Sadly, the people I generally work with, marketing and communication professionals who should be experts in language, and nonprofits that should be testing the limits of humanizing language, are the worst offenders.

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He said the pause in progress represented a "needed process of dialogue and communication with professionals, patients and the public".

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"Whilst technology and improved IT systems may reduce the prevalence of these errors in the long term, it is important that communication both between healthcare professionals and between patients and practitioners is addressed as an issue immediately, " he said.

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The Workshop, which will be taught by professionals in the fields of communication, audiovisual and gender, will train approximately twenty professors and teachers and will raise awareness among professionals of education with regards to the relationship between audiovisual, the impact of HIV and AIDS and gender-based-violence.

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The reports also said there should be better communication because at one meeting some professionals felt their concerns were not properly taken into account.

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Even the best surgeon can watch her patient die of an infection, accident or error because communication broke down among the team of professionals.

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Professionals are also choosing private browsing and communication.

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We certainly need them, and they are vital for communication and engagement with consumers, but if we ignore the basics, we will be failing as marketing professionals and business people.

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Sometimes employers get overwhelmed with the communication process, says Amy Hoover, president of Talent Zoo, a site for marketing, advertising, and digital professionals.

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