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Summary: From a students POV
Review: Coming from a students' perspective, Business Protocol is a better guide and more enjoyable to read compared to the other books available; unlike other books that take the "do this, do that" approach, David Robinson gives insight on what is the level of protocol expected.
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Summary: From a students POV
Review: Coming from a students' perspective, Business Protocol is a better guide and more enjoyable to read compared to the other books available; unlike other books that take the "do this, do that" approach, David Robinson gives insight on what is the level of protocol expected.
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Summary: Better Than Your Father's Education
Review: David Robinson's book is two things. It is both pratical and pragmatic, but it is also has something that is much harder for many business texts contain. His book uniquely reflects the ever changing business world and its constantly changing rules of ettiuquette.
Your father's business education surely taught the basics of accounting, ledgering, and basic HR practises. But so much of his education on how to interact on a business level socially was left to his own pioneering after graduation. David Robinson's book is a trailblazer that sets the social path for college business grads.
His simple techniques, examples and lessons are useful but above all else pratical and can be (should be) used in ever day business interactions. From creating a resume, to how to hold a business conversation, David Robinson's book on business protocol lays a great groundwork for future success. I can't reccomend this book high enough. It is both pratical, pragmatic, but above all else, it gives you an upper edge in the social world of business interaction. What a fantastic find.
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Summary: Better Than Your Father's Education
Review: David Robinson's book is two things. It is both pratical and pragmatic, but it is also has something that is much harder for many business texts contain. His book uniquely reflects the ever changing business world and its constantly changing rules of ettiuquette.
Your father's business education surely taught the basics of accounting, ledgering, and basic HR practises. But so much of his education on how to interact on a business level socially was left to his own pioneering after graduation. David Robinson's book is a trailblazer that sets the social path for college business grads.
His simple techniques, examples and lessons are useful but above all else pratical and can be (should be) used in ever day business interactions. From creating a resume, to how to hold a business conversation, David Robinson's book on business protocol lays a great groundwork for future success. I can't reccomend this book high enough. It is both pratical, pragmatic, but above all else, it gives you an upper edge in the social world of business interaction. What a fantastic find.
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Summary: A Joy to Read
Review: David Robinson's ethereal eccentricity shines through in this wonderful tour through the otherwise dark recesses of business protocol. He effectively personifies the American business experience with a barrage of the whimsical metaphor, and unlike most other authorities on business communication, Robinson never allows his text to be bogged down in preachy, self-proclaimed mastery of business interaction. All too often, I feel, lessons in business communication end up as unnecessarily authoritarian and, considering the subjective nature of human interaction, absurdly objective. Furthermore, these same authors often like to flex their semantic muscles, leaving we the reader to plod through an Olympics of vernacular that, at least in my case, end about the time said author begins a thirty-page dissertation on the intricacies of the salad fork. Quite to the contrary, Robinson comes off as more of a good Samaritan on the road to successful communication, allowing his audience to see different perspectives on all issues in business protocol, from the traditional "Which fork shall I use now?" to the less-often discussed "What do I do if I need to use the bathroom?" His analysis of American culture is consistently poignant and humorous at the same time. In the end, the virtues of his eloquent prose and well-conceived concepts in protocol make this a work that anyone entering the business world ought to keep snugly under their pillow at night.
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