Pearce Center for Professional Communication
Clemson University
When interviewing for a job, the smallest things can make a big difference. These interview tips cover all the basic information you need to know to ace a job interview: … Continue reading8 Interview Tips That Will Help You Get the Job
Behind every great leader is a set of great communication skills. No matter what field you are in, it is important to have the ability to communicate effectively. Further, without effectively connecting with a group and inspiring their actions, it is nearly impossible for someone to lead them. A leader with poor communication skills may have trouble maximizing the organization’s success. To avoid this obstacle, here are some of the top communication skills that can make you an effective leader. … Continue reading5 Communication Tips That Can Make You a More Effective Leader
With regard to communication, we are living in an ever-changing atmosphere. There is more access to free and easy tools to establish and enhance the presence of your brand than ever been before, but with this accessibility comes the biggest challenge yet: captivating your audience. Because of the surplus of information constantly aiming for the attention of mobile phone users, more than ever, marketers must fight for a spot in consumers’ minds. Marketers must consider how quickly one switches from stimulant to stimulant, so the battle is not only in grabbing consumers’ attentions, but also remaining in the their minds once they scroll onto the next post. … Continue readingNew-age Communication: Tips on Professional Instagram Branding
On November 9 in the Class of ‘41 Studio, Dr. Susannah Ashton, the Chair of the English Department and professor of American Literature, led a presentation on how to improve your chances of receiving archival research fellowship grants. The audience included members of the Clemson faculty who are currently working on their own archival research projects and are aiming to learn about different opportunities to increase their probabilities of receiving a grant. … Continue readingHow to Succeed with Short-Termed Library and Archival Fellowship Grants
So you’ve done it. You were hired as an intern for your dream company … or at least something adjacent to it. You spent weeks crafting your resume, re-working your cover letter, and completing copious amounts of interviews.
But even though you’re excited to get started, a huge question still looms:
Now what?
You might answer with: “work hard, get remembered, and have them wanting to hire me after graduation.” That’s a great answer, but how exactly does one do this? Although we don’t have the perfect recipe to having your managers going gaga over you, we have compiled a few easy tips you should be following! … Continue readingGetting the Most Out of Your Internship
The way in which a person speaks, in both what they choose to say and how they choose to say it, can reflect a lot about them as an individual. Many commonly use their personal voices and diction as a way to display intelligence, but society’s increasingly informal writing tendencies can lessen perceived intelligence in the professional world. In this day and age, informal writing is made popular through social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. … Continue readingHow Bad Grammar Affects Professionalism
So, what are you going to do with an English degree? If you’re an English major like myself, you have probably gotten this question more times than you wish to count. Although a surprise to many, we actually have quite a few options when it comes to choosing our future careers. … Continue reading10 Unexpected Professions for English Majors
Becoming an effective communicator not only includes honing in on key skills, such as how to adapt your message to your target audience, but also an understanding of your own communication style. … Continue readingThe Four Communication Styles: How to Understand Yourself and Your Audience