Fiona Barnes Articles: page 1

Saby Mitra, Kim Kaupe, Fiona Barnes, Cameron MacMillan and Rachelle Antoine.

How do you stay motivated?
March 12, 2021•Reading Time: 7 minutes

Some days are harder than others. Hard to get up in the morning, tackle your to-do list and get in a little exercise or family time. It’s in these challenging periods that you need to find a little motivation to keep progressing forward, but how do you do that? We Are Warrington podcast host Andy Lord ends every conversation with Warrington business leaders about what they do to stay motivated. See their top tips for motivation below and check out

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How can I be a more thoughtful communicator?
February 22, 2021•Reading Time: 21 minutes
Andy Lord: I’m creating the new theme song. Fiona Barnes: You are, what is it? Lord: ♪ We Are Warrington ♪ ♪ We Are Warrington ♪ Barnes: Yeah, it’s not gonna fly. Lord: You don’t think it’s gonna work? Lord: “We Are Warrington” is a new podcast, that helps young business leaders discover what is possible by highlighting stories from the Warrington College of Business Community about the University of Florida experience, business industry insights, innovative research and more. I’m
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“I think I just emailed the entire university”
August 13, 2020•Reading Time: 4 minutes

If you didn’t know the name James Martinez, or maybe James Martin (a moniker mistakenly bestowed upon him in one of the many, many reply all messages), before Monday, you likely do now. The Data Engineering Manager at UF IT skyrocketed to fame among the University of Florida community and beyond as the sender of the accidental mass email that he estimates was sent out to about 100,000-plus people. The email addressed an issue regarding lost access among certain IT professionals

Warrington student takes second place in national business writing competition
August 29, 2013•Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alyssa Gutierrez, a senior Accounting major at the Warrington College of Business Administration, placed second in the Association for Business Communication (ABC) 2013 Student Writing Contest. The ABC Student Writing Contest is open to undergraduate students enrolled in a business communication course. Participants are presented with a case scenario that requires a business correspondence in response. A panel of academic scholars reviews the entries and selects up to 10 finalists. The finalists’ entries are then reviewed by

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Fiona Barnes receives Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award
January 13, 2012•Reading Time: 2 minutes

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Fiona Barnes, Director of the Center for Management Communication at the Warrington College of Business Administration, has been named the recipient of the 2011 Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award. The award is given annually to the professor at the Warrington College of Business Administration whose teaching best exemplified the use of technology over the past year. “I’m honored to receive the Judy Fisher Teaching with Technology Award this year.” Dr. Barnes said. “This award is particularly

Warrington student places second in national business writing competition
August 16, 2010•Reading Time: < 1 minute

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Iris Zhang, a senior finance major at the Warrington College of Business Administration, finished second in the Association for Business Communication 2010 Student Writing contest. In this competition, students are presented a case scenario and are asked to construct a business correspondence in response. Entries are judged on clarity, appropriate tone and style, motivation to a desired outcome, organization and mastery of vocabulary among other factors. A panel of academic readers reviewed the entries and selected 10