By Ron Lieback   Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The adage that first impressions mean everything is truer than ever within the world of emails. See walls of chunky text or misspelled words, and you’ll likely bounce or lose focus, regardless if a c-level executive, family member or some marketeer pitching stories wrote the email. Bad email etiquette can ruin relationships among your…

By Athalia Monae Whether you’re leading a startup or corporation, open, honest, and effective communication is a must. We get so busy with our daily tasks and the unexpected things that it’s easy to communicate ineffectively, but we have to make it a priority. A lack of effective communication can ruin personal relationships just as…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered its standards of childhood speech development, a decision that has many people worried about the way mental progress is measured in kids. CDC added two new child development milestones at 15 and 30 months. Earlier, children aged 24 months were expected to know about…

Humans are unique in their ability to develop sophisticated language abilities. Language allows us to communicate with each other and live in complex societies. It is key to our advanced cognitive abilities and technological prowess. As a developmental psychologist, I have extensively studied the role of language in children’s cognitive development, especially their executive functions…

By Tracy Tilson In a world saturated with information, nonstop noise, smartphones, and endless workplace productivity tools, the art of listening is truly on the decline. How can we stop and pay attention to one thing at a time when a waterfall of “noise” is cascading into our minds every second? Our phones, notifications, emails,…

Hearings are set to begin today at the federal telecoms regulator on Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed $26 billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. The CRTC will hear from Rogers on behalf of Shaw, while respondents including Telus Communications Inc., BCE Inc., and numerous interested parties are scheduled to speak throughout the week of hearings. The…

The Australian Department of Health has responded to allegations by NT Senator Malarndirri McCarthy that poor communication by the Federal Government early in the pandemic is responsible for the low vaccination rates in many remote Aboriginal communities. This comes on the back of comments the Labor senator made earlier in the week that she believes…

The Australian Department of Health has responded to allegations by NT Senator Malarndirri McCarthy that poor communication by the Federal Government early in the pandemic is responsible for the low vaccination rates in many remote Aboriginal communities. This comes on the back of comments the Labor senator made earlier in the week that she believes…

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. is recalling nearly 12,000 U.S. vehicles sold since 2017 because a communication error may cause a false forward-collision warning or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday. The California automaker said the recall of 11,704 Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles was prompted…

By Zaheer Dodhia Logos are big talkers. I love weighing in on the logo design process for my ventures, because my logo is how I’m going to introduce myself to my audience, and I want to make sure that the right message is being sent. But “the right message” is really just one aspect of what…