to you after graduation.

Law - Philosophy graduates have the skills to think, write clearly, and present a good arguement. This lends them to do quite well in the law field. Many students will use their philosophy degree as a jumping point to starting their law degree or will work in legal departments in large corporations.

Health - Philosophy graduates often become practitioners or administrators in the medical field. Also, those with a philosophy degree have a high acceptance rate into medical school.

Sales - Philosophers often have great success in the professional sales arena due to their research, reasoning, and arguing skills. Many work in a business setting and maintain a large network of customers.

Government Affairs/Lobbying - A degree in philosophy is a great start to a career in politics. Lobbyists, especially, are known for their skills in reasoning, deduction, and arguing. Many graduates go on to have careers as a political analyst or lobbyist working for politicians, private firms, or as consultants.

More and more universities are opening up their philosophy degree programs to online students. You will graduate with many different marketable skills, and the analytical skills you gain when pursuing your degree transfer wonderfully into many varied career fields and environments, making this an exciting and rewarding career option.

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Idealism and Philosophy (and Education on Both)

Before we begin it is important to understand the basic definitions of Idealism and Philosophy. Education in these two areas is very rare in modern society, although we will teach children Social Studies in grade 2, the basic questions of Who am I and Why am I here are left until much later (often university). When you mention the idea of philosophy you are usually met with bored expressions and a complete lack of interest. Why? Because these questions are very dangerous to the society we have built and live in.

Idealism is defined as the view that the existence of objects depends wholly or in part on the minds of those perceiving them. This definition is not complete by any means, in fact those who truly explore Idealistic concepts often come to the point where physical reality is nothing more than symbolism for the workings of the mind. This might sound strange and a little far-fetched but that is only because we are used to one particular view of the world, to explore another view would require a great deal of courage and the acceptance that You are not simply an accumulation of your beliefs.

Philosophy is defined as the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics. Nothing about the realm of Philosophy states that it must lead you to Idealism yet, for those who explore philosophy deeply enough, it often does. Philosophy was once looked upon as one of our species highest callings. Socrates, Plato, and other familiar names are familiar for exactly this reason; they were respected, admired, and seen as brilliant to those willing to listen to their words. Sad to say, society was very different back then.

Unfortunately it is impossible to explore all of the concepts and ideas involved in Philosophy in just one short article, but that doesn't mean you cannot go looking for yourself. It is important to remember though that not every "would-be philosopher" is worth listening to. An easy way to discern who is and who is not thinking clearly about existence and knowledge is to see how much they boost their own self-importance.

Look for the humble, serious philosophers such as Jiddu Krishnamurti (who rejected the offer to be named Messiah in the early 1900's) and Alan Watts. Find some of their videos, their books, and a website focused on discussing the concepts and ideas that are the root of their many lectures and books. It is important to get familiar with Idealism and Philosophy, and education in these fields will reveal why it is so important. There is a whole other multi-layered facet to life that needs to be explored in our modern society; our growth as a human being, a species and a culture depends on it.

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Radicals For Capitalism - A History of Libertarianism

A fascinating look at the history of the uniquely American political philosophy of Libertarianism, Radicals for Capitalism is a richly rewarding book on the beginnings of the Libertarian movement and some of its founding members and supporters. Brian Doherty does an excellent job in writing a compelling history of the Libertarian movement.

For anyone with an interest in small government politics this book is not only informative but entertaining. While most people captivated by the Libertarian movement have only a cursory knowledge of its beginnings, reading this book will flesh out your knowledge in an engaging and informative way. Ayn Rand? Everyone has heard of her, but how about Isabel Paterson and Rose Wilder Lane? All three women can be said to have lain the roots for the libertarian movement of today.

All three published important works in 1943, pre-dating Hayeks Road to Serfdom and other seminal Libertarian works. Rands The Fountainhead, Lanes The Discovery of Freedom and Patersons The God of the Machine were all put out in 1943 birthing many important ideas of the Libertarian movement. Explaining Americas exceptionalism, defending the greatness of the founding documents and espousing on the importance of individual liberties these women are of great importance to anyone interested liberty and freedom. While Paterson and Lanes books are difficult to find, they can be located with a little digging, Laissez- Faire books would be a good place to start.

Ayn Rands books are available just about everywhere. Covering the well known like F.A. Hayek and the less known but influential (within the movement) like Murray Rothbrand this book has all the bases covered. The chapter "Goldwater, The Objectivist Crack-up, and Hippies of the Right" had some laugh out loud moments. Covering the Austrian School of Economics and the Chicago School this book explains sometimes mundane and complex subjects in an interesting and understandable manner. Milton Freidman is well covered and as one of the most popular Libertarians besides Ayn Rand.

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2012 Predictions of Impending Doom - Prepare for the Worst or Party It Up?

If you haven't heard by now, the world as we know it is predicted to end in December 2012. There will be earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, devastating storms and tsunamis across the whole planet. Some even predict a fiery comet that will intensify the destruction.

Scientists know that a cosmic event that brings a planet called Niburu close to our solar system will create widespread climate changes. The earth normally goes through these extreme changes in weather and climate patterns when Niburu comes into range approximately every 3600 years or so.

Another cosmic event that is supposed to occur around the same time in December 2012 is the alignment of the sun with the black hole of the Milky Way. As it gets closer, magnetic changes in the north and south poles, a sort of vibration, will also cause all kinds of disruptions. According to scientific research this kind of movement of the magnetic fields already occurs occasionally, but could be intensified by this black hole theory.

Predictions have been made by the Mayans, Chinese, Nostradamus, the Aztecs and even the bible regarding this cataclysmic event that will pale when compared even to the great flood and the ice age. How could they all be wrong?

Scientists around the world disagree on whether these events will take place or not. Searching for answers that can be supported by modern research, some scientists believe it could really happen, otherwise why would so many different cultures have predicted it. While others are saying no, it isn't likely; the whole thing has just been blown way out of proportion.

While the debate goes on many of us are wondering, what if it's real? Is there some way to prepare? Will there be a way to survive? Certainly, thoughts of having to live off the land and being self-sufficient have crossed the minds of some. There are more than a few folks out there hoarding food, water, medicine and supplies. They are physically and mentally preparing for the worst.

The other alternative is to live it up, be bold and do things you've always wanted to do, buy whatever you want, travel and live with abandon because in the end it won't matter anyway. Maybe a little bit of both would be wise in this case. Whatever you decide to do will depend on whether you believe we are destined for destruction in 2012. We will just have to watch, wait and see if the predictions come to fruition or has it all been a bunch of hype?

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The Psychology of Advertising

On why it is important to understand mass psychology and the psychological processes of cognition for any successful advertising endeavor...

Advertising has been a form of glorifying or gaining publicity for goods and merchandise since very early times. In fact, advertising has been around as an informal concept since the beginning of civilizations and former methods were oral advertising or claiming the benefits of products verbally when merchants sold goods to people directly on the streets. However with the advent of paper and writing, advertising took a more formal shape.

Egyptians and Ancient Greeks used the papyrus for advertising and rock painting was also used. Advertising in English in magazines as we know today dates back to the end of the 17th century and newspaper advertising in America began during the first part of the 18th century with advertisements for estates. With the growth of mass media and different forms and avenues of communication like radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, and of course the internet in the 20th century, advertising started becoming an important aspect for commercialization of products. People started understanding the potential of advertisements and it became a business with the establishment of advertising agencies with the first advertising agency in US opened in 1841.

With advertising becoming a business in itself, the methods of using advertisements became even more formalized, controlled and systematic and the advertisements for products started appearing as newspaper ads, on billboards, hoardings, as handbills, leaflets, on magazines, newspapers, on TV and radio as commercials and more recently on the internet. Web advertising is now a very powerful means to take the message across to the customers. However to actually appeal to customers, advertising will have to work in accordance with the principles of psychology and sociology. Thus an advertiser or an advertising professional will also have to be a sociologist and a psychologist to really have an impact on the minds of consumers.

The principles of advertising are largely based on cognitive psychology and the psychological processes of attention, perception, association and memory to bring out the complete impact or uses of a product or 'brand'. Any advertisement will have to first focus on the attention that it is able to capture of the consumers. Strong messages, strong visuals and glaring colors are sometimes used on hoardings and billboards. For commercials, attention catching clothes and attractive models are sometimes used.

Once the attention is drawn with the colors and the sounds or words, the focus is on retaining consumer interests by using 'association'. Themes or products which a particular segment of customers could associate with are used thus for baby food, mothers and babies are featured so association would have more to do with relevance or context of the advertisement. Certain colors also have associative value and certain brands and companies use a specific color to promote their products. For example easygroup uses orange and Vodafone uses red as standard color for all advertising. The company logo or symbol is also a part of developing a brand and helps in giving identity to a brand and has a strong associative value.

The association should be such that it not only serves the purpose of quick understanding and perception of the consumers but is also retained in their memory for a long time. Thus memory or retention is an important aspect of the psychology of advertising as only an advertisement that consumers can easily remember for a long time for its novelty or use of words, colors and figures will be the most effective.

The development of a 'brand' is just as effective because a brand helps in driving attention, in developing association (for example, we associate Coke or Pepsi with youth, celebration and a soft drink popular for all occasions) and in memory or retention of any image associated with a service or product. So branding is vital in advertisements as brands help in giving a name and distinct identity of a product. So a Gucci bag or a Sony camera is known for the brand rather than the product.

A brand is recognized in terms of its name, its quality and its reputation with advertisements these days highlighting the uniqueness of brands. For example, HSBC recent advertisements across airports around the world, focus on the differing points of view and different likes and preferences of people across cultures. So when you see such advertisements showing two different perspectives for the same thing, you know this is HSBC. Certain brands develop taglines or motto that sets the brand apart and gives it a distinct character.

You might have wondered why models look lifeless on fashion shows. Fashion shows are usually arranged for designer brands selling clothes and accessories and usually these fashion shows try to accentuate the clothes and that is why the models tend to be rather 'expressionless'. Although these fashion shows project the clothes sans the emoting, in case of commercials, expressions are widely used because through visual medium, emotions have to be transported through the screen to the consumers to create an effect. Putting across a message through a medium is a challenge and advertisers use emotions widely to help people retain the message that describes the product.

Whatever it is, the mantra is to create an impact and have a lasting effect on the minds of the consumers. The message of the product, the motto of the brand and the mind of the consumer, these are the three Ms that are important in advertising.

However it is important to understand that advertising will have to be different for different media. Radio ads should focus on the strength of sounds and words; internet ads will focus on visuals and colors; newspaper ads will focus on space and the theme; and TV ads would focus more on the emotions and the context used. Using motion, capitalized letters, contrasting colors etc are all important and in order to draw attention to the product, some form of highlighting of the product is also done.

How does all this affect the masses, the consumers who will actually buy the product? Apart from the attention drawing process, the retention producing sounds and words that help memory and the associative value of the products and the advertisements, there is another factor namely necessity of the consumer. Advertising is not just enough, as a customer is driven to buy a product largely considering the necessity, quality, features and price of the product.

If a company solely focuses on the physical aspects of any product, like say - an Apple iPhone looks good on the table, then it's probably not the best method to have an impact on the market. The features are as important as the price. Then of course, the 'hype' that triggers a certain mass psychology in a certain way so people sometimes queue up for newly released products. But trying to tap in on mass psychology or a kind of hype or hysteria for a product is only a short term advertising strategy. The longer term establishment of a product is through real quality, usability and price and all companies should emphasize on these ultimately.

Competition may have a lot to do with the type of advertising used by companies, so the weaknesses of other similar products by other companies are highlighted subtly although this may not always have a positive impact on the mind of the customer. Usually most products advertised as unique and not even remotely similar to other products can have a positive effect and can effectively generate hype and consumer curiosity. Focusing on the unique and highlighting the dissimilarity and novelty of a product in a way that attracts curiosity is a certain method to improve popularity of a product, so this gives consumers the reason to know more and they will enter the shops to enquire about the product. Although celebrities are largely used in advertisements to endorse products or promote a brand, the celebrity culture affects only the youth strongly so the entire value of celebrity advertising may be a bit overrated. This will require a separate discussion on celebrity culture.

The final goal of all advertisers and promoters is to ensure that products and services sell and to increase sales and potential consumer interest creating curiosity is a first short term step while introducing a new product into the market. Retaining customer interest is a different ballgame and requires reputation of the brand, product quality, right pricing and continued high quality advertising to ultimately ensure success of the product.

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Learn To Fix Your Credit History - 35% Of Your Credit Score

Your credit score is made up of 5 parts with your credit history making up the biggest part at 35%. Negative credit like late payments, collections, charge offs, judgments, liens, and bankruptcy will lower your credit score. While paying on time over time will raise your credit score.

Here is what makes up your credit score:

    * 35% - Payment(Credit) History
    * 30% - Debt to Limit Ratio
    * 15% - Credit History Length
    * 10% - Types of Credit
    * 10% - Inquiries

As you can see the bulk of your credit score is made up of payment history and debt to limit ratio. Your debt to limit ratio is how much you owe compared to owe much credit available you have. This will be covered in another article, but it is very important to create a budget and pay down your bills. We will focus on payment history and what you can do to improve it.

A good payment history is one that is always on time and has never been late. This means you have multiple accounts you have paid on for several years and there is no negative items reporting like mentioned earlier. Many people can get a good payment history without doing much, just making sure they pay everything on time. Many people can also get a bad payment history with out even knowing it. This can be caused for many reasons out of your control, but unfortunately now you are paying for it on your credit.

So if you have a bad credit history which would include late payments, collections, charge offs, judgments, liens, foreclosures, repossessions, and bankruptcies you need to fix your credit history. Only one of these items will lower your credit score more than all the good credit history that you have. You can remove bad credit 2 ways.

#1 Contact Your Creditor

You can contact your creditors and ask them to remove it from your report. This would include negotiating removal based on either good history with them or payment of the negative account. Some creditors have rules against negotiating and won't even talk to you.

If you have a good payment history with your creditor besides maybe one late payment they might remove it just based on good faith. When a large amount is owed you can negotiate the amount and upon final payment the negative listing must be removed from your credit report. This will only work if money is owed and they are willing to negotiate

#2 Dispute The Credit Bureaus

You can dispute your negative items to the credit bureaus. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) allows consumers the right to dispute anything on their report that they believe to be inaccurate or erroneous. This includes asking for verification of items that you want verified. These items can be legit or not, you can ask for verification either way

You must draft a dispute letter, stating what items you want verified and why. You send them to all bureaus that your listing is on which might include Equifax, Experian and Trans Union. The bureaus then have 30 days to verify your listing with your creditor. If the negative item isn't verified it will be deleted from your report. Items can not be verified for many reasons, including misplacement, creditor doesn't have account anymore, or human error.

These are both viable ways to fix your history and begin to get your credit back on track. It is also very important to work on all areas of your credit score including credit history length, debt to limit ratio, types of credit, and inquiries. Look for my other articles on all these areas of your credit score and how to improve them. The best thing you can always do to insure good credit is to pay on time every time.

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Technical Writing As Literature

As Technical Communicators, we find ourselves judging our work on a day to day basis. Its clarity, accuracy, and "friendliness" are typical concerns for the conscientious technical communicator. Beyond that, we judge the usability of our writing - just how easy is it to use, and how valuable?

We talk about "Technical Literature, and the question arises as to whether it should actually be regarded as a real form of "literature" - and whether it should be subject to literary criticism, in much the same way as a play or a novel. This may seem bizarre, but stop and consider, for a moment, the utility of such an approach.

We may, for example, find that some writers have a direct, simple, "Hemingway" style of writing - while others write in longer, more involved, sentences and paragraphs that reminds us of Proust. The typical response is that the "Hemingway" style is the "correct" one for technical literature. But is it always? Doesn't it depend on the subject matter, the intended use of the book, as well as the skill of the writer? A well constructed Proustian User's manual intended for advanced users, may satisfy much more than a short, laconic Hemingway approach. This is not to say that unnecessary words, or long, clumsy sentences, are good - but not every long sentence is clumsy, and not every 40 word sentence is filled with unnecessary words. A passage can be dense with words and long sentences, and yet convey meaning in a way that engages the reader, and provides a more satisfying experience than a stripped down, laconic guide.

Writing, above all, must "engage" the reader. To engage readers is not the same thing as simply conveying information. To engage readers is to give them something meaningful, which is to say, to give them something that has value within the context of their lives. When we speak of meaningfulness with regard to technical literature, we refer to the value that something has for the professional concerns of the reader. Just plunking down information is often not enough - it is the minimum measure of meaningfulness, but certainly not the full measure.

Educator and sociologist Dr. Mati Schwrarcz has been training English speakers as technical writers and marcom specialists for over 17 years. Since then his graduates have become leading writers in hi-tech companies throughout the world.

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Three Challenges to Education

We hear a lot about, "the knowledge economy." But unless we live in a part of the world where countries face hundreds of thousands of people unemployed, we may not have considered what this change in the fabric of our world means for education and the economy in the developing world. I put education and economy together, because they are so closely linked that policymakers consider them jointly. It is still true that education must be the answer to the extremely poor people everywhere learning, growing, and eventually fully participating in the world. These are modern countries where some people enjoy all the same luxuries and access that people in the West enjoy, but who are challenged by large percentages of their populations living in extreme poverty at the same time. We have to remember that the school, as we know it, developed under very similar circumstances during the early days of the Industrial Revolution. It is not uncommon in the world's history for education to be looked to, and eventually become successful at, helping the poorest of the poor understand the challenges and learn the tools that make them unemployable, therefore feeding the growth of the new economy. That is what is being looked for here.

This article is the first in a series on the challenges for education on an international scope for the next decade or more. Having just returned from a conference initiated by Crown Prince H.H. Shaikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, of the Kingdom of Bahrain, I have had the privilege of participating in discussions that make up the substance of these articles. My writing here is meant to be an overview, and to propel the interested reader to think deeper. Let's look first at three challenges that the dignitaries and policymakers agreed need to be addressed.

Challenge number one: students coming out of school are not prepared to take jobs

Employers in international settings, increasingly require what has been termed, "soft skills." These include: an ability to work in teams, communicate, speak up with challenges and new ideas, and participate fully in group design process. The school design that came out of the Industrial Revolution wanted something entirely different, the person getting a job in those days needed to sit down, passively take instruction, and do what they were told. We can see, therefore, that the student who sits, listens, and is able to repeat back the content given to them, is not well prepared to step into these new roles.

The modern well-paying job requires a higher degree of literacy and problem-solving as well. The skills that used to be relegated to academics and scientists are now required of teams of designers everywhere. Here we are talking about: an ability to search out information, write out a short synopsis of the details, use technology to disseminate it, and build an argument that is based upon facts and data, one which will stand up to debate. These are not management skills. They are what is required for entry-level positions.

Challenge number two: changing the culture to entrepreneurship

The figures in the Gulf alone are staggering. In the next 10 years 100,000 new jobs need to be created in order for the increasing population of young people to be well employed. Similar to the challenge that was experienced by the United States during the 1950s by the baby boomers, these countries need to prepare their young people to be able to create their own jobs. Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has made this her main mission. Moving past the initial goal that every child in the world has an opportunity to go to school, educators now focus as well on changing curricular requirements to include problem solving, critical thinking, business economics, and other requirements that encourage entrepreneurial ideas.

This is a bigger challenge though than just teaching some new skills. In much of the world the goal of education from the student's point of view has been to prepare them to be able to get a job in government. That job would ensure that they and their family were taken care of, and that prosperity would be ensured. The economics of this no longer function. Modern governments cost a lot to run today and cannot be the main source of jobs. Modern governments require a diverse tax base on which to continue to increase services. Even the oil-producing countries are looking for a strong and varied range of companies to employ this growing population of young people.

Challenge number three: preparing teachers and reorganizing education to meet these needs

The last challenge, and the one that the rest of this series of articles will center on, is that education is not prepared to shift as quickly as needed to help the world meet these needs. Any person who has been taught to do a job a certain way has more difficulty retooling themselves to work under different conditions, than someone who is taught in the new way, right from the beginning. The world has seen this as a regular story for the last 15 or 20 years, as technology has changed the face of most work environments. It's a harder challenge still when you were taught to train people, because you first have to understand the new requirements and then completely redo almost everything about your job, and finally you are ready to roll out new work to new standards. Unfortunately education asks teachers to take this on while they are still teaching. It's a train wreck, or as a more apt analogy, a train trying to transform itself into a rocket wreck.

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The Benefits Of Preschool

Preschool is intended for youngsters between the ages of 2 and 4, but the inclination for parents to send their children 'to school' at such an early age has always been and I'm sure, always will be a hotly debated subject.

The pros and cons are varied, virtually unlimited and all have the possibility of merit. Unfortunately, more often than not, the parental decision of sending their child to preschool is determined by the parents' thoughts, beliefs, values and circumstances. Less often, the decision is made entirely for the benefit of the child and a full understanding of what a preschool environment can possibly offer.

Social Skills
This is perhaps the main factor that parents in the past and still today, send their child to preschool. Kids at this age have a tendency to accelerate their learning when they learn from other kids.

For many parents today, the circle of daily friends that their child seems to have contact with is diminishing and many parents want to rectify this balance and avail of the opportunities for their child's development from interacting with other children.

The obvious downside is that both good and bad habits may be picked up at this age, so you may want to spend a little bit more time deciding on which preschool to send your child to.

Preparing For 'Real' School
Although many years away, we all have to accept the fact that the 'structured' learning environment of school is best used to your child's advantage if they are able to focus and adhere to the school's learning requirements.

Often for 2 to 4 year olds at home, routines or activities have little structural need and although they may learn and do things, they usually do it in their time frame and as they want to do it.

Preschools are an excellent way to introduce and build a certain amount of later school required behavior into your child and nurture concentration and attention spans.

Fun
The vast majority of kids find preschools fun. Yes there are some less fun activities that your particular child may not be personally so interested in, but preschool's do build their activities primarily from a fun focus.

Very few children at this age don't like to have friends and if you are one of those parents that don't have a constant stream of play partners for your child, then a preschool is a great environment for your child to make new friends of the same age.

Variety
Many parents that have 2 year olds and particularly 3 to 4 year olds, increasingly find that their child's boredom levels are rising within the home environment where there are few new and fresh things that they haven't already done before.

Preschool are full of new things to see and do and often encourages a child to once again increase their natural level of learning desire and absorption.

Conditional and Environmental Behavioral Problems
It seems that there are an increasing percentage of children that simply won't do what they need to do either at home or with a particular parent. These issues can range from poor eating habits, to tantrums when they don't get their own way, to simply not listening or even violent behavior.

For many parents, a preschool environment that not only discourages bad behavior but also uses the good behavior of the other children as peer pressure to change their bad ways, has been a huge relief. Preschool teachers are experienced and trained at dealing with these common issues, whereas many parents just don't know or don't really want to know how to stop such ongoing disruptive behavior.

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Effective Business Communication

Business communication involves constant exchange of information. It is a continuous process. The more the business expands, the greater is the pressure on the business to find more effective means of communication - both with the employees and with the world outside. Thus, business and communication goes hand in hand. Without effective business communication, a manager cannot perform the basic functions of management efficiently. It is the life-blood of an organization.

For a good communication in business, we should ensure the following:

1. Every communication in business, whether written or oral, should be logically structured , i.e.,it should have a good beginning, a good body(content), and an effective ending. Be it a business letter or business speech, the communication should begin in such a manner that the audience have keen interest and pays attention to the message. The content of the communication should gives the core message of communication. The communication should end in such a manner that the audience knows what is expected of them and they get the jist of the message.
2. Correct means of communication should be used- a means which take into reference time and cost constraints. Choice of appropriate channel also depends upon the amount of formality required and the speed of feedback required.
3. Communication should be articulate and concise. Use of ambiguous words should be avoided. Choice of words should be such that it overcomes cultural differences.
4. Business communication should be influencing and persuasive.
5. Communication should be courteous. Polite and considerate behavior is essence of business communication.
6. A positive body language should be used . For example, during meetings and interviews, maintain a frequent eye contact, give a pleasing smile , make all feel comfortable, etc.
7. Feedback is an integral component of communication. Without feedback, it will be impossible to know whether the receiver has understood the message in same terms as intended.
8. Try using more of ''You" rather than "I". The audience or the receivers of the message should be given importance.
9. Be an active listener . The quality of communication improves if one is a good listener. One should listen positively, should be open-minded and attentive.
10. The facts should not be partial, i.e., they should be complete. The receiver of the message might get confused or might take a wrong action if facts are incomplete.
11. The facts should be recent and not outdated.

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Start Your Own Business Without Much Investment Capital

Several people have the misconception that starting up a small business would involve a substantial quantity of money. It does not have to generally be that way when beginning your own small business. There are existing realities like the difficulty of acquiring the funds for a startup business. Discovering sources of capital is even a dilemma for established entrepreneurs who are looking to expand their business. It genuinely a lot simpler should you already have a great deal of money to start off with but that does not mean that the business will be an instant success. But beginning a business by using a little investment funds is really achievable.

The most effective and wise method to begin is to keep your full-time or current day-job while trying to start a business on a part-time bases. As a result of this way, you develop a steady income as your fall-back in case you encounter financial problems in your small business. You won't feel the requirement to quit your job due to the fact you could be still in the initial stages of the business. Product sales may possibly be sluggish in the course of this period. While developing your customer base, it can be also an opportunity to construct and define your customer profiles and business contacts. You might also have the chance to study the industry that your particular business is in to have much better grasp of the current market trends and foresee business problems that might arise.

If the notion of a part-time business doesn't suit you, you can find other ways to pursue your business ventures and monitor your expenditures for a startup company. Swapping goods and expertise with fellow businessmen may be a very good strategy. If you need to employ the services of other people, try hiring temporary workers so you'll be able to cut down on salary expenses. Accept interns into your small business as they can operate for free and could be paid a minimum wage in some states.

Consider starting a business at a low cost is advisable if funds aren't yet adequate. This low-cost business might not be the company of your dreams but it is enough for a startup company. This might be a possibility to earn extra money for your dream business in the future. You can find also other company ventures that don't need a great amount of money of start up funds but they just have to have a lot of time and effort. Considering a company to be set-up on the web will decrease overhead expenses and can bring in a great deal of money. A great company which fits the criteria is Specialty Merchandise Corporation, where a little money and a lot of hard work would yield big returns.

The need to have a bigger investment capital is sometimes an excuse to not start your personal small business today. If one wants to be successful, you should grab the possibility and stop making excuses. The perfect time will never come mainly because there is no such thing as there are no appropriate conditions. You just really need to bear in mind that you should thoroughly strategize your own business and look at preparing a business plan to use as a guide. Research online using sites like SMC review for tips to help the bumpy first stages of starting your own business. Challenging work and determination is needed for the success of your personal business. Starting a business isn't about how much funds you put into it for as long as the notion, marketing and implementation of a business plan is both effective and efficient.

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