The Communication Clinic: 99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes Paperback – December 8, 2016

The Communication Clinic: 99 Proven Cures for the Most Common Business Mistakes is a book with examples what not to do and what to do in everyday workplace to keep work life sanity in check. It may be obvious to some, but, business common sense is changing due to social media and practical business behavior is affected by trends. This resets those behaviors with examples on how to behave like a good employees. Those are good advices any outstanding Human Resources personnel could give a new employee on employee hand book. It is exactly what would be on an employee handbook and more. Because it includes standard behaviors appropriate in job interviews and social media and provides guides that some of the young adults transitioning out of college may not equipped completely with social media and employment are entangled together.

The Communication Clinic covers everything you need to know to advance in your career. The book is easy to read and offers relevant suggestions for challenging communications situations. Whether you are just starting in your career or an experienced practitioner, the insights provided in this book will help you project a more positive image in the workplace.

It turns out that I already knew almost all of the tips in this book. If you are just starting your first job after college, or still in high school, I can see how this book would offer valuable advice. But if you have a few years of professional experience, you will find that the content repeats much of what you already learned in the office environment or in high school level writing classes. For example 1/4 of a page talks about understanding the difference between "it's" and "its" which is just a basic grammar lesson.After I got through the business writing section of the book, my interest peaked for a moment when I noticed that the next section was about presentations. Since presentations can be tricky to master, I thought I might learn a new technique here. But I got bored again starting with the first piece of advice, "Don't rely on a teleprompter." Teleprompter? I never used a teleprompter before because my company doesn't even have one. In fact none of the places where I worked had such a device. The author could have used this space to write a more useful tip.Another book to consider is one that I consider a classic because it has many tips that are less obvious, and highly effective: "Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition: How to Say it Right the First Time and Every Time" by Dianna Booher.

Barbara's new book, The Communications Clinic is the best of her many writings. This book is current, relative and the book you want to keep near your desk. Her common sense approach is excellent. This is a book I will use many times.

Very good book who don't communicate well naturally and have not taken university-level business communications classes. This is a solid book on what you should do, what you shouldn't do, and why communicating properly in the workplace is essential to success. Definitely recommend if you're looking for ways to further your career development and have some communication blocks.

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed it so much, I bought several more for my lead team at work.

"The Communication Clinic" is a brief little book split into sections dedicated to the etiquette of writing business emails, doing presentations, being assertive at work, searching for work, and general tips. Each section is filled with two to three page suggestions, and is thus very quick to digest. Many of the suggestions are common sense, while others are more creative. The format tends to be bullet points/numbering with bold headings which also makes the book easy to read, without too much information being cramped. Overall, an informative, quick reference on a variety of business-/job related topics.

A book on communication that is not only written for our current busy, wired times, but done so in a way that fits our crazy schedules. Who had time to sit and read a book on communication nowadays? This is segmented in a way that allows you to get through it quickly in small sections. Take a few notes in the margins, as a few tape flags. Refer back to it regularly.