Authors: James Robbins and Barbara Jones Publisher: Chain Store Publishing Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi James Robbins and Barbara Jones, co-authors of this book are business communication experts of note sought after the world over, especially in the United States of America. According to Robbins and Jones, you need to stop for a moment and think about
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By Goke Ilesanmi Body language, otherwise called “visual skills” refers to the use of gestures, eye contact, body movement, facial expression, etc. Whether you are trying to persuade your organisation to increase your salary, address a top management meeting, give a sales presentation or persuade the electorate to vote for you as a politician, you
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Author: Jim Rohn Publisher: African Pastors Literature Trust Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Wealth and happiness are two of the greatest desires of human beings. In short, they often go together because most people that are financially wealthy tend to be happy because of the attendant financial independence. I am sure this realisation must have informed Jim
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By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we said another concept critical to effective business communication is grammatical voice. We explained that communication is simply defined as the process by which information is shared between two people or organisations, or among individuals, etc. We stressed that there is therefore need to be very conscious of the way
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Amb. Akinyemi Farounbi, an Elder Statesman and Nigeria’s former ambassador to the Philippines, has said that Oyo State Amotekun is completely different from the other security Agencies because it is home grown. It is backed by government but it is a combination of the wishes of the people. Disclosing this in Ibadan, the Oyo State
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa is set to hold its 31st national summit, investiture and award ceremony on Saturday, November 13 in Abuja. The occasion will equally feature the inaugural edition of the Chief Data Officer and Information Quality (CDOIQ) Nigeria Symposium. According to Ambassador (Dr) Oyedokun Oyewole, the President and Chairman of
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Author: John B. Miner Publisher: Barret-Koehler Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Professor John B. Miner, the author of this book entitled “The 4 Entrepreneurial Routes to Success” is a writer, speaker and consultant specialising in entrepreneurship and human-resource management. He has been a professor at the University of Oregon, Maryland, and Georgia State, and the State University
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By Goke Ilesanmi Another concept critical to effective business communication is grammatical voice. Communication is simply defined as the process by which information is shared between two people or organisations, or among individuals, etc. We need to be very conscious of the way we use language in communication, and this takes us to the issue
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By Goke Ilesanmi Last week, we further discussed technical feasibility, another segment of a feasibility study. We examined other sub-segments such as equipment required; packaging and staffing levels, etc. We explained that the weight of food that should be processed at each stage is normally calculated in kg per hour. We said this information then
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Authors: David McNally and Karl D. Speak Publisher: Jetmove Publishing Reviewer: Goke Ilesanmi Anyone that wants to succeed in life needs to create and build a personal brand. That is why we are examining this text entitled “Be Your Own Brand” this week. It is written by David McNally and Karl D. Speak. McNally has