Communication Stats, Facts, & Quotes


An evolving collection of stats, facts and quotations about written, oral, and interpersonal communication.


  1. Communication Stat, Fact or Quotation: Top 3 Managerial Traits
  2. Communication Stat, Fact or Quotation: Top 3 Success Factors in Job Performance
  3. Communication Stat, Fact or Quotation: 12 Key Interpersonal Communication Skills Companies Want
  4. Communication Stat, Fact or Quotation: Time Professional Speechwriters Spend on a Speech
  5. Communication Stat, Fact or Quotation: Importance of Listening
  6. Communication Stat, Fact or Quotation: Things Applicants Actually Said on Resumes & Cover Letters
  7. Communication Stat, Fact or Quotation: Things Managers Actually Said on Performance Appraisials


Contact Information:
Dr. Thomas Hajduk, Director

Center for Business Communication

Carnegie Mellon University

Graduate School of Industrial Administration

GSIA Building, Room 331

Frew & Tech Streets

Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

Center: 412-268-5870

Office: 412-268-1370

Fax: 412-268-3890

Email: hajduk@cmu.edu

Web Site: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/hajduk

CBC Web Site: http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/hajduk/CBC-Home.html