Top Business Communication Blogs 2019

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The Top Business Communication Blogs of 2019

Building better communicators in the workplace

Top Business Communication Blogs of 2019

Increasing Workplace Communication Skills

If you’re looking to become a better communicator in your professional career in 2019 you’ve come to the right place.

Business communication skills are critical in virtually every aspect of your career. From job interviews, to networking events, to even problem solving all require great communication skills at the end of the day.

Throughout the year we review 100’s of blogs in the field of business communication skills in search of the latest tools, tips, and techniques.

To help you sort through the noise, we’re sharing our top picks for 2019 in the field of business communication.

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The Building Blocks

When it comes to the topic of business communication you’ll quickly uncover the fact that there are several different skills within this field.

The most skilled business communicators in the world have mastered a combination of these skills to handle themselves in virtually any situation when communicating with others.

This year we wanted to answer two questions:
1. What are the most critical areas of business communication?
2. Who are the experts in these fields?

After an exhausted study, we broke business communication skills into 12 niche categories. These experts continue to share the latest trends and insights into their respected fields designed to give you a competitive advantage in your career.


2019-Confidence

01

Confidence


2019-Body-L

02

Body Language


2019-Listening

03

Listening


2019-Voice

04

Vocal Variety


2019-Rapport

05

Rapport


2019-small-talk

06

Small Talk


2019-Networking

07

Networking


2019-Influence

08

Influence


2019-writing

09

Writing


2019-Interview

10

Interviewing


2019-Meeting

11

Meetings


2019-Presentation

12

Presenting

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Top Blogs
Self-Confidence

When it comes to the field of business communication, self-confidence is a critical component for how others perceive you instantly.

From how you perceive yourself to your body language and even the tone of your voice are all indicators into your self-confidence.

These experts can help you understand your current state of mind and show you how to maximize it moving forward with their latest insights and perspectives.

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Mike McClement

Confidence Coach 

Think Confidence

Focus: Look, Feel, Be Confident

“The truth is we can all be positive for an hour, a day, or even a week. It’s staying positive that’s hard.”

Mike McClement

Key Advice

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Jodie Bruce-Clarke & Anastasia Adams

Confidence Coaches

Rise Women

Focus: Helping Women Build Confidence and Stand Tall

“Every single one of us suffers from phases of self-doubt now and then.”

Jodie Bruce-Clarke & Anastasia Adams

Key Advice

Aziz-Gazipura

Dr. Aziz Gazipura

Confidence Coach

Social Confidence Center

Focus: Taking your Confidence to a New Level

“Assertiveness is not about kicking the door down and taking hostages-it’s about doing your honest best to relate and connect to other human beings in a manner that’s respectful to both of you.”

Dr. Aziz Gazipura

Key Advice

Jo-Emerson

Jo Emerson

Confidence Coach

Jo Emerson

Focus: Confidence coaching for success and fulfillment in life and at work.

“One of the biggest barriers to confidence is the belief that ‘you either have it or you don’t.”

Jo Emerson

Key Advice

Steve-Errey

Steve Errey

Confidence Coach

Confidence Coach

Focus: My focus is helping people use their natural self-confidence to show up in the world fully and accomplish things that matter.

“Confidence that breaks like glass isn’t confidence.”

Steve Errey

Key Advice

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Body Language

When it comes to the field of business communication, few things are more analyzed during a conversation than your body language. 

Virtually every non-verbal message you communicate is being interpreted.  

These experts can help you understand your body language better. Learn to minimize your negative messages while maximizing your positive ones moving forward with their latest insights and perspectives.

Jack-Brown

Dr. Jack Brown

Body Language Expert

Body Language Success

Focus: The Art and Science of Body Language & Nonverbal Communication

“If we want to build influence and rapport – we should lean and position ourselves slightly forward in the chair.”

Dr. Jack Brown

Key Advice

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Patti Wood

Body Language Expert

Body Language Lady

Focus: The Gold Standard of Body Language Experts

“When speaking, both women would talk with their palms up and fingers open, which symbolizes honesty, collaboration, and feedback”

Susan Constantine

Key Advice

Joe-Navarro

Joe Navarro

Body Language Expert

JN Forensic

Focus: Learn How to Interpret and Decode Human Behavior

“The fact that the words “son” and “house” made her cover her neck, was enough information to indicate psychological discomfort.”

Joe Navarro

Key Advice

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Listening Skills

When it comes to the field of business communication, one the biggest reason for misunderstanding and miscommunication is a lack of listening skills.

The habit of focusing on want someone says without passing judgment or reflecting on personal experience can be difficult.    

These experts can help you become a better communicator in business with the skill of listening with their latest insights and perspectives.

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Julian Treasure

Sound and Communication Expert

Julian Treasure

Focus: How to be Heard

“The answer is that, in my experience, most people don’t listen very well.” 

Julian Treasure

Key Advice

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Virtual Speech

Soft Skills Training

Virtual Speech

Focus: Improving Soft Skills with Virtual Reality

“Listening is the most fundamental component of communication skills. Listening is not something that just happens, listening is an active process in which a conscious decision is made to listen to and understand the messages of the speaker.”

Dom Barnard

Key Advice

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David Grossman

Leadership Expert

The Grossman Group

Focus: The Leadership Communication Blog

“Leaders inspire their teams by showing they care. One of the most important ways leader show they care is to listen-truly listen-to what people have to say.”

David Grossman

Key Advice

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Sales Readiness Group

Corporate Sales Training

Sales Readiness Group

Focus: Sales Management Advice

“When a person has the ability to truly listen (actively listen), they are able to hear what’s being said from the other person’s viewpoint and leave their own agenda on hold long enough to understand the other person. And that is precisely why great listening is the single most important skill for a top notch sales person. “

Marlaina Capes

Key Advice

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Vocal Variety

When it comes to the field of business communication, nothing conveys emotion or lack of emotion more than your voice.

It is your voice that conveys emotions like caring, empathy, sympathy, and even apathy.   

These experts can help understand what emotions you’re currently conveying and how to improve them with their latest insights and perspectives.

Cynthia-Zhai

Cynthia Zhai

Voice Expert

Powerful Executive Voice

Focus: Helps You Develop a Powerful and Authoritative Voice

“Most people speak with their voices every day but few have paid attention to the impact, positive or negative, of the way they sound on others, and on themselves. “

Cynthia Zhai

Key Advice

Roger-Love

Roger Love

Voice Expert

Roger Love

Focus: You Can Have an Amazing Voice

“The fact is, most people’s voices don’t SOUND like the job title they have.”

Roger Love

Key Advice

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Julie Fogh & Casey Erin Clark

Voice Experts

Vital Voice Training

Focus: Your Voice Amplified, not Just Louder.

“They need to be able to connect to the fundamental humanity of your listener-not just their logic brain, or that listener isn’t going to really HEAR them.”

Casey Erin Clark

Key Advice

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Top Blogs
Building Rapport

As mentioned in Building Rapport in Business The Definitive Guide, the most important skill in business is building rapport. It is the defacto skill for establishing a genuine relationship and building trust between people. 

The success of any career or business depends on relationships established and built for the longer term.

These experts can provide the latest tools and techniques to establish rapport with anyone anytime.

Dave-Delaney

Dave Delaney

Business Networking Consultant

Networking For Nice People

Focus: Your Business & Career Depend on Networking, Nicely

“When you’re attempting to build rapport, ask open-ended questions that get people to talk about themselves…”

Dave Delaney

Key Advice

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Tom Jackobs

Sales Consultant

Tom Jackobs

Focus: Create More Sales in Your Service Business

“Just like dating, you want to make sure you’re building trust and rapport in every conversation you have with your prospects.”

Tom Jackobs

Key Advice

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Tom Ferry

Real Estate Coaching Expert

Tom Ferry

Focus: Real Estate Coaching

“It isn’t just the words they are saying; it is how the words are being said.”

Tom Ferry

Key Advice

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Top Blogs
Small Talk

When it comes to the field of business communication, the skill of small talk opens the door to creating business relationships.  

The most skilled communicator in the world have a knack for starting a conversation with a stranger and sincerely connect with them in no time.

Check out the latest tools and techniques from these experts to connect with anyone anytime with small talk with these experts.

Debra-Fine

Debra Fine

Communication Expert

Debra Fine

Focus: The Fine Art of Small Talk

“The best small talkers are those who make the effort; the ones who smile and act interested and step away from the crudité to connect with other people who are probably feeling a bit nervous too.”

Debra Fine

Key Advice

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Ita Olsen

A Leading Authority on Speech and Human Communication

Convey Clearly

Focus: Enabling clients to acquire powerful and persuasive communications abilities that deliver an immediate and positive return on investment – both personally and professionally.

“There really is no reason why we should still ask ourselves, Why do I get nervous when I talk? We must start asking ourselves how to change our nervousness into power.”

Ita Olsen

Key Advice

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Dr. Inger Mewburn

Director of Research Training at The Australian National University

The Thesis Whisperer

Focus: The Thesis Whisperer is a newspaper style blog, dedicated to the topic of doing a PhD and completing a dissertation.

“It may feel self-promotional to go up to a speaker and say that you work on a similar area, but it’s actually a great idea, as long as you start with a quick version and let them ask questions as interested, don’t just jump right into an extended description.”

Dr. Inger Mewburn

Key Advice

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Top Blogs
Business Networking

When it comes to business communication, business networking is one of the most misunderstood topics in this field.

At its core, networking is about creating a business connection to build on it at a later time. Your business first impression is critical to your success.

Check out the latest tools and techniques from these experts to connect with anyone at your next networking event.

Itzik-Amiel

Itzik Amiel

Networking and Relations Capital Expert

Itzik Amiel

Focus: Learn How to SWITCH your Relations into Results Now!

“The more specific you are, the more likely you are to get a referral.”

Itzik Amiel

Key Advice

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Judy Robinett

Business Expert

Judy Robinett

Focus: Business Advice

“I’m all for networking with colleagues and peers-but in order to reach the movers and shakers in your industry or community, you have to understand how ecosystems work.”

Judy Robinett

Key Advice

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John Barrows

Sales Experts

JBarrows

Focus: The Make it Happen Blog

“However, attending a networking event without preparation or a strategy can be a complete waste of time.”

John Barrows

Key Advice

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Top Blogs
Influencing

When it comes to the field business communication, nothing is more powerful than the art of influencing.

The most skilled communicators in the world know how to get others on track with their way of thinking.

Check out the latest tools and techniques from these experts to influence anyone anytime.

Shari-Alexander

Shari Alexander

Persuasiveness Coach

Shari Alexander

Focus: Bringing the “Dark Arts” of Influence into the Light

“…focus on being interest-ed, not interest-ing”

Shari Alexander

Key Advice

Amanda-MacAuley

Amanda MacAuley

Persuasion Coach

Influence & Persuade

Focus: Be Persuasive With Your Message

  • Blog: https://www.influenceandpersuade.net/blog
  • Key Article: Which Words Really influence?

“Firstly, know that your words create perceptions about you and your idea in the minds of others.”

Amanda MacAuley

Key Advice

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Bill Thomason

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Coach

Bill Thomason

Focus: Business NLP Coaching and Training

“Since it can be said that every sentence in English is missing information, it can be valuable to help people to fill in the gaps in a more precise manner.”

Bill Thomason

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Business Writing

When it comes to the field of business communication, a carefully crafted email, your presentations slides, your resume, or even taking notes are all critical. 

Great spelling, punctuation, and knowing how to clearly articulate your point(s) can instantly give you credibility in the business world.  

Become a better business writer with the latest tools and techniques from these experts.

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Sandra Folk

Business Communication Expert

The Language Lab

Focus: Effective Business Writing

“…in business, the last thing you want to do is confuse your clients, customers, or colleagues.”

Sandra Folk

Key Advice

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Jolynn Chow

Corporate Communications Expert

Communication Beyond Words

Focus: Providing training solutions to address an organization’s communication needs.

“If you have 2 ideas in your sentence, and you want to emphasize one over the other, use the complex sentence.”

Jolynn Chow

Key Advice

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Lynn Gaertner-Johnston

Business Writing Expert

Business Writing Blog

Focus: Business Writing

“For decades I’ve been recommending the answering-the-readers’ questions approach for business writers…”

Lynn Gaertner-Johnston

Key Advice

Natalie-Canavor

Natalie Canavor

Business Communication Expert

Canavor Communications

Focus: Business Communication Skills

“…got me thinking about how hard many businesses make it for people to find them–or understand what they do.”

Natalie Canavor

Key Advice

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Interviewing

When it comes to the field of business communication, few things are more nerve-wracking than an interview. 

Your business first impression is critical in this setting, as you’ll need to utilize skills like listening, rapport, and small talk to stand out. Skillfully articulating your answers to interviewers questions are the key.

Check out the latest tools and techniques for interviewing from these experts.

Pamela-Skillings

Pamela Skillings

Interviewing Expert

Big Interview

Focus: Ace Your Interview and Win The Job!

“The difference between landing the job of your dreams and bombing the interview often boils down to one key element: how well you prepare.”

Pamela Skillings

Key Advice

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Lynn Carroll

Career Coach

Lynn Career Coach

Focus: Career Authentically

“I know that leaving a voicemail is one of the most uncomfortable tasks on the planet, but in this case, it is a necessary risk. It may help to write out what you’d like to say on the voicemail in advance.”

Lynn Caroll

Key Advice

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Meeting Facilitator

When it comes to the field of business communication, meeting facilitators have the delicate job of keeping everyone on focus and on time. 

A business meeting can go in a million different directions very quickly. A skilled facilitator know how to get the team back on track and ensure everything is accomplished within the allotted time

Check out the latest tools and techniques to facilitator your next meeting from these experts.

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Terrence Metz

Facilitation Coach

MG Rush

Focus: Professional Facilitation

“Problems develop when meetings include different mindsets, communication styles, and personal preferences.”

Terrence Metz

Key Advice

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Amy Castro

Performance Communication Expert

Amy Castro

Focus: Performance Communication

“…it’s not the meeting that’s a problem, it’s how your meetings are being run.

Amy Castro

Key Advice

John-Spence

John Spence

Business & Leadership Development Expert 

John Spence

Focus: Making The Very Complex… Awesomely Simple

“The number one goal as a facilitator is to have a clear map for where you’re trying to get to by the end of the event.

John Spence

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Presentation Skills

When it comes to the field of business communication, presentations require the most skill. 

First off, there are many different types of presentation from simple financial (just getting the numbers) to getting funding for a start-up. Different skills are needed depending on what type of presentation you’re giving. The key here is, you’re not just having a conversation with one person, you’re having a conversation with everyone in the room and getting and keeping their attention is critical and requires multiple skill sets.  

Check out the latest tools and techniques for presentation skills from these experts.

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Suzannah Baum

Presentation Expert

Suzannah Baum

Focus: The Power of Your Words

“Meetings can be daunting. Not only are you required to present ideas that are thought-provoking, you are also expected to present yourself in a way that enables the goals of your business to succeed.

Suzannen Baum

Key Advice

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Duarte

Presentation Skills Training

Duarte

Focus: Persuasive Presentations

“Whether on camera, on stage presenting, or communicating in a meeting, your facial expressions send messages that are just as important as the content itself. “

Nicole Lowenbraun

Key Advice

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Lucille Ossai

Communications Expert

Lucille Ossai

Focus: Achieve great things by using communications in effective ways.

“Pausing is a good opportunity to regularise your breathing and recover your thoughts. I always say that pauses help your points ‘marinate’ in the minds of your audience.

Lucille Ossai

Key Advice

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