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Speaking In Ceremonial Situations
A leader’s ability to be authentic and to connect with others plays an increasingly important role in how they are perceived. Leaders...
Andrew Quagliata
May 1, 20191 min read


A Lesson In Persuasion: Give Up Control To Get What You Want
When I was a kid I liked eating out at restaurants that included a placemat I could draw on while we waited for our food. My favorite...
Andrew Quagliata
Apr 17, 20192 min read


How Do You Receive Negative Feedback?
Most of us don’t enjoy receiving negative feedback; it can threaten our identity. We all have stories we tell ourselves about who we are....
Andrew Quagliata
Mar 2, 20192 min read


Mehrabian Misrepresented
When I was a freshman in college, I remember reading in my introductory communication textbook that 93% of all meaning is communicated...
Andrew Quagliata
Jan 23, 20194 min read


Using the Pomodoro Technique to Beat Procrastination
Learning to write well and speak well requires learning a process - sometimes a process very different than the process we currently employ. When helping my students make the transition from academic to business writing we discuss a variety of writing processes. One of the models suggests procrastination is the first step. I’ve never had a student argue this point, and more often than not, students comment that they have trouble getting started on writing tasks. Neuroscientis
Andrew Quagliata
Dec 27, 20182 min read


Guanxi 關係
“Relationships matter.” This is what my students report when presenting about how to conduct business in China. So, while preparing for a...
Andrew Quagliata
Jun 8, 20181 min read


Hospitality workers in the U.S. and Singapore differ in their approaches to communication
Using the theory of message design logic, Rachelle Ng found that individuals from different cultures approach communication differently....
Andrew Quagliata
Dec 15, 20171 min read
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