50 One-Minute Tips to Better Communicate

50 One-Minute Tips to Better Communicate by Phillip E. Bozek,Ph.D. was published in 1991. This text is a practical guide to getting the most out of your memos, meetings, and business presentations. The fifty tips that are offered are nothing more than common sense applications to your memos, meeting agendas, and presentations. Dr. Bozek offers 17 tips for improving your meetings, 16 tips for improving your memos, and 17 tips for improving your presentations. The tips in this book are practical and useful for the beginner, the novis (sp), and the professional. Effective communication is something every person needs to improve upon. Some of the best projects I have worked on, some of the best organizations I have worked with, some of the best classes I have participated in, and some of my best relationships were directly related to effective and explicit communication. People are more willing to follow, support, and defend a cause when they clearly understand the cause. If I know where I am going, where I want the organization to go, and clearly communicate the destination, I have discovered that you tend to have a more dedicated following. This book provides many opportunities for a leader (i.e. the leader of a small group, leader of a classroom, a leader of an organization) to clearly communicate his/her message.

MY TWO CENTS WORTH:
I find myself referring back to this text at least once or twice a year. Upon my most recent review of this text, I reflected upon some of the practical tips Dr. Bozek has offered. I discovered that many of his practical suggestions have become a common practice in my daily, weekly, monthly communications with my students, parents, teachers, and colleagues. Although it appears that I use many of these tips as if they naturally flow from my fingertips, I can only hope they serve the purpose they were designed to do....clearly communicate purpose and/or direction.

I recommend this 88 page communication book for the professional shelf of any leader, layman or professional.