From asking a partner to pick up dinner on the way home to checking in on a neighbor with health problems, we frequently face the question, ‘What’s the best way to communicate?’
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Despite strong evidence that human activities have altered the climate, not everyone sees the risks. New research explains why some people seem blind to the signs of climate change.
It has long been known that colour and emotion are linked – so could colour could be used as a language to express how we feel?
A flat management structure can reduce costs and boost efficiency but may be hard for larger firms to implement.
A few tips and tricks on how to make the best use of your one minute chance to get your message across.
The combination of knowledge and communication, along with a few other fundamental conditions such as liberty and respect , leads to social, cultural and technological development.
In little more than a generation and a half we have become a more caring and inclusive society.
It can be easy to tell how dogs are feeling but new evidence suggests they’re also trying to communicate.
Science papers are supposed to be communication tools - and yet hardly anyone can understand them, even other scientists.
Business Briefing: are our standards dropping in the workplace?
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Our workplaces are becoming less formal. But there were some advantages to the old formality.
Are we in danger of losing academic freedom?
India’s advertisements not only challenge but also reverse the dominant roles that Indian men assume with the women in their lives.
Australians are living longer, and digital technologies could help them take control of retirement.
As a part of human interaction, emails are as nuanced and complex as the social world we find them, and it is unlikely that we can rely on a checklist of quick-fix rules.
We use euphemisms about death and dying to soften the blow of the real words, or because we feel awkward being direct. But this can lead to misunderstanding and confusion.
It’s time to think more broadly about the work that journalists do.
If you’ve only ever paired the idea of ‘rhetoric’ with ‘empty,’ think again. Rhetoricians of science have concrete techniques to share with researchers to help them communicate their scientific work.
Emoji provide a living language that is representative and inclusive in ways that words can’t always be. Just be careful if you use the eggplant or peach emoji.
When they start life, clichés are fetching and memorable phrases. But overuse has sucked them of vitality – and now they walk among the living dead.
So-called ‘soft skills’ – including interpersonal skills, critical thinking and relationship-building – are rated as being important across all jobs and industries.
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Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, professional communication, University of Canberra
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Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Speech Pathology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
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Quality of life researcher and occupational therapist, The University of Queensland
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Anatomy & Physiology Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Associate Professor (hon) at the Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University